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What is Acetyl L-Carnitine plus Alpha Lipoic Acid?

Acetyl-L-carnitine is a dietary supplement used to improve memory and may improve depression. Alpha lipoic acid, an antioxidant, is a vitamin-like substance that helps to make energy in the body.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Fatigue 10 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Cognitive impairment 9 5 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 4 0
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 3 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 3 1 Efficacy_moderate
Memory Loss 2 0

See all 29 patients currently taking Acetyl L-Carnitine plus Alpha Lipoic Acid

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 10

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Acetyl L-Carnitine plus Alpha Lipoic Acid. See all 19 dosages ►

  400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 650 mg daily 700 mg daily 800 mg daily 1,350 mg daily 1,600 mg daily 2,500 mg daily 4,200 mg daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Acetyl L-Carnitine plus Alpha Lipoic Acid (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 33%
Expense 1   Expense: 17%
Other 1   Other: 17%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 17%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Acetyl L-Carnitine plus Alpha Lipoic Acid

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Acetyl L-Carnitine plus Alpha Lipoic Acid

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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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Stopped Taking Acetyl L-Carnitine plus Alpha Lipoic Acid

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Acetyl L-Carnitine plus Alpha Lipoic Acid

Always
 7 64%
Usually
 2 18%
Sometimes
 2 18%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Acetyl L-Carnitine plus Alpha Lipoic Acid

Very
 1 9%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 9%
Not at all
 9 82%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Acetyl L-Carnitine plus Alpha Lipoic Acid

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 14%
$25-49
 2 29%
< $25
 4 57%

Report created on May 28, 2012.