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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) 15 3 Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 5 1 Efficacy_moderate
Fatigue 5 0
Mitochondrial Disease 3 0
Brain fog 3 1 Efficacy_moderate
Parkinson's Disease 2 0

See all 41 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
 9

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 24 dosages ►

  250 mcg daily 250 mg daily 330 mg daily 500 mg daily 650 mg daily 750 mg daily 990 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 2,970 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 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 9   Did not seem to work: 60%
Expense 2   Expense: 13%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 13%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 13%
Other 2   Other: 13%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 7%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 7%

See all 15 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
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 33%
Usually
 5 56%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 11%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of L-Carnitine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 22%
A little
 2 22%
Not at all
 5 56%

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
 4 100%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.