PlainPill

Vitamin E

People mainly take Vitamin E for libido, anxiety, energy. Based on 87 first-hand reports and 680 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #587 of 1,974 overall.

24
User score
Mixed
10% positive5% mixed7% negative78% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 45% are positive.

Clinical research
AStrong research base
680
meta-analyses
1,761
RCTs
34,438
papers

What Vitamin E 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.

AStrong research base

3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

Reprod Biol Endocrinol · 2023 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Antioxidant vitamins supplementation reduce endometriosis related pelvic pain in humans: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusion: The included studies support the potential role of antioxidant vitamins in the management of endometriosis. Supplementation with antioxidant vitamins effectively reduced the severity of dysmenorrhea, improved dyspareunia and pelvic pain, and enhanced quality of life in these patients. Therefore, antioxidant vitamin therapy could be considered as an alternative treatment method, either alone or in combination with other approaches, for endometriosis-related pain.

PubMed 37644533 ↗

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

400 mgas reported
400 IUas reported
15 mgwith breakfast
400 IUwith fish oil dosing
dailyas reported
100 iudaily

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

carcinogenic at ×1cancer risk ×1diarrhea ×1dizziness ×1nausea ×1headache ×1

What users say

Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.

Other options for libido

User data from public discussions; research from PubMed. Information only, not medical advice — talk to a doctor before starting, stopping or combining anything. Data updated October 2, 2026. How we rate