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Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) Treatment Report
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See also: Nascobal, Vitamin B12 (hydroxycobalamin), Vitamin B12 Injection, Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin), Vitamin B12 Sublingual, Vitamin B12 w/Folic Acid
What is Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)?
Vitamin B12 or cyanocobalamin is a complex vitamin used to treat cyanide poisoning and B12 anemia. In normal functioning it helps the body process fats and proteins. It is available in oral, sublingual and injectable formulations.
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See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons Taken
409 patients in the community are taking or have taken Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin).
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| General health | 131 | 32% |
| Other | 90 | 22% |
| Fatigue | 68 | 16% |
| Slow my MS progress | 32 | 7% |
| Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia) | 11 | 2% |
| Don't know | 6 | 1% |
| Brain fog | 4 | <1% |
| Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) | 3 | <1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 2 | <1% |
| Emotional lability | 2 | <1% |
| Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve) | 1 | <1% |
| Hand twitches | 1 | <1% |
| Fatigue | 1 | <1% |
| Stiffness/spasticity | 1 | <1% |
| secondary symptoms | 1 | <1% |
| low B12 level | 1 | <1% |
| Pain | 1 | <1% |
| Anxiety | 1 | <1% |
| Cognition | 1 | <1% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | <1% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin).
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| 0 mcg day | 0 mg day | 0 day | 0 month | 0 mcg none | 0 mg none | 0.003333 mg month | 0.007143 mg week | 0.03333 mg week | 0.03333 mg month | 0.03333 mL month | 0.03333 month | 0.07143 mg week | 0.09999 month | 0.1 mg day | 0.14286 mg week | 0.14286 mL week | 0.14286 mg month | 0.3 mcg day | 1 intl units day | 1 mcg day | 1 mg day | 1 day | 1 mg week | 1 mg week | 1 mg month | 1.5 mg day | 2 mcg day | 2 mg day | 2 day | 2.5 mg day | 3 intl units day | 3.333 mcg month | 5 mcg day | 6 mg day | 6.666 mg month | 8 mcg day | 15 mcg day | 20 mcg day | 30 mg day | 32 mcg day | 33.33 intl units month | 33.33 mcg month | 33.33 mg month | 35 mcg day | 40 mg day | 50 mcg day | 50 mg day | 50 day | 60 day | 71.43 mcg week | 100 mcg day | 100 mg day | 100 day | 142.86 mg week | 200 mcg day | 200 mg day | 219 mcg day | 250 mcg day | 250 mg day | 300 mg day | 400 mg day | 500 intl units day | 500 mcg day | 500 mg day | 500 day | 600 mcg day | 600 mg day | 1000 intl units day | 1000 mcg day | 1000 mg day | 1000 day | 1000 mcg week | 1200 mcg day | 1500 mcg day | 1500 mg day | 2000 mcg day | 2000 mg day | 2000 day | 2500 mcg day | 2500 mg day | 2500 day | 3000 mcg day | 5000 mcg day | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) or how long patients were taking Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) before stopping.
Currently taking Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)
Stopped taking Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 21 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 33% | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 11% | 1 |
| Slight | 22% | 2 |
| Can't tell | 33% | 3 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 10% | 2 |
| None | 90% | 19 |
Top reported side-effects include: eat all the time
Summary results are based on 21 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 21)
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- feathers4me
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: severe
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by feathers4me
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacySlight
- Side-effectsNone
- Fatigue
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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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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0 helpful marks