Acetyl L-Carnitine Treatment Report
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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Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General health | 25 |
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1 | ||||
| Slow my ALS progress | 23 |
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2 | ||||
| Fatigue | 21 |
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5 | |||
| Other | 12 |
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1 | ||||
| Treat Parkinson's | 11 |
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1 | ||||
| Brain fog | 5 |
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1 |
See all 93 patients currently taking Acetyl L-Carnitine
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Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Acetyl L-Carnitine. See all 24 dosages ►
| 200 mg as needed | 300mg as needed | daily | 1 g daily | 1 other daily | 2 g daily | 2 mg daily | 3 g daily | 30 mg daily | 100 mg daily | 200 mg daily | 250 mg daily | 330 mg daily | 400 mg daily | 500 mg daily | 588 mg daily | 600 mg daily | 660 mg daily | 750 mg daily | 800 mg daily | 1000 mg daily | 1200 mg daily | 1500 mg daily | 1600 mg daily | ||
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1
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1
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5
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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4
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3
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1
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5
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27
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1
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3
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1
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1
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1
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19
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2
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10
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1
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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12 | 40% |
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Did not seem to work
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8 | 27% |
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Expense
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4 | 13% |
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Not indicated
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3 | 10% |
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Doctor's advice
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2 | 7% |
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Personal research
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2 | 7% |
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Side effects too severe
|
1 | 3% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 3% |
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See all 28 patients who’ve stopped taking Acetyl L-Carnitine
Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Patient Evaluations
See all 11 patient evaluations
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- stickyfingers
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: none
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
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- stickyfingers
- 1500 mg daily
- since Sep 07, 2008
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Efficacy
Can't tell
for Treat Parkinson's
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Side Effects
None
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- penny81
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: None
- Cognition: mild
- Vision: none
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: moderate
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- penny81
- 500 mg daily
- since Sep 22, 2008
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Efficacy
Slight
for Fatigue
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Side Effects
None
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- Tnkrbell
- Sex: F
- Sensation: None
- Overall: None
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: none
- Walking: none
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- Tnkrbell
- 500 mg daily
- since Aug 17, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Cognitive confusion
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Side Effects
None
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See all 11 patient evaluations
Report created on November 22, 2009.