Acetyl L-Carnitine Treatment Report
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| 56 Patients currently take Acetyl L-Carnitine | |
| 13 Patients stopped taking Acetyl L-Carnitine | |
raymoreConnie
500 mg daily since Nov 01, 2006 | |
denny/fla
1000 mg daily since Oct 20, 2004 | |
stickyfingers
1500 mg daily since Dec 01, 2007 |
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.
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What we've learned
Why Patients Take Acetyl L-Carnitine
| slow my disease's progress | |
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| General health | |
| Fatigue | |
| Other | |
| Brain fog | |
| Not indicated | |
| Cognitive confusion | |
| Peripheral neuritis (neuropathy) | |
| Disease-related symptoms | |
| Don't know |
Patient Dosages
| 1 mg daily | 30 mg daily | 100 mg daily | 200 mg daily | 250 mg daily | 330 mg daily | 400 mg daily | 500 mg daily | 600 mg daily | 800 mg daily | 1000 mg daily | 1200 mg daily | 1500 mg daily | 1600 mg daily | 2000 mg daily | N/A | ||
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How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Acetyl L-Carnitine
Why Patients Stopped Taking Acetyl L-Carnitine (multiple reasons could be selected)
| Did not seem to work | |
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| Other | |
| Not indicated | |
| Expense | |
| Side effects too severe |
How Long Patients Took Acetyl L-Carnitine Before Stopping
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