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What is Phosphatidylserine?

Phosphatidylserine (PS) is being used for treating memory deficit disorders and for improving other higher brain functions.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 5 0
General health 4 0
Neuroprotection 4 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 3 0
Doctor recommendation 2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Anxious mood 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 20 patients currently taking Phosphatidylserine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 4

Reported Dosages

  100 mg daily 115 mg daily 120 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,200 mg daily
  6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Phosphatidylserine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 3   Other: 38%
Expense 2   Expense: 25%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 25%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 13%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 13%

See all 8 patients who’ve stopped taking Phosphatidylserine

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

Currently Taking Phosphatidylserine

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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
0
0

Stopped Taking Phosphatidylserine

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Phosphatidylserine

Always
 3 75%
Usually
 1 25%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Phosphatidylserine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 4 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Phosphatidylserine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

Report created on February 11, 2012.