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Taking Vitamin B Complex
378 Patients currently take Vitamin B Complex
32 Patients stopped taking Vitamin B Complex
cookielady Mouth/throat: mild Arms: moderate Chest: moderate Legs: moderate See profile cookielady daily since Sep 03, 2007
Edwin Mouth/throat: none Arms: mild Chest: none Legs: severe Type: Lower Motor Neuron See profile Edwin daily since Sep 01, 2002
barbou2 Depression: 0 Emotional: 0 Compulsion: 0 Anxiety: 0 Mania: 0 Physical: 0 External Stress: None 60 M Function: High Distress: Low See profile barbou2 Liquid B-Complex, 2 tbs. daily since May 03, 2006

Brand Names: B-100, B-50, B-RIGHT™, Berkley & Johnson, Berthelsen Vegetamin, Blakemore, Body Bio, Cataplex G, Costco, County Life, Designs For Health, Dr. Michael Pinkus, Folgard/Foltx, GNC, Jamieson, Jarrow B Right, Liquid B-Complex, MegaFood, Member's Mark, Natural Factors, Nature Made, Nature Made, nature sunshine, Nature's Bounty , Nature's Plus, Nature's Plus Powder, NOW, NUTRILITE NATURAL, NycoPlus, Polybion, Puritan's Pride B-50, Shacklee, Shaklee, Sisu, Source Naturals, Spring Valley, Super B Complex, Swanson, Swiss, T.R.I.-B-PLEX, Tuinen, Vitamin B Complex High Potency, Vitamin Shoppe, WSN Nerve Support Formula
See also: Vitamin B, Vitamin B Complex w/Vitamin C

What is Vitamin B Complex? The B vitamins are eight water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism. Supplements containing all eight are generally referred to as a vitamin B complex. Read more...

What we've learned

Why Patients Take Vitamin B Complex

General health	197
slow my disease's progress	67
Other	36
Not indicated	31
Fatigue	25
Disease-related symptoms	5
Brain fog	3
Don't know	3
Pain	2
Anxiety	1
Constipation	1
Cramps, calf muscles	1
Depression	1
Difficulty concentrating, thinking problems	1
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	1
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	1
Pain and weakness in hands and arms from the elbows down	1
Problems concentrating	1
Stiffness/spasticity	1

Patient Dosages


1.2 mg daily	1 mg daily	2 mg daily	3 mg daily	5 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	25 mg daily	50 mg daily	75 mg daily	80 mg daily	100 mg daily	120 mg daily	150 mg daily	200 mg daily	250 mg daily	300 mg daily	350 mg daily	400 mg daily	500 mg daily	600 mg daily	750 mg daily	800 mg daily	1000 mg daily	1200 mg daily	2000 mg daily	2500 mg daily	2 tbs. daily	1000 mg as needed	N/A
1	9	2	1	2	1	3	2	24	2	1	40	1	4	11	3	3	1	5	15	1	1	1	9	1	3	1	1	1	239

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Vitamin B Complex

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
16	27	60	58	48	104

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin B Complex (multiple reasons could be selected)

Other	21
Did not seem to work	7
Personal research	5
Doctor's advice	4
Not indicated	4
Expense	2
Side effects too severe	2

How Long Patients Took Vitamin B Complex Before Stopping

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
3	9	7	11	7	4

Average: Vitamin B Complex Ratings

	8
	6
	2
	2

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