Vitamin C (ascorbic Acid)
People mainly take Vitamin C (ascorbic Acid) for mood, skin & hair, immunity. Based on 2 first-hand reports. Ranked #1953 of 1,974 overall.
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User score
Mixed0% positive50% mixed0% negative50% unclear
Of reports that state an outcome, 0% are positive.
Clinical research
Research pending
What Vitamin C (ascorbic Acid) does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
Research data for Vitamin C (ascorbic Acid) is being compiled.
Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
1000 mg daily for 13 years; 1-2g daily reported by another userdaily; can be megadosed
several hundred mgseveral times a day
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
mouth ulcers ×1potential oxalate ×1diarrhea ×1stomach issues ×1
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“I stopped taking it for the last 4 months or so (because I ran out). I just wanted to see if I notice anything unusual. I haven't...There are quite a lot of interesting studies on vitamin c...one of the biggest mood boos”
“Several hundred milligrams, several times a day. This is the protocol. It's dirt cheap - pennies per dose.”
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