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What is Red Wine?

Research has suggested that red wine is beneficial to heart health. The cardioprotective effect has been attributed to antioxidants present in the skin and seeds of red grapes. Scientists believe the antioxidants, called flavonoids, reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 14 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 6 1 Efficacy_moderate
Stress 4 0
Other 2 0
Promote relaxation 2 1 Efficacy_major
To boost red blood cells and for heart health 1 0

See all 26 patients currently using Red Wine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 4
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Red Wine

Excess mucus 1
Feeling of heart pounding 1
Heart palpitations 1
Dehydration 1
Intoxication 1
Non hormonal hot flushes 1
See all 7 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Red Wine. See all 20 dosages ►

  1 L as needed 1 other every other week 1 other daily 2 other daily 5 tbs. daily 5 other daily 5 mg daily 12 hr daily 150 mg daily 250 mL daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Red Wine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 33%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 33%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 33%
Other 1   Other: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped using Red Wine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Red Wine

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

Stopped Using Red Wine

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Red Wine

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 4 67%
Sometimes
 1 17%
Never
 1 17%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Red Wine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 33%
Not at all
 4 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Red Wine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 4 67%
< $25
 2 33%

Report created on May 27, 2012.