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Taking Vitamin B12
428 Patients currently take Vitamin B12
40 Patients stopped taking Vitamin B12
jojo07
Flare-up: severe
Sensation: moderate
Overall: moderate
Cognition: severe
Vision: moderate
Speech: none
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
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jojo07
1000 mcg monthly since Oct 01, 2007
beautytransforming
Sensation: moderate
Overall: none
Cognition: moderate
Vision: none
Speech: none
Swallowing: none
Upper limb: none
Walking: mild
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beautytransforming
2000 mcg daily since Oct 05, 2006
ProfGumbySan
Mouth/throat: none
Arms: mild
Chest: mild
Legs: none
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ProfGumbySan
3 g weekly since Apr 07, 2004

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What are people saying about Vitamin B12?

There are 1829 posts in our forum about Vitamin B12. Join now and see what people are saying.

See also: Cyanocobalamin, Vitamin B, Vitamin B12 Hydroxycobalamin, Vitamin B12 Injection, Vitamin B12 Methylcobalamin, Vitamin B12 Sublingual, Vitamin B12 w/Folic Acid

What is Vitamin B12? Vitamin B12 or cyanocobalamin is a complex vitamin used to treat cyanide poisoning and B12 anemia. In normal functioning it helps the body process fats and proteins. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Vitamin B12

General health
General health: 100% 178
Other
Other: 40% 72
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 40% 72
Fatigue
Fatigue: 28% 49
Not indicated
Not indicated: 16% 29
Don't know
Don't know: 4% 7
Brain fog
Brain fog: 2% 3
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence): 2% 3
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 2% 3
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 2% 3
Anxiety
Anxiety: 1% 2
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia): 1% 2
Emotional lability
Emotional lability: 1% 1
Fatigue
Fatigue: 1% 1
Hand twitches
Hand twitches: 1% 1
Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve)
Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve): 1% 1
Pain
Pain: 1% 1
Weakness/slowness (asthenia)
Weakness/slowness (asthenia): 1% 1
Low b12 level
Low b12 level: 1% 1

Patient Dosages

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1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 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 11 Number of Patients: 11 6 Number of Patients: 6 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 24 Number of Patients: 24 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 6 Number of Patients: 6 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 19 Number of Patients: 19 2 Number of Patients: 2 54 Number of Patients: 54 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 15 Number of Patients: 15 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 184 Number of Patients: 184  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Vitamin B12

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
12
38
66
72
59
95

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin B12 (multiple reasons could be selected)

Other
Other: 100% 16
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 94% 15
Not indicated
Not indicated: 31% 5
Personal research
Personal research: 25% 4
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 25% 4
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 19% 3
Expense
Expense: 13% 2

How Long Patients Took Vitamin B12 Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
2
4
11
9
9
9

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Vitamin B12 Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 15
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 40% 6
2 stars2 stars
2: 20% 3
1 star
1: 7% 1


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