Levocarnitine Treatment Report
See also: L-Carnitine
What is Levocarnitine?
Levocarnitine is used to prevent and treat a lack of carnitine in patients with kidney disease on dialysis and to people whose body cannot properly use carnitine from their diet. Certain levocarnitine products have been specifically approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for medical use.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brain fog | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Treat Parkinson's | 1 | 0 |
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 100% |
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Other
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1 | 100% |
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Stopped Taking Levocarnitine
| 0-1 month | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6 months-1year | 1-2 years | 2 years or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Report created on November 22, 2009.