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What is Vitamin B?

The B vitamins are eight water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism that they are chemically distinct and often coexist in the same foods. Supplements containing all eight are called Vitamin B complex. Individual B vitamin supplements are referred to by the specific name.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 7%
None
27 93%

Most commonly reported side effects

eat all the time
1 3%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Vitamin B. See all 100 dosages ►

  100mcg/mL as needed 1mg as needed 2500mg as needed daily monthly 0.1 mg monthly 0.1 mg every other week 1 mcg monthly 1 mg monthly 1 mL monthly 1 monthly 1 other monthly 2 mg monthly 1 mg every other week 1 mL every other week 3 monthly 1 mg weekly 1 mL weekly 0.3 mcg daily 10 mg monthly 0.5 cap(s) daily 1 cap(s) daily 1 daily 1 intl units daily 1 mcg daily 1 mg daily 1 other daily 1 tab(s) daily 1 tps. daily 1.5 mg daily 2 cap(s) daily 2 daily 2 mcg daily 2 mg daily 2 tab(s) daily 2.5 mg daily 100 mcg monthly 5 mcg daily 5 mg daily 6 mcg daily 6 mg daily 200 mg monthly 8 mcg daily 10 mg daily 15 mcg daily 20 mcg daily 30 mcg daily 30 mg daily 32 mcg daily 1000 intl units monthly 1000 mcg monthly 1000 mg monthly 1000 mL monthly 35 mcg daily 40 mg daily 50 daily 50 mcg daily 50 mg daily 60 daily 1000 mcg every other week 100 daily 100 mcg daily 100 mg daily 120 mg daily 1000 mcg weekly 200 mcg daily 200 mg daily 219 mcg daily 250 mcg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 intl units daily 400 mg daily 500 daily 500 intl units daily 500 mcg daily 500 mg daily 500 other daily 600 mcg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily 1000 daily 1000 intl units daily 1000 mcg daily 1000 mg daily 1200 daily 1200 intl units daily 1200 mcg daily 1200 mg daily 1500 mcg daily 1500 mg daily 2000 daily 2000 mcg daily 2000 mg daily 2500 mcg daily 2500 mg daily 3000 mg daily 4000 mcg daily 5000 intl units daily 5000 mcg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 62 Number of Patients: 62 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 10 Number of Patients: 10 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 18 Number of Patients: 18 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4 80 Number of Patients: 80 19 Number of Patients: 19 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 6 Number of Patients: 6 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin B (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
21 43% Other: 43%
Did not seem to work
8 16% Did not seem to work: 16%
Course of treatment ended
7 14% Course of treatment ended: 14%
Doctor's advice
5 10% Doctor's advice: 10%
Expense
4 8% Expense: 8%
Personal research
3 6% Personal research: 6%
Side effects too severe
1 2% Side effects too severe: 2%

See all 46 patients who’ve stopped taking Vitamin B

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Vitamin B

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
3
5
27
67
74

Stopped Taking Vitamin B

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
6
5
12
8
4
11

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
18 62%
Usually
7 24%
Sometimes
4 14%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 3%
A little
4 14%
Not at all
24 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
17 59%

Report created on November 20, 2009.