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Taking Vitamin B Complex
260 Patients currently take Vitamin B Complex
22 Patients stopped taking Vitamin B Complex
lindagail
Mouth/throat: moderate
Arms: moderate
Chest: mild
Legs: severe
lindagail
GNC, daily since Feb 01, 2001
GTemoyan
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: mild
Chest: mild
Legs: mild
GTemoyan
daily since Dec 06, 2007
hokie
Mouth/throat: moderate
Arms: moderate
Chest: mild
Legs: moderate
hokie
Vitamin B Complex, High Potency, daily since Mar 17, 2007

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Historically, Vitamin B was considered to be a single substance (as is the case in Vitamin C and D for example). However it has now been established that there are actually eight types of Vitamin B, referred to altogether as Vitamin B complex and often found in the same foods. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Vitamin B Complex

General health
General health: 100% 135
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 37% 50
Other
Other: 19% 25
Not indicated
Not indicated: 17% 23
Fatigue
Fatigue: 13% 17
Don't know
Don't know: 2% 3
Brain fog
Brain fog: 1% 2
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 1% 2
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia): 1% 1
Pain
Pain: 1% 1
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 1% 1

Patient Dosages

1 mg daily 1.2 mg daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 5 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 66 mg daily 75 mg daily 80 mg daily 88 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 750 mg daily 800 mg daily 1000 mg daily 2000 mg daily 2500 mg daily N/A
5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 22 Number of Patients: 22 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 26 Number of Patients: 26 3 Number of Patients: 3 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 10 Number of Patients: 10 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 160 Number of Patients: 160  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Vitamin B Complex

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
10
25
37
31
35
79

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

Other
Other: 100% 14
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 29% 4
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 29% 4
Personal research
Personal research: 21% 3
Not indicated
Not indicated: 21% 3
Expense
Expense: 14% 2
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 14% 2

How Long Patients Took Vitamin B Complex Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
1
4
5
5
3
4

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Vitamin B Complex Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 25% 1
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 100% 4
1 star
1: 25% 1


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