What is Vitamin B?
The B vitamins are eight water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism that they are chemically distinct and often coexist in the same foods. Supplements containing all eight are called Vitamin B complex. Individual B vitamin supplements are referred to by the specific name.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 10 |
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2 | ||||
| General health | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Treat Parkinson's | 8 |
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1 | ||||
| Fatigue | 4 | 0 | |||||
| low B12 level | 4 |
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2 | ||||
| Mobility | 2 | 0 |
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Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Vitamin B. See all 19 dosages ►
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 20% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 20% |
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Other
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1 | 20% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 20% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Patient Evaluations
See all 5 patient evaluations
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- ProfGumbySan
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: none
- Chest: mild
- Legs: none
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- ProfGumbySan
- 2000 mcg weekly
- since Aug 27, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips There's no twice/week option, which is how I take B-12. See full evaluation
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- vernbab
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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- vernbab
- 250 mcg daily
- since Nov 27, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for low B12 level
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- bobert54
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
- See profile
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- bobert54
- 500 mcg daily
- since Jan 01, 2009
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Efficacy
Can't tell
for Treat Parkinson's
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
See all 5 patient evaluations
Report created on November 21, 2009.