94 patient evaluations for Vitamin D

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Dec 1, 2010 (Started Oct 31, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4800 intl units Daily
Advice & Tips: l dont remember just how long i took this, sometime in the fall of 2010 i quit taking it.
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 11, 2011 (Started Oct 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5000 intl units Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 13, 2010 (Started Apr 04, 2010)

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

Sep 28, 2010 (Started Oct 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1000 intl units Daily
Advice & Tips: I wasn't directly prescriped this, so I just started and stopped it on my own.
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 15, 2010 (Started May 04, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for vitamin D deficiency)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2000 intl units Daily
Advice & Tips: I stopped this treatment because I began taking a multi-vitamin that included this drug.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 17, 2011 (Started Aug 14, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 10000 intl units Daily
Advice & Tips: Had a blood test on 12/16/2010 that showed my Vit D levels were too low (doc told me this on 1/5/2011) so I decided to start taking it again. I use Vit D in drop form; it's mixed with an oil, so I put 5 drops (10,000 IU) on top of my peanut butter toast in the morning that I eat for breakfast. I don't even taste it.

Aug 31, 2010 (Started Aug 14, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 10000 intl units Daily
Advice & Tips: Quit taking because I forgot too many days in a row.
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 25, 2010 (Started Nov 22, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for STRONGER BONES)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50,000 intl units Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 3, 2010 (Started Oct 04, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for vitamin D deficiency)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly

Nov 1, 2010 (Started Oct 04, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for vitamin D deficiency)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1000 intl units Weekly
Advice & Tips: it brought my Vit D count to a fair level and I am now taking a multivitamin with Vit D and calcium, easier and less expensive
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 2, 2010 (Started Jan 20, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for General health)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for vitamin D deficiency)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: My levels of Vitamin D became TOO high. I ended up getting enough in my Calcium with D vitamins.
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 16, 2010 (Started May 15, 2009)

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