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DL-Phenylalanine Treatment Report
Category: Supplements
What is DL-Phenylalanine?
DL-Phenylalanine is marketed as a nutritional supplement for its reported analgesic and antidepressant activities.
Reported Purpose & Efficacy
| Purpose | # of patients |
# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase effect of another treatment | 5 | 1 |
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| Pain | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Support LDN treatment | 4 | 1 |
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| General health | 4 | 1 |
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| Fatigue | 4 | 3 |
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| Anxious mood | 1 | 1 |
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See all 15 patients currently taking DL-Phenylalanine
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Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 4 |  |
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| Did not seem to work | 3 | |
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| Not indicated | 1 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of DL-Phenylalanine
Always |
5 | 63% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
1 | 13% |
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Sometimes |
1 | 13% |
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Never |
1 | 13% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of DL-Phenylalanine
Very |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
2 | 25% |
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A little |
1 | 13% |
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Not at all |
5 | 63% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of DL-Phenylalanine
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
4 | 100% |
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Report created on February 10, 2012.