High-Dose Glycine Treatment of Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Body Dysmorphic Disorder in a 5-Year Period

Table 1

Glycine consumption in the ten observation periods*.

Observation Period	Start Day	Stop Day	No. Days	Average	%Days	%Days	%Days	%Days	%Days	%Days
				Gly/day gm	50–66 gm	40–49 gm	30–39 gm	20–29 gm	10–19 gm	0 gm
1	1	203	203	44.6	50.7	23.6	1.0	20.2	1.5	3.0
2	204	244	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
3	245	371	127	36.0	55.9	0.8	1.6	28.3	0	13.4
4	372	411	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
5	412	548	137	33.3	34.3	20.4	5.8	19.7	1.5	18.2
6	549	768	220	0	0	1.4	2.3	3.6	1.4	91.4
7	769	1022	254	37.5	50.8	2.8	3.1	27.2	1.6	14.6
8	1023	1068	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
9	1069	1400	332	43.1	59.0	4.2	0.6	27.1	2.7	6.3
10	1401	1941	541	0	0	0	0	0	0	100

*Amounts indicated are amounts weighed. Amounts taken are less due to the tendency of glycine to settle and leave a residue in the drinking glass.