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What is Phosphatidylcholine?

Phosphatidylcholine is found in soy lecithin. It is a dietary supplement. It is also infused for lipid exchange. It is used for high cholesterol, atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, liver problems, bipolar depression, dementia, dyskinesias, gallbladder disease, headache, and MS.

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) 5 0
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 2 0
General health 2 0
Loss of focus 1 0
Sleepiness 1 0
Neuroprotection 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 9 patients currently taking Phosphatidylcholine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 3

Reported Dosages

  1 tbs. daily 2 tbs. daily 10 mg 420 mg daily 840 mg daily 900 mg daily 1,200 mg daily 1,280 mg daily 1,400 mg daily 8,000 mg daily
  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 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Phosphatidylcholine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 100%

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

Currently Taking Phosphatidylcholine

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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
0

Stopped Taking Phosphatidylcholine

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Phosphatidylcholine

Always
 3 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Phosphatidylcholine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 33%
Not at all
 2 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Phosphatidylcholine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 2 100%

Report created on May 27, 2012.