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Category: Supplements
Most Popular Types: Swanson Amino Acids, Total Amino Solution
See also: Amino acid complex, Glycine, L-Glutamine, L-histidine, L-Methionine, L-Ornithine, L-Theanine, L-Threonine, Vitamin B6 with amino acids
Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. Dietary proteins are the source of amino acids that the body needs but cannot make on its own.
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| Purpose | # of patients |
# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General health | 6 | 1 |
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| ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Anxious mood | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 2 | 1 |
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| Proteins | 1 | 1 |
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| Support heart health | 1 | 0 |
See all 16 patients currently taking Amino acids
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Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Amino acids
| Nausea | 1 |
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Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Amino acids. See all 15 dosages ►
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Did not seem to work | 5 | ||
| Other | 3 | ||
| Expense | 1 | ||
| Doctor's advice | 1 |
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Amino acids
Always |
1 | 20% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
2 | 40% |
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Sometimes |
2 | 40% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Amino acids
Very |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
1 | 20% |
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A little |
1 | 20% |
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Not at all |
3 | 60% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Amino acids
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
1 | 33% |
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$50-99 |
1 | 33% |
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$25-49 |
1 | 33% |
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< $25 |
0 | 0% |
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Report created on February 12, 2012.