Vitamin B12 Sublingual (cyanocobalamin) Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: No Shot B-12, No Shot Sublingual B 12, B-6 & Folic Acid
See also: Vitamin B12 (hydroxycobalamin)
What is Vitamin B12 Sublingual (cyanocobalamin)?
Vitamin B12 is also known as cyanocobalamin. Vitamin B12 is important for growth, cell reproduction, blood formation, and protein and tissue synthesis. It is used to treat vitamin B12 deficiency in people with pernicious anemia and other conditions.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| General health | 21 |
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1 | ||||
| Fatigue | 16 |
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1 | ||||
| Other | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Slow my MS progress | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Sensation | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Support another treatment | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Most commonly reported side effects
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if taken on empty stomach there will be some nausea
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1 | 50% |
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- Mild
- Moderate
- Severe
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Vitamin B12 Sublingual (cyanocobalamin). See all 22 dosages ►
| 1000mcg as needed | 1000mcg daily | 1000mcg/mL as needed | as needed | daily | 3 mL monthly | 1 mg daily | 1 tbs. daily | 1.2 mg daily | 2.5 mg daily | 3 mg daily | 500 mcg weekly | 250 mcg daily | 500 mcg daily | 500 mg daily | 1000 daily | 1000 mcg daily | 1000 mg daily | 1500 mcg daily | 2000 mcg daily | 2000 mg daily | 5000 mg daily | ||
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3
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8
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6
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3
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3
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1
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1
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6
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4
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Expense
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3 | 43% |
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Other
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2 | 29% |
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Personal research
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1 | 14% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 14% |
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See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Vitamin B12 Sublingual (cyanocobalamin)
Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
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- jmscout
- Sex: F
- Sensation: None
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: none
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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- jmscout
- 1000 mcg daily
- since Sep 17, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Fatigue
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Side Effects
Mild
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See all 2 patient evaluations
Report created on November 23, 2009.