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What is Colloidal Silver?

Colloidal silver appears to have natural antibiotic properties and is used as a preventative against infections. It is generally prepared as a suspension in dionized water for drinking or applied topically via a spray.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 14 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 7 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Fight yeast overgrowth 1 0
Other 1 0
Support immune health 1 0
kill systemic fungi 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 10 patients currently taking Colloidal Silver

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 5

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Colloidal Silver. See all 11 dosages ►

  daily 1 tbs. daily 2 mg daily 2 tbs. daily 4 tps. daily 8 tbs. daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 200 other daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Colloidal Silver (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 9   Did not seem to work: 75%
Expense 5   Expense: 42%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 8%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 8%
Other 1   Other: 8%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 8%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Colloidal Silver

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Colloidal Silver

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Colloidal Silver

Always
 3 60%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 2 40%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Colloidal Silver

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 20%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 4 80%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Colloidal Silver

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 50%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 50%

Report created on May 28, 2012.