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Jul 7, 2017 (Started May 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Can’t tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4000 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: A powerful antioxidant, it helps the body form and maintain connective tissue, including bones, blood vessels, and skin. It produces collagen, reduces inflammation, and detoxes heavy metals
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Oct 10, 2016 (Started May 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Can’t tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4000 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: More energy; less sickness (colds, sinus, etc.)
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 15, 2017 (Started Jan 23, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Support nutritional health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: No changes
Cost: < $25 monthly

Nov 30, 2016 (Started Jan 23, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Support nutritional health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Mar 20, 2015 (Started Jan 23, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Support nutritional health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Feb 4, 2015 (Started Jan 23, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Support nutritional health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Sep 10, 2014 (Started Jan 23, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Support nutritional health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 3, 2017 (Started Jul 01, 1970)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 g Daily
Advice & Tips: Vitamin C is best taken as mixed ascorbates plus bioflavonoids to bowel tolerance every day. It is anti-neoplastic, antimicrobial, helps absorb food and other supplements and should be a major for health. My dose has reduced only because my sigmoid colon has gone and I need to re-build bowel tolerance using liposomal vitamin C. This supplement has helped me and my family for over 50 years.
Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 26, 2017 (Started Jun 30, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1,000 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 2, 2016 (Started Apr 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Constipation)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (Upset stomach)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Advice & Tips: I stopped taking this med because at the large doses I needed to take it caused stomach upset.  I gradually came off it.  That was over a year ago.  I do not take this at all anymore.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: Upset stomach

Jul 1, 2014 (Started Apr 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Constipation)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (Upset stomach)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 100 g Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: Upset stomach

Oct 14, 2011 (Started Apr 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Constipation)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (Upset stomach)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 100 g Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: Upset stomach

Mar 15, 2010 (Started Apr 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Constipation)
  • Side effects
    Mild (Upset stomach)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 100 g Daily
Advice & Tips: I need to take 1 tsp daily every single day for it to work the best for me.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: Upset stomach
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 30, 2016 (Started Oct 18, 2001)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3000 mg Daily

Aug 13, 2011 (Started Oct 18, 2001)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3000 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Very few colds in 10 years. maybe had 6.

Nov 17, 2010 (Started Oct 18, 2001)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3000 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: have had 5 colds in 8 years
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 1, 2016 (Started Jan 01, 1995)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 9000 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: 3,000mg of Vitamin C three times a day prevents all colds and keeps me healthy.
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 6, 2016 (Started Oct 14, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Can’t tell (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Twice daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 1, 2015 (Started Oct 22, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2000 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I may take Vitamin C id I have a cold.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 31, 2015 (Started Mar 07, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Support immune health)
  • Effectiveness
    Can’t tell (for Common cold)
  • Effectiveness
    Can’t tell (for bronchitis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Apr 12, 2013 (Started Mar 07, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for bronchitis)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Common cold)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Support immune health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2000 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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