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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

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

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Fatigue 12 48%
Other 4 16%
Brain fog 3 12%
General health 2 8%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia) 1 4%
Cognitive confusion 1 4%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Acetyl L-Carnitine.

  0 mg Daily 1 mg Daily 2 mg Daily 250 mg Daily 400 mg Daily 500 mg Daily 588 mg Daily 1000 mg Daily 1500 mg Daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1  

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

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
1
5
1
4

Stopped taking Acetyl L-Carnitine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
2
4
0
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Acetyl L-Carnitine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 4 57% Did not seem to work: 57%
Expense 1 14% Expense: 14%
Other 1 14% Other: 14%
Not indicated 1 14% Not indicated: 14%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 3 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate 67% 2
Slight 33% 1

Fatigue

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 3

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 3)

  • penny81
    Sex: F
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: None
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: none
    See profile
  • penny81
  • by penny81
    Sep 22, 2008
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Fatigue

See all evaluation results for Acetyl L-Carnitine



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