45 patient evaluations for Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

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Sep 23, 2009 (Started Jul 08, 2008)

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

Dec 1, 2009 (Started Mar 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 26, 2010 (Started Aug 04, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 g Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 30, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 1980)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for General health)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (nausea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 3000 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This is supposed to make the other vitamins work better and make the synthetic vitamins act more like natural ones. I've worked op to the amount I take gradually. Don't take very much with an Asprin, you'll throw up.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: nausea
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 2, 2010 (Started May 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Counter acts SOME of the free radical damage caused by smoking)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Support immune health)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 3000 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I often wonder if this is a waste of money.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Sep 23, 2009 (Started May 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Counter acts SOME of the free radical damage caused by smoking)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for General health)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Support immune health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3000 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Sep 10, 2009 (Started May 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Counter acts SOME of the free radical damage caused by smoking)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for General health)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Support immune health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 3000 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 15, 2010 (Started Nov 06, 1992)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Other)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 20, 2010 (Started Feb 18, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Support nutritional health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 500 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: i take acai berry juice now to get my dosage of vitamin c. The vitamin c was too acidic and it was horrible tasting
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 15, 2010 (Started Jun 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3000 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 25, 2010 (Started Dec 08, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: Currently not taking C
Cost: < $25 monthly

Dec 9, 2010 (Started Dec 08, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: Just got tired of swallowing big, heavy capsules. Will eventually start up again............
Cost: < $25 monthly

Dec 8, 2010 (Started Dec 08, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: CAPSULES TOO BIG TO SWALLOW EASILY.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 10, 2011 (Started Dec 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take

Jan 5, 2011 (Started Dec 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 500 mg Daily

Jan 4, 2011 (Started Dec 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 500 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks
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