L-Arginine Treatment Report

Category: Supplements

Most Popular Types: ARG Matrix

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What is L-Arginine?

An example of L-Arginine

L-arginine is an amino acid that does a variety of things in the body including getting rid of ammonia and helping in the formation of proteins. L-arginine also reduces stiffness of the blood vessels and supplements may help with conditions that improve when blood vessels are relaxed.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
11 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
5 1 Efficacy_none
3 0
2 0
2 1 Efficacy_none
2 1 Efficacy_moderate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 2
Mild
 0
None
 6

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with L-Arginine

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1
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Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking L-Arginine. See all 12 dosages ►

  1 other daily 2 daily 2 other daily 500 mg daily 700 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 2,000 mg daily 2,400 mg daily 3,624 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking L-Arginine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 6   Other: 67%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 22%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 11%

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

Currently Taking L-Arginine

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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 L-Arginine

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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 L-Arginine

Always
 6 67%
Usually
 2 22%
Sometimes
 1 11%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of L-Arginine

Very
 1 11%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 22%
Not at all
 6 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of L-Arginine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 4 100%

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2 patient evaluations for L-Arginine

Purpose: ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) (Started Jun 01, 2012)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 10, 2012 3000 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: Other (Started Apr 21, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 27, 2009 2000 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Side effects:
Anxious mood, Suicidal thoughts or urges, Rage, Depressed mood, Irritability
Date
Apr 27, 2009
Advice & Tips
I began this treatment as an attempt to potentiate/augment the slowly diminishing stimulatory (energy) and concentration/memory effect from Nardil. L-Arginine metabolism involves the production of nitric oxide (NO) which releases dopamine (among other things) in the brain. Dopamine is responsible for memory and cognition and, in turn, is metabolized into norepinephrine and adrenalin for energy. Seemed like an ideal supplement to bring back these effects on Nardil. In reality (for me) it actually increased my anxiety/irritation horribly which cycled with depressive episodes. These effects were dose related in my experiment and began at 500mg 3 times a day (dose too high for me). My advice would be to start this supplement at minimal doses when on an antidepressant and work your way up slowly, if needed. I find it a good supplement when used at smaller doses (i.e. 250mg) and taken only 1 or 2 times a day on an empty stomach with lots of water (avoids nausea; decreases stomach acid buildup; dilutes high urea concentration). It may provide you with a nice stimulation effect you can feel buzzing through you as well as clarity of mind, both of which are good AD augments. Higher doses will inhibit cognitive and memory abilities. Take in morning and afternoon as night dosing may increase insomnia. Drink lots of water throughout the day to flush out highly concentrated urea. These are my observations from use on Nardil....your experiences may be different
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7 additional evaluations for L-Arginine are not currently shared publicly.

What is arginine?


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Interactions

Other Names

L-Arginine, R-Gene 10, and arginine

Available Strengths & Dosages


Route Form Strength
oral capsule 500 mg
oral tablet 500 mg
oral capsule 700 mg

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