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What is Vitamin E?
Antioxidants such as vitamin E act to protect your cells against the effects of free radicals, which are potentially damaging by-products of energy metabolism. It is the collective name for a set of 8 related tocopherols and tocotrienols, fat-soluble vitamins with antioxidant properties.
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701 patients in the community are taking or have taken Vitamin E.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| General health | 334 | 47% |
| Slow my ALS progress | 192 | 27% |
| Other | 38 | 5% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 17 | 2% |
| Don't know | 15 | 2% |
| Slow my MS progress | 10 | 1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 10 | 1% |
| Fatigue | 5 | <1% |
| Stiffness/spasticity | 4 | <1% |
| Difficulty concentrating, thinking problems | 3 | <1% |
| Brain fog | 3 | <1% |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 2 | <1% |
| Treat my HIV | 2 | <1% |
| Emotional lability | 1 | <1% |
| Fasciculations | 1 | <1% |
| Mild muscle cramps | 1 | <1% |
| Bladder problems | 1 | <1% |
| Anxiety | 1 | <1% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | <1% |
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How long current patients have been taking Vitamin E or how long patients were taking Vitamin E before stopping.
Results from 22 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
| Major | 7% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 29% | 4 |
| Slight | 29% | 4 |
| Can't tell | 36% | 5 |
General health
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 100% | 22 |
Summary results are based on 22 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.