L-Carnitine Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
Carnitor, GlycoCarn, Xoponex with chamber
See also:
CoQ10 and L-Carnitine, Levocarnitine, Xopenex
What is L-Carnitine?
Acetyl-L-carnitine prevents substance P loss in the sciatic nerve and lumbar spinal cord of diabetic animals
INT. J. CLIN. PHARMACOL. RES. (Switzerland), 1992, 12/5-6 (243-246)
Diabetic neuropathy is a disease of peripheral nerves, characterized by axonal atrophy and degeneration that might be preceded by a marked impairment of axonal transport and by a reduced conduction velocity. Sensory nerves are particularly susceptible to diabetes. In the present report it is shown that experimental diabetes in rats causes a significant reduction of the content of the pain-related neuropeptide substance P in sciatic nerve and lumbar spinal cord. Such a loss of substance P is fully prevented by acetyl-L-camitine treatment. The neuroprotective pharmacological effect is selective and takes place without significant changes of hyperglycaemia and without modifications of the reduced rate of body growth typical of diabetic animals.
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Reasons Taken
23 patients in the community are taking or have taken L-Carnitine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Slow my ALS progress | 8 | 38% |
| General health | 4 | 19% |
| Brain fog | 3 | 14% |
| Other | 3 | 14% |
| Fatigue | 1 | 4% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 1 | 4% |
| Breathing difficulty | 1 | 4% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking L-Carnitine.
Duration
How long current patients have been taking L-Carnitine or how long patients were taking L-Carnitine before stopping.
