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What is DHA Docosahexaenoic acid?

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an omega-3 fatty acid. It is found in cold water fatty fish and in fish oil supplements, along with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). There are also vegetarian sources of DHA, which come from seaweed.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 17 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 5 0
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 4 1 Efficacy_none
High Cholesterol 4 1 Efficacy_slight
Support brain health 2 0
Doctor recommendation 1 0

See all 21 patients currently taking DHA Docosahexaenoic acid

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 5

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with DHA Docosahexaenoic acid

Bruising 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking DHA Docosahexaenoic acid. See all 15 dosages ►

  100 mg daily 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 380 mg daily 450 mg daily 500 mg daily 500 intl units daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily 2,320 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking DHA Docosahexaenoic acid (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 4   Other: 36%
Not indicated 3   Not indicated: 27%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 18%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 18%
Expense 1   Expense: 9%

See all 11 patients who’ve stopped taking DHA Docosahexaenoic acid

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking DHA Docosahexaenoic acid

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

Stopped Taking DHA Docosahexaenoic acid

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of DHA Docosahexaenoic acid

Always
 2 33%
Usually
 3 50%
Sometimes
 1 17%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of DHA Docosahexaenoic acid

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 17%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 5 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of DHA Docosahexaenoic acid

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 6 100%

Report created on May 25, 2012.