Apitherapy Treatment Report

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What is Apitherapy?

An example of Apitherapy

Apitherapy is the medical use of honey bee products. This can include the use of honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly, and bee venom.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
17 4 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
6 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
6 1 Efficacy_slight
4 0
2 1 Efficacy_major
2 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 1
Mild
 1
None
 9

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Apitherapy

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1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Apitherapy. See all 20 dosages ►

  daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily daily 500 mcg daily 500 mg daily 550 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 2,000 mg daily
  10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Apitherapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 5   Other: 28%
Course of treatment ended 4   Course of treatment ended: 22%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 22%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 11%
Expense 2   Expense: 11%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 6%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 6%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 6%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 6%

See all 18 patients who’ve stopped taking Apitherapy

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

Currently Taking Apitherapy

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

Stopped Taking Apitherapy

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Apitherapy

Always
 5 42%
Usually
 3 25%
Sometimes
 4 33%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Apitherapy

Very
 1 8%
Somewhat
 2 17%
A little
 3 25%
Not at all
 6 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Apitherapy

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 10%
< $25
 9 90%

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4 patient evaluations for Apitherapy

  • asdf1179
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 7 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: None
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: mild
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: mild
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Jan 10, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 03, 2011 20 other Weekly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Oct 17, 2010 20 other Weekly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Jul 15, 2010 20 other Weekly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Jun 17, 2010 20 other Weekly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Mar 23, 2010 20 other Weekly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Mar 02, 2010 10 other Weekly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Feb 14, 2010 6 other Weekly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Jan 03, 2011
Advice & Tips
I have only temporarily discontinued to see the full-effects of combining only (i) the Paleo-diet; and (ii) Copaxone.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
Date
Oct 17, 2010
Advice & Tips
My last shipment of bees died prematuraly. Within the 6th day of not stinging, the inflammation I experience from MS became very intense. I managed to desperately find another local beekeeper who was kind enough to give me 10 bees. I stung myself and immediately felt better, the inflammation was gone.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
Date
Jul 15, 2010
Advice & Tips
I purposely wanted to see the effects of stopping my bee venom sessions. By the ninth day the desire to sting again was strong, and after doing so it made me feel better. This experiment has assured me to continue.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
Date
Jun 17, 2010
Advice & Tips
I now average around 10 stings, twice a week. I typically sting myself on the days when my symptoms act up. I am at the point now there is no more burden for each session.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
Date
Mar 23, 2010
Advice & Tips
I am now up to 2 bee sting sessions a week, 10 stings per session. The bee stings are more tolerable and the on-site reactions now mild. I typically don't feel any better the following day after the bee sting session. However, the following 2-3 days after I do feel pretty good. I will continue increasing the number of stings.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
Date
Feb 14, 2010
Advice & Tips
I am new to apitherapy (i.e., bee stinging). My initial day-long flu-like reaction stopped after three weeks. My on-site reactions has slowly been going away and are more tolerable. Most of my daily inflammation and right leg drop has also gone away. Of all medication/herbal remedies, bee venom has provided the most drastic positive results for me. I don't at all advise starting this treatment without first determining whether you are allergic to bee venom.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
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Purpose: General health (Started Aug 01, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 01, 2011 4 tps. Daily ?Can't tell NoneNoneNoneNoneNone SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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Purpose: Support immune health (Started Aug 23, 2002)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 15, 2009 7 other Yearly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
Chest pain
Date
May 15, 2009
Advice & Tips
I dont advise this treatment without supervision because it is an allergen
Cost
< $25 monthly
  • Icon_thumb_off 0 helpful marks
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