What is Resveratrol?

An example of Resveratrol

Resveratrol is an antibiotic produced by plants. It has also been produced by chemical synthesis, and is sold as a nutritional supplement. Animal studies suggest beneficial health effects, such as anti-cancer, antiviral, neuroprotective, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory and life-prolonging effects.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
33 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
12 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
3 2 Efficacy_moderate
2 0
2 0
1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0
Moderate
0
Mild
1
None
24

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

1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Resveratrol. See all 25 dosages

  1 other daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily 125 mg daily 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 12 Number of Patients: 12 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Resveratrol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 9   Other: 35%
Expense 9   Expense: 35%
Did not seem to work 8   Did not seem to work: 31%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 8%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 8%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 4%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 4%

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Currently Taking Resveratrol

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

Stopped Taking Resveratrol

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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Resveratrol

Always
17 68%
Usually
4 16%
Sometimes
2 8%
Never
2 8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Resveratrol

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
2 8%
Not at all
23 92%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Resveratrol

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
4 27%
< $25
11 73%

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7 patient evaluations for Resveratrol

Purpose: Diagnostic assessment (Started Jan 01, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 06, 2012 250 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 5 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: None
    Overall: None
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: none
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Purposes: General health and MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started May 08, 2009)
Date Dosage General health Perceived effectiveness MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 25, 2012 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
May 25, 2012
Advice & Tips
I take this out of scientific curiosity, and have continued taking it because it has absolutely no side effects. It may be an effective anti ageing substance.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: General health (Started Jan 01, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 07, 2011 200 mg Daily ?Can't tell NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Aug 30, 2009 200 mg Daily ?Can't tell NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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