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What is Vitamin B Complex?

The B vitamins are eight water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism. Supplements containing all eight are generally referred to as a vitamin B complex.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 6%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 11%
None
15 83%

Most commonly reported side effects

Increased appetite
3 17%
Urine abnormal color
2 11%
nausious
1 6%
Bad taste in mouth
1 6%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Vitamin B Complex. See all 16 dosages ►

  daily VitaminBComplex as needed VitaminBComplexwithC as needed weekly 1 daily 1 mg daily 1 tab(s) daily 5 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 1000 mg daily
  157 Number of Patients: 157 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin B Complex (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
5 36% Other: 36%
Did not seem to work
3 21% Did not seem to work: 21%
Expense
2 14% Expense: 14%
Personal research
2 14% Personal research: 14%
Doctor's advice
2 14% Doctor's advice: 14%
Not indicated
1 7% Not indicated: 7%

See all 13 patients who’ve stopped taking Vitamin B Complex

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Vitamin B Complex

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
9
32
43

Stopped Taking Vitamin B Complex

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
3
2
3
3

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
10 56%
Usually
8 44%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 6%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
2 11%
Not at all
15 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
9 50%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 21, 2009.