L-Carnitine Treatment Report

Category: Supplements

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What is L-Carnitine?

An example of 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 & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
15 3 Efficacy_cant_tell
7 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
6 0
4 0
3 1 Efficacy_moderate
2 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 11

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

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1
1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking L-Carnitine. See all 33 dosages ►

  2 g daily 250 mg daily 250 mcg daily 500 mg daily 855 mg daily 900 mg daily 990 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 2,970 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking L-Carnitine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 10   Did not seem to work: 56%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 22%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 11%
Other 2   Other: 11%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 11%
Expense 2   Expense: 11%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 6%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 6%

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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
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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of L-Carnitine

Always
 5 42%
Usually
 5 42%
Sometimes
 1 8%
Never
 1 8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of L-Carnitine

Very
 1 8%
Somewhat
 3 25%
A little
 2 17%
Not at all
 6 50%

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
 5 100%

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4 patient evaluations for L-Carnitine

  • Deefog
    Data Quality: 1 star
    • Sex: Female
    • Age: 44y
    Condition: Muscular Dystrophy 3 additional condition(s)
    Quality of Life:
    • Mental: Moderate
    • Physical: Mild
    I am: Bad
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Purposes: Muscular Dystrophy and Do not produce it on my own (Started Jul 01, 1994)
Date Dosage Muscular Dystrophy Perceived effectiveness Do not produce it on my own Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 26, 2012 2970 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
May 26, 2012
Advice & Tips
i know i should take them but it is very hard. it has to be 3 tablets 3 times a day. they have to be kept in foil selves of 10. you cant put them in a pill minder because they dissolve easily. i would have to carry them around to take them 3 times a day primary carnitine deficiency syndrome is very scary this is the only medication i have problems taking
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Bone strength (Started Dec 20, 2006)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 30, 2010 500 mg Every Other Week ?Can't tell NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Sep 30, 2010
Advice & Tips
Read about this in Poz Magazine, that our meds atrophy our bones and our hips will sometimes just fall apart without warning. I can still run across the street so I guess it's working.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) (Started Nov 27, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 10, 2009 990 mg Daily ?Can't tell NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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What is levocarnitine?


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Interactions

Other Names

Carnitor, levocarnitine, and L-Carnitine

Available Strengths & Dosages


Route Form Strength
oral capsule 250 mg

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