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What is Vitamin B?
The B vitamins are eight water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism that they are chemically distinct and often coexist in the same foods. Supplements containing all eight are called Vitamin B complex. Individual B vitamin supplements are referred to by the specific name.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| General health | 275 | 23 |
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| Fatigue | 133 | 16 |
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| MS (Multiple Sclerosis) | 58 | 5 |
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| ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) | 49 | 3 |
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| Numbness and Tingling with Pins and Needles | 11 | 2 |
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| Brain fog | 11 | 3 |
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Vitamin B
| Hospitalization | 2 | |
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| Injection site reaction | 1 | |
| Overeating | 1 | |
| some times I can't go to sleep so don't take b-12 too late in the day | 1 | |
| can smell acrid smoke most of the time when there is none. | 1 |
Reported Dosages
Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Vitamin B. See all 141 dosages ►
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Other | 47 |  |
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| Did not seem to work | 27 | |
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| Course of treatment ended | 15 | |
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| Expense | 11 | |
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| Personal research | 8 | |
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| Doctor's advice | 6 | |
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| Side effects too severe | 4 | |
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| Not indicated | 3 | |
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| Change in health plan coverage | 1 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Vitamin B
Always |
36 | 47% |
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Usually |
24 | 31% |
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Sometimes |
10 | 13% |
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Never |
7 | 9% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Vitamin B
Very |
1 | 1% |
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Somewhat |
1 | 1% |
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A little |
13 | 17% |
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Not at all |
62 | 81% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Vitamin B
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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$100-199 |
1 | 2% |
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$50-99 |
1 | 2% |
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$25-49 |
4 | 9% |
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< $25 |
40 | 87% |
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