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What is Flaxseed Oil?

Flaxseed oil (also known as Linseed Oil) is highly recommended for the general well being and whole body nutrition and is considered to be nature's richest source of omega-3 fatty acids that are required for the health of almost all body systems.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 153 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 38 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 20 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 17 2 Efficacy_cant_tell
Increase effect of another treatment 7 1 Efficacy_major
Bowel problems 7 0

See all 271 patients currently taking Flaxseed Oil

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 4
Mild
 3
None
 26

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Flaxseed Oil

Abdominal bloating 2
Heartburn 1
Weight gain 1
Acne 1
Bad taste in mouth 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Flaxseed Oil. See all 31 dosages ►

  daily 1 tbs. daily 2 tbs. daily 3 tbs. daily 20 mL daily 1,000 mg daily 1,200 mg daily 2,000 mg daily 2,600 mg daily 3,000 mg daily
  172 Number of Patients: 172 16 Number of Patients: 16 9 Number of Patients: 9 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 32 Number of Patients: 32 6 Number of Patients: 6 7 Number of Patients: 7 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Flaxseed Oil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 27   Other: 42%
Did not seem to work 16   Did not seem to work: 25%
Expense 10   Expense: 15%
Personal research 10   Personal research: 15%
Not indicated 5   Not indicated: 8%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 5%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 3%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 2%

See all 64 patients who’ve stopped taking Flaxseed Oil

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

Currently Taking Flaxseed Oil

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

Stopped Taking Flaxseed Oil

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Flaxseed Oil

Always
 19 58%
Usually
 11 33%
Sometimes
 3 9%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Flaxseed Oil

Very
 1 3%
Somewhat
 2 6%
A little
 9 27%
Not at all
 21 64%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Flaxseed Oil

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 3 16%
< $25
 16 84%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.