Glutathione

Glutathione is a tripeptide antioxidant used primarily for skin health, cellular detoxification, and liver support. Users typically run 50 mg daily, while clinician-led protocols utilize 200 mg sublingual doses twice daily. The primary tradeoff is that the off-label evidence base is significantly thinner than the current discourse suggests, as most exploratory indications lack published results. While reports of side effects are minimal, users occasionally note changes in sleep patterns or dreams, and isolated instances of nausea or injection-site reactions occur. Histamine-related flushing and fluid retention have not been consistent themes in community reports.

Half-life~14 min

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Research Evidence

Evidence shape

Glutathione possesses high-tier clinical evidence, supported by 26 published human studies focused on therapeutic applications and mechanistic diagnostics. While the research spans 18 distinct indications, the breadth of data is thin, with the vast majority of conditions represented by only a single trial. Despite the existence of Phase 3-grade studies, only two trials are blinded with reported results, leaving most clinical applications in an exploratory state with limited evidence to support broad therapeutic use.

Depthhow much
20 registered trials
11 completed · 3 with posted results · 5 recruiting / active · combined n=398
Breadthhow many areas
20 indications mapped
2 with results · 17 thin / exploratory · 1 animal-only · 13 single-trial long-tail
Qualityhow rigorous
Highest tier: Phase 3
3 blinded with results · 11 distinct sponsors · AE rows aggregated from 3 trials · 6 linked publications on registered trials
Breadth and depth70 rows captured
Human
direct clinical signal
46
Animal
translational support
12
In vitro
mechanistic support
12
HighMediumLow

Anecdotal efficacy

1
Hong Kong
15000 mg×10
$70.00
$0.005/mg
2
CN
6000 mg×10
$89.00
$0.01/mg
3
US
1500 mg
$20.00
$0.01/mg
4
GB
1500 mg
$20.00
$0.01/mg
5
--
1500 mg
$13.99
$0.01/mg
6
US
6000 mg×10
$60.00
$0.01/mg

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Glutathione dosing & protocol

How Glutathione is dosed across research, clinician, and community sources — each evidence tier kept separate so the dose range, frequency, timing, and cycling stay visible without flattening different levels of evidence.

Research trials
Published clinical-trial protocols · n = 27
Typical dose
250 mg5 mg – 646 mg
typical
0
200 mg
400 mg
600 mg
800 mg
distribution of 9 reported doses · darker = more
Frequency
daily
Route
oral

In research trials, glutathione has been given orally at doses ranging from 5 mg to 646 mg daily (often around 250 mg) or weight‑based at 20–65 mg/kg per day. Frequency is daily, with some regimens twice daily; no cycling is specified.

27 sources
Clinician practice
Doctor & published-protocol guidance
Typical dose
200 mg
typical
0
200 mg
400 mg
600 mg
800 mg
single reported dose
Frequency
twice daily
Route
sublingual

The clinician tier reports a dose of 200 mg taken sublingual twice daily, with no specified cycling regimen for this tier.

Anecdotal
Community-reported real-world use · n = 3
Typical dose
50 mg
typical
0
200 mg
400 mg
600 mg
800 mg
distribution of 3 reported doses · darker = more
Frequency
unspecified
Route
IM

Users report 50 mg doses ranging from three times per week to twice daily, with one source giving no specific frequency.

3 sources