What is Avoid MSG?
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a flavor enhancer that can cause adverse effects, including migraine headaches, nausea and certain forms of glaucoma.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| General health | 62 | 3 |
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| ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Headaches | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Allergic reaction | 7 | 1 |
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| Migraine headaches | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Pain | 4 | 0 | |||||
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Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Did not seem to work | 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 Avoid MSG
Always |
2 | 50% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
2 | 50% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Avoid MSG
Very |
0 | 0% |
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Somewhat |
1 | 25% |
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A little |
0 | 0% |
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Not at all |
3 | 75% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Avoid MSG
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
2 | 100% |
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