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What is Selenium?

Selenium is one of many antioxidants-substances that attack destructive cells in the body, an essential trace mineral, and a micronutrient. Selenium is used for the treatment of premature aging, cardiac-vascular disease, sexual dysfunction, menopausal problems and skin disorders.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 64 5 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 34 3 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Support immune health 21 5 Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 16 2 Efficacy_cant_tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 14 0
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) 6 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 18

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Selenium. See all 28 dosages ►

  daily 40 mcg daily 50 mcg daily 80 mcg daily 100 mcg daily 100 mg daily 200 mcg daily 220 mcg daily 250 mcg daily 400 mcg daily
  14 Number of Patients: 14 6 Number of Patients: 6 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 94 Number of Patients: 94 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Selenium (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 16   Other: 36%
Did not seem to work 14   Did not seem to work: 32%
Personal research 7   Personal research: 16%
Not indicated 4   Not indicated: 9%
Expense 3   Expense: 7%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 5%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 5%

See all 43 patients who’ve stopped taking Selenium

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

Currently Taking Selenium

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

Stopped Taking Selenium

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Selenium

Always
 14 78%
Usually
 2 11%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 2 11%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Selenium

Very
 1 6%
Somewhat
 1 6%
A little
 1 6%
Not at all
 15 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Selenium

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 12 100%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.