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What is Diindolylmethane (DIM)?

Diindolylmethane (DIM) is a phytonutrient and plant indole. It is naturally found in cruciferous vegetables including broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower and kale. DIM is thought to improve metabolism and is available as a dietary supplement.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
RRP (Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis) 2 1 Efficacy_slight
Other 1 0
Support hormone balance 1 0

See all 5 patients currently taking Diindolylmethane (DIM)

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 1

Reported Dosages

  1 mL weekly 2 other daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 600 mg daily
  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 Diindolylmethane (DIM) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 50%
Expense 1   Expense: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Diindolylmethane (DIM)

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

Currently Taking Diindolylmethane (DIM)

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped Taking Diindolylmethane (DIM)

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Diindolylmethane (DIM)

Always
 1 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Diindolylmethane (DIM)

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Diindolylmethane (DIM)

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

Report created on May 28, 2012.