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What is L-Carnitine?

L-Carnitine is a molecule found naturally in the body. This supplement is used to enhance physical performance and to treat fatigue and cachexia associated with carnitine deficiency caused by end-stage renal disease, cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, and HIV/AIDs.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 14 3 Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 5 1 Efficacy_moderate
Fatigue 4 0
Brain fog 3 1 Efficacy_moderate
Mitochondrial Disease 3 0
increase energy level 2 0

See all 40 patients currently taking L-Carnitine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 8

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with L-Carnitine

Stomach upset 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking L-Carnitine. See all 26 dosages ►

  250 mg daily 500 mg daily 650 mg daily 750 mg daily 800 mg daily 855 mg daily 990 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 2,000 mg daily 660 mg
  4 Number of Patients: 4 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking L-Carnitine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 8   Did not seem to work: 62%
Other 2   Other: 15%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 8%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 8%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 8%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 8%
Expense 1   Expense: 8%

See all 13 patients who’ve stopped taking L-Carnitine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking L-Carnitine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking L-Carnitine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of L-Carnitine

Always
 3 38%
Usually
 4 50%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 13%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of L-Carnitine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 13%
A little
 2 25%
Not at all
 5 63%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of L-Carnitine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 100%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.