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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

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Fatigue 38 13 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 30 4 Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 27 4 Efficacy_cant_tell
Brain fog 17 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Parkinson's Disease 10 2 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 9 1 Efficacy_slight

See all 132 patients currently taking Acetyl L-Carnitine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 1
None
 30

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

Lightheadedness 1
Cramps in stomach 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Acetyl L-Carnitine. See all 34 dosages ►

  daily 1 g daily 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 3,000 mg daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 8 Number of Patients: 8 10 Number of Patients: 10 35 Number of Patients: 35 3 Number of Patients: 3 23 Number of Patients: 23 14 Number of Patients: 14 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Acetyl L-Carnitine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 17   Other: 35%
Did not seem to work 15   Did not seem to work: 31%
Expense 5   Expense: 10%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 6%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 4%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 4%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 4%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 4%

See all 44 patients who’ve stopped taking Acetyl L-Carnitine

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

Currently Taking Acetyl 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

Stopped Taking Acetyl 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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Acetyl L-Carnitine

Always
 20 63%
Usually
 9 28%
Sometimes
 3 9%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Acetyl L-Carnitine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 7 22%
A little
 5 16%
Not at all
 20 63%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Acetyl L-Carnitine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 2 12%
$25-49
 7 41%
< $25
 8 47%

Report created on February 12, 2012.