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What is Vitamin B? The B vitamins are eight water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism that they are chemically distinct and often coexist in the same foods. Supplements containing all eight are called Vitamin B complex. Individual B vitamin supplements are referred to by the specific name.
Reasons Taken
12 patients in the community are taking or have taken Vitamin B.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 3 | 25% |
| Improve immune function | 3 | 25% |
| General health | 2 | 16% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Vitamin B.
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Vitamin B or how long patients were taking Vitamin B before stopping.
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Can't tell | 100% | 1 |
|---|
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 100% | 2 |
Top reported side-effects include: eat all the time, some times I can't go to sleep so don't take b-12 too late in the day
Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)
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- ukwildcat
- Sex: M
- Mental Symptoms: moderate
- Physical Symptoms: moderate
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: severe
- 674
- VL 102
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by ukwildcat
Oct 22, 2008
- EfficacyCan't tell
- Side-effectsNone
- Improve immune function
- See full evaluation
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