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What is Sodium chlorite?

Sodium chlorite, a precursor to chlorine dioxide, is a chemical compound used for water disinfection and purification.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 31 27 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
PMA (Progressive Muscular Atrophy) 2 1 Efficacy_slight
Support brain health 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Improve mobility 1 1 Efficacy_slight

See all 27 patients currently using Sodium chlorite

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 3
Mild
 14
None
 11

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Sodium chlorite

Fatigue 10
Diarrhea 5
Headaches 5
Hospitalization 4
Excess saliva 3
Insomnia 2
See all 30 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Sodium chlorite. See all 26 dosages ►

  daily 1 L daily 34 mL daily 57 mg daily 58 mg daily 90 mL daily 92 mg daily 225 mg daily 250 mL daily 467 mL daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Sodium chlorite (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 43%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 29%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 14%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 14%
Other 1   Other: 14%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped using Sodium chlorite

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

Currently Using Sodium chlorite

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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

Stopped Using Sodium chlorite

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Sodium chlorite

Always
 24 86%
Usually
 2 7%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 2 7%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Sodium chlorite

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 7%
A little
 11 39%
Not at all
 15 54%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Sodium chlorite

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 3 13%
$25-49
 5 21%
< $25
 16 67%

Report created on May 28, 2012.