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What is Chromium?

Chromium is a mineral, promoted as a dietary supplement to deal with deficiency or to assist in weight loss.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 3 0
fatigue, atypical depression 2 0
Mood 1 1 Efficacy_major
Depression with anxiety 1 0
Multivitamin Suppliment 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 1 0

See all 11 patients currently taking Chromium

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 1

Reported Dosages

  1other as needed 1 other daily 100 mcg daily 120 mcg daily 150 mcg daily 200 mg daily 240 mcg daily 400 mcg daily 600 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Chromium (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense 2   Expense: 100%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Chromium

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

Currently Taking Chromium

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

Stopped Taking Chromium

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Chromium

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 100%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Chromium

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Chromium

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

Report created on May 28, 2012.