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What is 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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
General health 1 0

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Dosages

  2400 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking L-Glutamine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense
1 100% Expense: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking L-Glutamine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking L-Glutamine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
1
0

Stopped Taking L-Glutamine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
1
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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Report created on November 22, 2009.