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What is D-ribose?

D-ribose is a naturally occurring sugar that is thought to generate the recovery of ATP levels, helpful for athletes, cardiovascular health, fibromyalgia and muscle health.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Fatigue 31 12 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 9 2 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Post exertional fatigue or malaise 9 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 8 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
General health 6 0
Pain 4 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 49 patients currently taking D-ribose

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 2
Mild
 3
None
 13

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with D-ribose

Shakiness 2
Diarrhea 1
Stomach pain 1
Difficulty falling asleep 1
Hair growth increased 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking D-ribose. See all 29 dosages ►

  1 tps. daily 2 other daily 3 tps. daily 4 tps. daily 5 mg daily 5 g daily 10 mg daily 10 g daily 15 mg daily 15 g daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking D-ribose (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 8   Did not seem to work: 50%
Expense 4   Expense: 25%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 19%
Other 2   Other: 13%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 6%

See all 16 patients who’ve stopped taking D-ribose

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

Currently Taking D-ribose

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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 D-ribose

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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 D-ribose

Always
 8 40%
Usually
 10 50%
Sometimes
 2 10%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of D-ribose

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 4 20%
A little
 7 35%
Not at all
 9 45%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of D-ribose

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 3 18%
$25-49
 8 47%
< $25
 5 29%

Report created on May 27, 2012.