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What is Lecithin?

Lecithin is a mixture of phospholipids that is composed of fatty acids, glycerol, phosphorus, and choline or inositol. All living cell membranes are largely composed of lecithin.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 25 1 Efficacy_moderate
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 18 3 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 6 2 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 4 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Brain fog 2 0
Stress 1 1 Efficacy_slight

See all 51 patients currently taking Lecithin

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 6

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Lecithin

Skin eruptions 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Lecithin. See all 23 dosages ►

  daily 437 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,200 mg daily 1,235 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 3,600 mg daily 4,800 mg daily 7,200 mg daily 7,410 mg daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 26 Number of Patients: 26 2 Number of Patients: 2 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  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Lecithin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 6   Other: 38%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 19%
Expense 3   Expense: 19%
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 19%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 13%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 13%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 13%

See all 15 patients who’ve stopped taking Lecithin

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

Currently Taking Lecithin

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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

Stopped Taking Lecithin

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Lecithin

Always
 4 57%
Usually
 1 14%
Sometimes
 1 14%
Never
 1 14%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Lecithin

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 29%
A little
 1 14%
Not at all
 4 57%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Lecithin

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 25%
< $25
 3 75%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.