Multiple sclerosis in Folic acid - how severe and when it was recovered? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We study how severe was Multiple sclerosis, when it was recovered, drug effectiveness, race, and more among people who take Folic acid (folic acid). This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports submitted to eHealthMe, and is updated regularly.
What is Folic acid?
Folic acid has active ingredients of folic acid. It is often used in rheumatoid arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 165,027 Folic acid users. Check the latest studies of Folic acid.
What is Multiple sclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath) is found to be associated with 1,086 drugs and 1,363 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Multiple sclerosis.
7 people who have Multiple sclerosis while taking Folic acid were studied.

Severity of Multiple sclerosis *:
- least: 0.0 %
- moderate: 66.67 %
- severe: 0.0 %
- most severe: 33.33 %
When people recovered from Multiple sclerosis *:
- while on drug: 0.0 %
- after off the drug: 33.33 %
- not yet: 66.67 %
Effectiveness of Folic acid *:
- not at all: 0.0 %
- somewhat: 0.0 %
- moderate: 0.0 %
- high: 100 %
- very high: 0.0 %
Race of the people *:
- African American, Non-Hispanic: 0.0 %
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.0 %
- Asian: 0.0 %
- Hispanic: 0.0 %
- Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders: 0.0 %
- Two or more races: 0.0 %
- White, Non-Hispanic: 100 %
Time on Folic acid *:
- < 1 month: 0.0 %
- 1 - 6 months: 25 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 25 %
- 2 - 5 years: 25 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 25 %
Gender of people when taking Folic acid *:
- female: 71.43 %
- male: 28.57 %
Age of people when taking Folic acid *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 14.29 %
- 30-39: 14.29 %
- 40-49: 14.29 %
- 50-59: 14.29 %
- 60+: 42.86 %
Conditions people have *:
- Pain: 3 people, 42.86%
- Blood Clots: 2 people, 28.57%
- Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 2 people, 28.57%
- High Blood Cholesterol: 2 people, 28.57%
- Vitamin C Decreased: 1 person, 14.29%
- High Blood Pressure: 1 person, 14.29%
- Bowel Incontinence (loss of regular control of the bowels): 1 person, 14.29%
- Cholesterosis (abnormal deposition of cholesterol in tissues): 1 person, 14.29%
- Cystitis Interstitial (unknown cause characterized by bladder pain): 1 person, 14.29%
- Depression: 1 person, 14.29%
Other drugs people take besides Folic acid *:
- Vitamin C: 3 people, 42.86%
- Levothyroxine Thyroid: 2 people, 28.57%
- Vitamin D3: 2 people, 28.57%
- Iron Dextran: 2 people, 28.57%
- Crestor: 1 person, 14.29%
- Lasix: 1 person, 14.29%
- Ismotic: 1 person, 14.29%
- Hydrocodone Bitartrate: 1 person, 14.29%
- Hizentra: 1 person, 14.29%
- Gilenya: 1 person, 14.29%
Other side effects people have besides Multiple sclerosis *:
- Wrist Pain: 1 person, 14.29%
- Spinal Stenosis (narrowing of spinal column): 1 person, 14.29%
- Peripheral Neuropathy (damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system): 1 person, 14.29%
- Oral Lichen Planus (a chronic inflammatory disease that causes bilateral white striations, papules, or plaques on the buccal mucosa): 1 person, 14.29%
- Occipital Neuralgia (a condition characterized by chronic pain in the upper neck): 1 person, 14.29%
- Neck Pain: 1 person, 14.29%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 1 person, 14.29%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 1 person, 14.29%
- Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (persistent pain following back surgery): 1 person, 14.29%
- Eye Floaters (dark specks or lines in eyes): 1 person, 14.29%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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How the study uses the data?
The study is based on folic acid (the active ingredients of Folic acid). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
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