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What is Vitamin D?

Category: Supplements

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Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that was isolated in 1930 and named calciferol. Since then more metabolites have been found and the two major forms of this vitamin are now known to be vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol).

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
General health 856 208
Multiple sclerosis 681 142
Fibromyalgia 129 32
Osteopenia 129 43
Fatigue 128 36

Show all 158 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 4,728 patients that have taken Vitamin D

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations
Severe 14
Moderate 16
Mild 34
None 789

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Vitamin D

Side effect Patients
Nausea 5
Abdominal bloating 4
Depressed mood 3
Dizziness 3
Headaches 3
Upset stomach 3

Show all 45 reported side effects

Dosages

Based on patients currently taking Vitamin D

Dosage Patients
2,000 intl units daily 64
5,000 intl units daily 62
1,000 intl units daily 54
400 units daily 32
1,000 mg daily 28
50,000 intl units weekly 21
5,000 mg daily 20
4,000 intl units daily 19
400 intl units daily 18
2,000 mg daily 18

See all 197 dosages

Why patients stopped taking Vitamin D

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Reason Patients
Other 103
Course of treatment ended 91
Doctor's advice 57
Did not seem to work 37
Expense 27
Personal research 18
Side effects too severe 11
Change in health plan coverage 1
See all 311 patients who've stopped taking Vitamin D

Duration

Currently taking Vitamin D

Duration Patients
Less than 1 month 3
1 - 6 months 16
6 months - 1 year 29
1 - 2 years 73
2 - 5 years 189
5 - 10 years 346
10 years or more 61

Stopped taking Vitamin D

Duration Patients
Less than 1 month 25
1 - 6 months 99
6 months - 1 year 62
1 - 2 years 59
2 - 5 years 55
5 - 10 years 14
10 years or more 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations
Always 601
Usually 179
Sometimes 43
Never taken as prescribed 30
Burden
Burden Evaluations
Very hard to take 7
Somewhat hard to take 30
A little hard to take 87
Not at all hard to take 729
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations
$200+ 2
$100-199 1
$50-99 1
$25-49 21
< $25 448
Not specified 380
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97 patient evaluations for Vitamin D

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Aug 10, 2017 (Started Jan 15, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can’t tell (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5000 mcg Weekly
Cost: < $25 monthly

May 25, 2017 (Started Jan 15, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can’t tell (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5000 mcg Weekly

Jan 17, 2017 (Started Jan 15, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5000 mcg Weekly

Oct 10, 2016 (Started Jan 15, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5000 mcg Weekly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 26, 2017 (Started Jul 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can’t tell (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3000 intl units Daily

Jul 27, 2010 (Started Jul 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1000 intl units Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

May 23, 2017 (Started Nov 15, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5000 mg Daily

Jan 28, 2017 (Started Nov 15, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Can’t tell (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5000 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks
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