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Taking Evening Primrose Oil
55 Patients currently take Evening Primrose Oil
15 Patients stopped taking Evening Primrose Oil
Patsy
Mouth/throat: moderate
Arms: severe
Chest: moderate
Legs: severe
Patsy
2 g daily since Sep 30, 1998
kljones
Sensation: mild
Overall: moderate
Cognition: moderate
Vision: moderate
Speech: moderate
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
kljones
500 mg daily since Mar 17, 2008
Tay
Sensation: moderate
Overall: mild
Cognition: moderate
Vision: none
Speech: none
Swallowing: none
Upper limb: none
Walking: moderate
Tay
3000 mg daily since Dec 22, 2007

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Why Patients Take Evening Primrose Oil

General health
General health: 100% 21
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 100% 21
Not indicated
Not indicated: 24% 5
Other
Other: 10% 2
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 10% 2
Fasciculations
Fasciculations: 5% 1
Mood swings
Mood swings: 5% 1
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 5% 1
Don't know
Don't know: 5% 1

Patient Dosages

4 mg daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 500 mg daily 700 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1300 mg daily 1500 mg daily 1600 mg daily 2000 mg daily 2600 mg daily 3000 mg daily 4000 mg daily 5000 mg daily 8000 mg daily N/A
1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Evening Primrose Oil

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
3
3
12
8
4
17

Why Patients Stopped Taking Evening Primrose Oil (multiple reasons could be selected)

Other
Other: 100% 7
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 71% 5
Personal research
Personal research: 43% 3
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 29% 2
Expense
Expense: 14% 1

How Long Patients Took Evening Primrose Oil Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
2
3
3
5
1
2

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Evening Primrose Oil Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 3


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