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Taking Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)
603 Patients currently take Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)
53 Patients stopped taking Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)
mugzy Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: none Walking: moderate See profile mugzy 500mcg daily since Jun 06, 2006
beegirl79 Sensation: Mild Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: mild Walking: mild See profile beegirl79 1000mcg daily since Apr 01, 2008
pomaddict Depression: 4 Emotional: 2 Compulsion: 2 Anxiety: 3 Mania: 0 Physical: 1 External Stress: Severe 52 F Function: Low Distress: Moderate See profile pomaddict 1000mcg daily since Nov 26, 2008

What is Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)? 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. It is available in oral, sublingual and injectable formulations. Read more...

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Reasons Taken

656 patients in the community are taking or have taken Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin).

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
General health	232	35%
Other	117	17%
Fatigue	87	13%
Slow my ALS progress	51	7%
Slow my MS progress	32	4%
Don't know	10	1%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	10	1%
disease-related symptoms	5	<1%
Treat Parkinson's	5	<1%
Brain fog	4	<1%
Improve immune function	4	<1%
Stiffness/spasticity	3	<1%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	3	<1%
Emotional lability	2	<1%
Treat my mood condition(s)	2	<1%
Anxiety	2	<1%
low B12 level	2	<1%
Weakness/slowness (asthenia)	1	<1%
secondary symptoms	1	<1%
Fatigue	1	<1%
Pain	1	<1%
Cognition	1	<1%
Cramps	1	<1%
Fasciculations	1	<1%
Hand twitches	1	<1%
Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve)	1	<1%
Support another treatment	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin).

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0 mcg day	0 mg day	0 day	0 intl units month	0 mg month	0 month	0 intl units none	0 mcg none	0 mg none	0.003333 mg month	0.014286 mg week	0.03333 mg week	0.03333 mg month	0.03333 mL month	0.03333 month	0.07143 mg week	0.09999 month	0.1 mg day	0.14286 mg week	0.14286 mL week	0.14286 mg month	0.15 intl units day	0.3 mcg day	1 intl units day	1 mcg day	1 mg day	1 day	1 mg week	1 mg week	1 mg month	1.2 mg day	1.5 mg day	2 mcg day	2 mg day	2 day	2.5 mg day	3 intl units day	3 mg day	3 day	3.333 mcg month	5 mcg day	5 mg day	6 mg day	6.666 mg month	8 mcg day	10 mg day	15 mcg day	20 mcg day	20 mg day	25 mcg day	25 mg day	30 mg day	32 mcg day	33.33 intl units month	33.33 mcg month	33.33 mg month	35 mcg day	35.715 mg week	40 mg day	45 mg day	50 mcg day	50 mg day	50 day	60 day	71.43 mcg week	100 mcg day	100 mg day	100 day	142.86 mg week	166.65 tps. month	200 mcg day	200 mg day	200 day	219 mcg day	250 mcg day	250 mg day	256 mcg day	285.72 mcg week	300 mg day	400 mg day	500 intl units day	500 mcg day	500 mg day	500 day	600 mcg day	600 mg day	750 mg day	1000 mg none	1000 intl units day	1000 mcg day	1000 mg day	1000 day	1000 mcg week	1010 mcg day	1100 mg day	1200 mcg day	1500 mcg day	1500 mg day	2000 mcg day	2000 mg day	2000 day	2500 mcg day	2500 mg day	2500 day	3000 mcg day	5000 mcg day	5000 day	6000 mcg day	10000 mg day
4	6	92	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	10	1	2	1	1	1	8	1	1	1	1	1	3	23	16	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	9	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	2	1	13	1	3	1	1	9	10	3	4	1	3	5	3	1	11	8	1	1	1	1	2	39	12	3	2	3	1	1	4	113	18	10	1	1	1	2	4	4	20	3	5	3	1	1	2	8	1	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) or how long patients were taking Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) before stopping.

Currently taking Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
23	35	55	110	83	120

Stopped taking Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	7	14	10	8	13

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	20	38%
Did not seem to work	17	32%
Course of treatment ended	6	11%
Doctor's advice	6	11%
Personal research	4	8%
Not indicated	3	6%
Expense	3	6%
Side effects too severe	1	2%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 34 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	38%	5
Moderate	8%	1
Slight	15%	2
Can't tell	38%	5

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	6%	2
None	94%	32

Top reported side-effects include: eat all the time

Summary results are based on 34 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 34)

feathers4me

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

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by feathers4me
Aug 18, 2008

EfficacySlight
Side-effectsNone

Fatigue

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notgivenup

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: mild

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate

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by notgivenup
Aug 20, 2008

EfficacyMajor
Side-effectsNone

General health

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