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What is Vitamin B?

Category: Supplements

Most popular types: Stress Vitamin B Nerox B Nervidix

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See also: Nurokind LC

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.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
General health 296 25
Fatigue 162 25
Multiple sclerosis 68 8
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 52 4
Numbness and tingling with pins and needles 15 2

Show all 48 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 1946 patients that have taken Vitamin B

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 2
Mild 3
None 92

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Vitamin B

Side effect Patients Percentage
Giddiness 1
Overeating 1

Why patients stopped taking Vitamin B

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Other 49
Did not seem to work 28
Course of treatment ended 16
Expense 15
Personal research 9
Doctor's advice 7
Side effects too severe 4
Change in health plan coverage 1
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Duration

Stopped taking Vitamin B

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 10
1 - 6 months 40
6 months - 1 year 21
1 - 2 years 16
2 - 5 years 20
5 - 10 years 5
10 years or more 3
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 52
Usually 30
Sometimes 8
Never taken as prescribed 7
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 1
Somewhat hard to take 1
A little hard to take 13
Not at all hard to take 82
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 3
$50-99 1
$25-49 6
< $25 52
Not specified 35

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Vitamin B after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Pirfenidone (Esbriet) 1
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20 patient evaluations for Vitamin B

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Jan 18, 2016 (Started Nov 30, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 7, 2012 (Started Nov 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for irritability)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1 tab(s) Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 15, 2011 (Started Dec 01, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 250 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks
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