55 patient evaluations for Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)

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Jan 17, 2013 (Started Jan 28, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for vitamin D deficiency)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20000 intl units Daily
Advice & Tips: seems to help with the pain sometimes... I know when I don't take it as I ache a bit more
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 25, 2012 (Started Jul 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for mixed connective tissue disease)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for vitamin D deficiency)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4000 intl units Daily
Advice & Tips: I take this for a slight Vitamin D deficiency, with the added good side effect that it minimizes my fatigue from MCTD.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 26, 2012 (Started May 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for vitamin D deficiency)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1000 intl units Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 3, 2010 (Started Feb 06, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for vitamin D deficiency)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: I cannot tell, I was allergic with my porphyria with this, it made me very ill.. stomach pains, dizzy, lethargic, weak.. horrible.. felt like I was poisoned.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 29, 2011 (Started Mar 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4000 intl units Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 21, 2011 (Started Feb 28, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3000 intl units Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 3, 2011 (Started Oct 16, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for osteopenia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (dizziness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10000 intl units Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: dizziness
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 1, 2011 (Started Jan 08, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2800 intl units Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

May 3, 2011 (Started Apr 08, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Doctor recommendation)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2000 intl units Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 12, 2011 (Started Jan 03, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5000 intl units Daily
Advice & Tips: D3 definitely helps with my energy levels and also with bone pain. Once I started taking it my severe bone pain lessened.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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