What is 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.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
| Perceived Effectiveness | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | 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 | |||||
| Panic attacks | 1 | 0 | |||||
| healthy diet and food choices | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Tremor(s) | 1 | 0 | |||||
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Amino acids
| Nausea | 1 |
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Reported Dosages
Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Amino acids. See all 13 dosages ►
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Did not seem to work | 6 | ||
| Other | 2 | ||
| Expense | 1 | ||
| Doctor's advice | 1 |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Amino acids
Always |
1 | 20% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
1 | 20% |
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Sometimes |
3 | 60% |
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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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