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What is L-Tyrosine?

An amino acid used by cells to create proteins. Under particular circumstances including stress, cold and fatigue, L-Tyrosine may improve mood and cognitive and physical performance. Under normal conditions there does not seem to be a measurable effect. Read more...Click to read more below

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 10 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Parkinson's Disease 7 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Brain fog 3 0
Other 2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Support brain health 2 1 Efficacy_major
Increased energy 2 1 Efficacy_none

See all 24 patients currently taking L-Tyrosine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 10

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with L-Tyrosine

Indigestion 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking L-Tyrosine. See all 12 dosages ►

  500mg as needed 1 mg daily 2 other daily 500 mg weekly 300 mg daily 500 mg daily 710 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 1,738 mg daily 2,000 mg daily
  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 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking L-Tyrosine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 6   Other: 40%
Did not seem to work 5   Did not seem to work: 33%
Personal research 3   Personal research: 20%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 7%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 7%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 7%

See all 14 patients who’ve stopped taking L-Tyrosine

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

Currently Taking L-Tyrosine

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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-Tyrosine

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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-Tyrosine

Always
 8 73%
Usually
 2 18%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 9%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of L-Tyrosine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 9%
A little
 2 18%
Not at all
 8 73%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of L-Tyrosine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 7 100%

Report created on February 11, 2012.