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See also: Vitamin Supplements

What is Vitamin E? Antioxidants such as vitamin E act to protect your cells against the effects of free radicals, which are potentially damaging by-products of energy metabolism. It is the collective name for a set of 8 related tocopherols and tocotrienols, fat-soluble vitamins with antioxidant properties. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

471 patients in the community are taking or have taken Vitamin E.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
General health 198 42%
Slow my ALS progress 191 40%
Other 19 4%
Don't know 14 2%
disease-related symptoms 8 1%
Stiffness/spasticity 4 <1%
Fatigue 3 <1%
Fasciculations 1 <1%
Anxiety 1 <1%
Mild muscle cramps 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Vitamin E.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show Top 10)

  0 mg day 0 day 1 intl units day 1 mg day 1 day 2 day 3 intl units day 3 day 5 intl units day 8 mg day 12 mg day 15 intl units day 40 intl units day 40 mg day 60 mg day 80 day 100 intl units day 100 mg day 100 day 125 mg day 150 mg day 162 mg day 200 intl units day 200 mg day 200 day 201 mg day 240 intl units day 245 intl units day 250 intl units day 250 mg day 268 mg day 268 day 400 intl units day 400 mg day 400 day 420 intl units day 500 intl units day 500 mg day 500 day 600 intl units day 600 mg day 600 day 800 intl units day 800 mg day 800 day 1000 intl units day 1000 mg day 1000 day 1200 intl units day 1200 mg day 1200 day 1600 intl units day 1600 day 2000 intl units day 2000 mg day 2000 day 2400 intl units day 2400 mg day 2400 day 3000 intl units day 3000 mg day 3200 intl units day 4000 mg day 4000 day 5000 mg day
  2 Number of Patients: 2 50 Number of Patients: 50 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 10 Number of Patients: 10 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 70 Number of Patients: 70 13 Number of Patients: 13 28 Number of Patients: 28 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 34 Number of Patients: 34 12 Number of Patients: 12 22 Number of Patients: 22 18 Number of Patients: 18 17 Number of Patients: 17 7 Number of Patients: 7 12 Number of Patients: 12 3 Number of Patients: 3 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Vitamin E or how long patients were taking Vitamin E before stopping.

Currently taking Vitamin E

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
6
7
17
52
73
101

Stopped taking Vitamin E

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
3
6
14
19
14
Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin E (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 24 43% Other: 43%
Did not seem to work 21 38% Did not seem to work: 38%
Doctor's advice 6 11% Doctor's advice: 11%
Not indicated 6 11% Not indicated: 11%
Personal research 6 11% Personal research: 11%
Side effects too severe 2 4% Side effects too severe: 4%
Course of treatment ended 1 2% Course of treatment ended: 2%
Expense 1 2% Expense: 2%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 9 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate 20% 1
Slight 20% 1
Can't tell 60% 3

General health

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 9

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 9 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 9)

  • Rog
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: none
    Legs: none
    See profile
  • Rog
  • by Rog
    Aug 23, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Slow my ALS progress

  • Wayne Lampe
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: mild
    Chest: mild
    Legs: moderate
    See profile
  • Wayne Lampe
  • by Wayne Lampe
    Aug 01, 2008
  • EfficacyCan't tell
  • Side-effectsNone
  • General health

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