Herbal Supplements Treatment Report

Category: Supplements

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What is Herbal Supplements?

An example of Herbal Supplements

An herb is a plant or plant part used for its scent, flavor or therapeutic properties. Herbal medicine products are dietary supplements that people take to improve their health. Many herbs have been used for a long time for claimed health benefits.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
16 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
3 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
3 2 Efficacy_moderate
2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
2 1 Efficacy_slight
2 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 17

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Herbal Supplements

1
1
1
1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Herbal Supplements. See all 36 dosages ►

  daily 1 other daily 2 other daily 2 tbs. daily 6 other daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 1,200 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Herbal Supplements (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 40%
Course of treatment ended 4   Course of treatment ended: 40%
Expense 1   Expense: 10%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 10%
Other 1   Other: 10%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 10%

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

Currently Taking Herbal Supplements

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

Stopped Taking Herbal Supplements

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Herbal Supplements

Always
 11 61%
Usually
 6 33%
Sometimes
 1 6%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Herbal Supplements

Very
 2 11%
Somewhat
 1 6%
A little
 2 11%
Not at all
 13 72%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Herbal Supplements

$200+
 3 19%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 4 25%
$25-49
 5 31%
< $25
 4 25%

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5 patient evaluations for Herbal Supplements

Purposes: General health, Increase effect of another treatment, and MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started May 08, 2009)
Date Dosage General health Perceived effectiveness Increase effect of another treatment Perceived effectiveness MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 08, 2012 250 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_default NoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jan 08, 2012
Advice & Tips
I take Ojibwa herbal extract which is a concentrated pill form of a tea. It is made of various roots, and I believe it stimulates the immune system and increases production of interferon naturally, there for potentially reducing the effect of MS.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • sweetad
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 27 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Relapse: Moderate
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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Purpose: General health (Started Feb 02, 2000)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 15, 2011 Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jun 15, 2011
Advice & Tips
Company had problems with an ingredient and I didn't have any to take for 2 months...suffered greatly...much more symptoms of ms...extreme fatigue, parenthesis, vision problems, etc. Just received more Monday, June 13, 2011. Hopefully will feel better very soon!
Cost
$50-99 monthly
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Purpose: Dysthymia (Started Jan 24, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 03, 2011 40 mL Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Feb 05, 2011 20 mL Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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