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What is Acetyl L-Carnitine? Acetyl L-Carnitine is the name of a dietary supplement. L-Carnitine is a cofactor in "aerobic metabolism"; this is the chemical reaction in the body which turns food into energy using oxygen. It may also have anti-oxidant properties, scavenging free radicals within cells. Read more...Click to read more below


Reasons Taken

38 patients in the community are taking or have taken Acetyl L-Carnitine.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Slow my ALS progress 23 60%
General health 10 26%
Other 3 7%
disease-related symptoms 1 2%
Don't know 1 2%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Acetyl L-Carnitine.

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  30 mg day 100 mg day 200 mg day 250 mg day 330 mg day 400 mg day 500 mg day 600 mg day 1000 mg day 1200 mg day 1500 mg day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 6 Number of Patients: 6 3 Number of Patients: 3 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Acetyl L-Carnitine or how long patients were taking Acetyl L-Carnitine before stopping.

Currently taking Acetyl L-Carnitine

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8

Stopped taking Acetyl L-Carnitine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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2
1
3
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Why Patients Stopped Taking Acetyl L-Carnitine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 5 63% Other: 63%
Did not seem to work 4 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Expense 1 13% Expense: 13%


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