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What is Malic acid?

Malic acid is a naturally occurring organic acid found in some fruits such as apples. It plays a role in the Krebs cycle, which is the complex process of deriving ATP, the body's primary unit of energy, from food.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Fibromyalgia 15 3 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Pain 6 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Lactic acidtosis 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
Inflammation 1 0
Fatigue 1 0
Loss of energy 1 0

See all 24 patients currently taking Malic acid

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 6

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Malic acid. See all 17 dosages ►

  1 cap(s) daily 3 cap(s) daily 800 mg daily 822 mg daily 1,200 cap(s) daily 1,200 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 1,666 mg daily 1,800 mg daily 2,400 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Malic acid (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 38%
Expense 1   Expense: 13%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 13%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 13%
Other 1   Other: 13%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 13%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Malic acid

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

Currently Taking Malic 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 Malic 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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Malic acid

Always
 4 67%
Usually
 2 33%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Malic acid

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 33%
Not at all
 4 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Malic acid

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 100%

Report created on May 25, 2012.