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What is Wahls Protocol?

Category: Nutrition/Diets

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Terry Wahls, MD, diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2000, designed a treatment protocol for herself that includes using neuromuscular electrical stimulation to augment physical exercise and focused on nutritional support including gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) in particular.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Multiple sclerosis 22 12
General health 3 5
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 1
Back pain 1 1
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy 1 0
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 1 1

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  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 1
Mild 1
None 17

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Wahls Protocol

Side effect Patients Percentage
Constipation 2
Weight gain 1

Why patients stopped taking Wahls Protocol

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Reason Patients Percentage
Did not seem to work 2
Other 1
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Duration

Stopped using Wahls Protocol

Duration Patients Percentage
1 - 6 months 1
6 months - 1 year 1
5 - 10 years 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 11
Usually 6
Sometimes 2
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 2
Somewhat hard to take 8
A little hard to take 8
Not at all hard to take 1
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 8
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 2
Not specified 9
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3 patient evaluations for Wahls Protocol

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Jan 15, 2017 (Started Dec 07, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (constipation)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 3 other Daily
Cost: $200+ monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 25, 2016 (Started Nov 01, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: As needed
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  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 8, 2016 (Started Feb 01, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for General health)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1 other Daily
  • 0 helpful marks
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