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See also: Vitamin Supplements
What is Multivitamins?
A vitamin is a nutrient that is an organic compound required in tiny amounts for essential metabolic reactions in a living organism. Most vitamins must be obtained from the diet. Dietary supplements, containing vitamins, may ensure that adequate amounts are obtained, and may also contain minerals.
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Reasons Taken
448 patients in the community are taking or have taken Multivitamins.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| General health | 329 | 73% |
| Slow my MS progress | 18 | 4% |
| Other | 16 | 3% |
| Fatigue | 9 | 2% |
| Don't know | 4 | <1% |
| Support another treatment | 2 | <1% |
| Mobility | 1 | <1% |
| Emotional lability | 1 | <1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Multivitamins or how long patients were taking Multivitamins before stopping.
Currently taking Multivitamins
Stopped taking Multivitamins
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 17 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 24% | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 12% | 2 |
| Slight | 12% | 2 |
| None | 6% | 1 |
| Can't tell | 47% | 8 |
General health
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 6% | 1 |
| None | 94% | 16 |
Top reported side-effects include: Nausea, Indigestion
Summary results are based on 17 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 17)
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- notgivenup
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: mild
- Vision: none
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: moderate
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by notgivenup
Aug 20, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- General health
- See full evaluation
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- jmscout
- Sensation: None
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: none
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by jmscout
Sep 17, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- General health
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks