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What is Taurine?

Taurine is an organic acid. It is a major constituent of bile and can be found in the lower intestine and amounts in the tissues of many animals and in humans. In humans suffering essential hypertension, taurine supplementation resulted in measurable decreases in blood pressure.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Treat my mood condition(s) 3 0
General health 3 0
Other 2 0
Fatigue 1 0
Parkinson's Disease 1 0
nervous system health 1 0

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Dosages

  500 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1500 mg daily 2000 mg daily 5000 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Taurine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
2 67% Did not seem to work: 67%
Other
1 33% Other: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Taurine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Taurine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
0
0
3
2

Stopped Taking Taurine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
0
0
0
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

Report created on November 23, 2009.