L-Glutamine Treatment Report

Category: Supplements

Most Popular Types: L-Glutamine enteric coated

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See also: Amino acids

What is L-Glutamine?

An example of L-Glutamine

The most abundant amino acid in the body, synthesized by most body tissues and absorbed from food sources. Glutamine supplements, available in capsules and powder formulations is said to improve brain function, stabilize blood sugar, improve muscle function, metabolism and wound healing.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
9 5 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
8 2 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
7 2 Efficacy_cant_tell
5 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
4 2 Efficacy_none
2 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 11

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking L-Glutamine. See all 24 dosages ►

  500mg as needed 30 g daily 100 g daily 500 mg daily 500 g daily 1,000 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 3,000 mg daily 4,000 mg daily 10,339 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 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  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking L-Glutamine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 5   Other: 38%
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 23%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 23%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 15%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 8%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 8%

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

Currently Taking L-Glutamine

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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 L-Glutamine

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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 L-Glutamine

Always
 7 58%
Usually
 5 42%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of L-Glutamine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 4 33%
Not at all
 8 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of L-Glutamine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 3 33%
< $25
 6 67%

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2 patient evaluations for L-Glutamine

Purpose: ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) (Started Jun 01, 2012)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Nov 01, 2012 1000 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) (Started Dec 01, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 28, 2010 1 g Daily ?Can't tell NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Dec 28, 2010
Advice & Tips
I heard about this on this site. I take a "minimum" dose of a spoonful (500 mg) in the morning, stirred up in generic Boost Plus and a spoonful at night stirred into limeade or soy milk. I won't know if it is increasing my CD4 for a while yet but I recently learned a new job at work and while I kept my usual notes I seemed to grasp it more easily than my usual norm. It also lets me skip the Imodium, but I keep it around just in case I need it.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
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10 additional evaluations for L-Glutamine are not currently shared publicly.

What is glutamic acid?


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Interactions

Other Names

L-Glutamic Acid and glutamic acid

Available Strengths & Dosages


Route Form Strength
oral tablet 500 mg
compounding powder -

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