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What is Vitamin B3 (Niacin)? Vitamin B3, niacin, is used with diet changes (restriction of cholesterol and fat intake) to reduce the amount of cholesterol and certain fatty substances in your blood. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

24 patients in the community are taking or have taken Vitamin B3 (Niacin).

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 9 37%
General health 8 33%
Slow my MS progress 3 12%
Stiffness/spasticity 1 4%
Emotional lability 1 4%
Fatigue 1 4%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Vitamin B3 (Niacin).

  15 mg day 50 mg day 70 mg day 100 mg day 300 mg day 500 mg day 600 mg day 1000 mg day 4000 mg day
  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 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Vitamin B3 (Niacin) or how long patients were taking Vitamin B3 (Niacin) before stopping.

Currently taking Vitamin B3 (Niacin)

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

Stopped taking Vitamin B3 (Niacin)

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
1
0
1
Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin B3 (Niacin) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Side effects too severe 1 33% Side effects too severe: 33%
Other 1 33% Other: 33%


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