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Jan 26, 2010 (Started May 25, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Other)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 30, 2007 (Started Jan 20, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (nausea and vomiting)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: nausea and vomiting
  • 0 helpful marks

May 10, 2010 (Started Jul 05, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Doesn't appear to have any efficacy
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 23, 2010 (Started Oct 02, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Support immune health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 5, 2011 (Started Nov 29, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for pain in lower back)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 220 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: none
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 24, 2014 (Started Jun 02, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Support immune health)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for sinus infection (sinusitis))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain caused by non-painful stimuli (allodynia))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for hair loss)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 tablet(s) Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 7, 2015 (Started Jul 01, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Support immune health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 tablet(s) Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 27, 2015 (Started Mar 07, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for vitamin deficiency)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Support immune health)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for common cold)
  • Side effects
    Mild (abdominal cramps, headaches, decreased appetite, nausea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly

Feb 26, 2015 (Started Mar 07, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for common cold)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Support immune health)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for vitamin deficiency)
  • Side effects
    Severe (abdominal cramps, headaches, decreased appetite, nausea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: I think the zinc is what causing my digestive disturbances. The symptoms of zinc overdose are the same symptoms I've been having, and I think they have been happening every time I take zinc. Better to be safe than sorry.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Mar 31, 2013 (Started Mar 07, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for common cold)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Support immune health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Didn't get the cold until 2 weeks after everyone else in the house, and it cleared up fairly quickly.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 5, 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: 30 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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