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What is Vitamin B Complex?

Category: Supplements

Most popular types: Vitamin B Super Complex High Potency Vitamin B Complex Vitamin B100 Show all

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See also: HCL/Magnesium/Vitamin B complex/Vitamin C

The B vitamins are eight water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism. Supplements containing all eight are generally referred to as a vitamin B complex.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
General health 534 100
Fatigue 373 75
Multiple sclerosis 101 18
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 60 16
Fibromyalgia 42 5

Show all 135 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 3460 patients that have taken Vitamin B Complex

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 8
Moderate 9
Mild 19
None 228

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Vitamin B Complex

Side effect Patients Percentage
Nausea 5
Increased appetite 3
Abnormal urine color 2
Diarrhea 2
Irritability 2
Acid reflux 1

Show all 38 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Vitamin B Complex

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Other 88
Did not seem to work 48
Doctor's advice 31
Expense 27
Personal research 20
Side effects too severe 16
Course of treatment ended 10
Change in health plan coverage 2
See all 211 patients who've stopped taking Vitamin B Complex

Duration

Stopped taking Vitamin B Complex

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 17
1 - 6 months 53
6 months - 1 year 34
1 - 2 years 33
2 - 5 years 54
5 - 10 years 18
10 years or more 13
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 157
Usually 69
Sometimes 23
Never taken as prescribed 15
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 8
Somewhat hard to take 19
A little hard to take 38
Not at all hard to take 199
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 4
$50-99 4
$25-49 10
< $25 126
Not specified 120

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Vitamin B Complex after stopping:

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

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Jul 24, 2020 (Started Jan 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for stress)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Oct 25, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for stress)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Oct 24, 2009 (Started Jan 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for stress)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Jul 26, 2009 (Started Jan 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for stress)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 1 helpful mark

Jul 7, 2017 (Started May 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for General health)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4 drop(s) Daily
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Cost: $25-49 monthly

Dec 28, 2016 (Started May 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4 drop(s) Daily
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Cost: $25-49 monthly

Nov 1, 2016 (Started May 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4 drop(s) Daily
Advice & Tips: Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Phasellus faucibus turpis sed mi maximus mattis.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Jul 25, 2016 (Started May 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4 drop(s) Daily
Advice & Tips: Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Phasellus faucibus turpis sed mi maximus mattis.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 13, 2017 (Started Jun 15, 2017)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1 tablet(s) Twice daily
  • 0 helpful marks
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