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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 6 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 5 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 4 0
Other 2 0
Fibromyalgia 2 0
Increase effect of another treatment 1 0

See all 23 patients currently taking Taurine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 2

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Taurine. See all 15 dosages ►

  1 g daily 2 mg daily 4 cap(s) daily 10 g daily 20 mg daily 500 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 2,000 mg daily 5,000 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Taurine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 3   Other: 50%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 33%
Expense 1   Expense: 17%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Taurine

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

Currently Taking Taurine

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

Stopped Taking Taurine

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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 Taurine

Always
 1 50%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 50%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Taurine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 50%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Taurine

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

Report created on May 26, 2012.