Re: Has anyone tried using carnitine????? Help with brain fog & fatigue??

[Guest guest]

Hi P,

Is that to help with the urea cycle?

Do you have high ammonia (hyperammonemia by lab test)

Be careful with the high dose vit D3, it can accumulate to put you into a toxic

range with a long half-life, i.e. it takes a time to get there, but also takes

some time to recover if it happens,

best wishes

Bob

>

> Hi,

>

> Has anyone here tried using Acetyl-L-Carnitine (Acetyllevocarnitine

hydrochloride)????

>

> My doctor has just prescribed it to try and help me with my ongoing exhaustion

and fatigue. I started using it today. He has also started me on CoQ10 which I

started using about 2 weeks ago.

[Guest guest]

Hi Bob,

No I don't have high ammonia.

The doc said it had something to do with producing energy in the mitochondria (I

THINK this is what he said????). I suffer from constant exhaustion so he is

hoping that it helps increase my energy.

The 100,000 iu was a one-off dose to try and get my D levels within range. I

have done it once before (Vit D level was 26) and then 1 week later started on

1000iu per day with no ill effects. Vit D levels were tested regularly and

finally came within range. I'm hoping the same thing happens now. Doc has told

me to take 2000 iu a day this time and stop using it 3 days prior to my blood

test. My Parathyroid Hormone Levels are slightly elevated so the doc and the

endo both said to take Vit D, only the doc has recommended the higher dose.

P xo

> Is that to help with the urea cycle?

> Do you have high ammonia (hyperammonemia by lab test)

>

> Be careful with the high dose vit D3, it can accumulate to put you into a

toxic range with a long half-life, i.e. it takes a time to get there, but also

takes some time to recover if it happens,

[Guest guest]

Hi P - there is information here about Carnitine http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/carnitine-l-000291.htm

Luv - Sheila

Has anyone here tried using Acetyl-L-Carnitine (Acetyllevocarnitine

hydrochloride)????

My doctor has just prescribed it to try and help me with my ongoing exhaustion

and fatigue. I started using it today. He has also started me on CoQ10 which I

started using about 2 weeks ago.

He also prescribed 100,000 iu of Vitamin D3 because my levels were 42 (in range

of 60 -160).

Since nothing has worked to improve my energy levels, I think he is trying the

carnitine to see if it makes any difference.

Has anyone tried it? If so, what happened? Did you feel any better? Any more

energetic?

I feel as though I'm running on 2 1/2 cylinders most of the time.

Any comments would be appreciated.

P xo

No virus

found in this incoming message.

Checked by AVG - www.avg.com

Version: 8.5.427 / Virus Database: 270.14.106/2563 - Release Date: 12/14/09

19:40:00

[Guest guest]

I use R ALA and Acetyl L Carnitine daily... It helps me a lot. But YMMV

because everyone is different. By the way. The best price I can find on

the Carnitine is at 1Fast400... I buy the 500 gram container. It tastes

like vinegar. And it comes in powder form, but it doesn't taste so bad

that I can't take it straight. I would suggest buying a capsule filler

and making your own capsules. It will save you a ton of money.

Their R ALA is the best price I could find anywhere too, and it works

fine for me. 100 capsules @ 100 mg, they don't sell that one in bulk.

But be aware you need to keep R ALA in a cool place. It is extremely

temp sensitive, but it works better for me. I would suggest

supplementing with vitamin C as well. The ALCAR recycles vitamin C and

other antioxidants and extends their lifespan, it also recycles

glutathione. Or at least that's my understanding of the action from what

I've read. Give it a while to do its' thing before you give up on it. It

took about a week for me to start feeling a difference.

Annie

patersonia wrote:

>

> Hi,

>

> Has anyone here tried using Acetyl-L-Carnitine (Acetyllevocarnitin e

> hydrochloride) ????

>

> My doctor has just prescribed it to try and help me with my ongoing

> exhaustion and fatigue. I started using it today. He has also started

> me on CoQ10 which I started using about 2 weeks ago.

>

> He also prescribed 100,000 iu of Vitamin D3 because my levels were 42

> (in range of 60 -160).

>

> Since nothing has worked to improve my energy levels, I think he is

> trying the carnitine to see if it makes any difference.

>

> Has anyone tried it? If so, what happened? Did you feel any better?

> Any more energetic?

>

> I feel as though I'm running on 2 1/2 cylinders most of the time.

>

> Any comments would be appreciated.

>

> P xo

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi when taking high dose Vit D3, you should have blood test after 6 weeks. I am

assuming that is 100,000 once a week.

The usual protocol is 50,000iu once a week for 6 weeks then retest.

Keeping in mind that Vit D3 is a hormone not a vitamin.

F

>

> Hi,

>

> Has anyone here tried using Acetyl-L-Carnitine (Acetyllevocarnitine

hydrochloride)????

>

> My doctor has just prescribed it to try and help me with my ongoing exhaustion

and fatigue. I started using it today. He has also started me on CoQ10 which I

started using about 2 weeks ago.

>

> He also prescribed 100,000 iu of Vitamin D3 because my levels were 42 (in

range of 60 -160).

>

> Since nothing has worked to improve my energy levels, I think he is trying the

carnitine to see if it makes any difference.

>

> Has anyone tried it? If so, what happened? Did you feel any better? Any

more energetic?

>

> I feel as though I'm running on 2 1/2 cylinders most of the time.

>

> Any comments would be appreciated.

>

> P xo

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Sheila

>

> Hi P - there is information here about Carnitine

> http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/carnitine-l-000291.htm

>

> Luv - Sheila

[Guest guest]

Well you certainly have a very well informed doctor - lucky you! The package to

help the mitochondria includes the following:

Acetyl-L-Carnitine

Co-Enzyme Q10

D-ribose

Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide)

Magnesium and B12 if necessary.

I have the poor mitochondrial function problem and tried all these supplements,

but they had no effect. The reason for that is that I also have several other

things wrong and I have to put them all right at once to have much impact.

I would read all about it on Dr Myhill's pages. In fact, if you are suffering

from fatigue there are a great many articles which might be of interest.

http://www.drmyhill.co.uk/article.cfm?id=381

Miriam

>

> Hi,

>

> Has anyone here tried using Acetyl-L-Carnitine (Acetyllevocarnitine

hydrochloride)????

>

> My doctor has just prescribed it to try and help me with my ongoing exhaustion

and fatigue. I started using it today. He has also started me on CoQ10 which I

started using about 2 weeks ago.

>

> He also prescribed 100,000 iu of Vitamin D3 because my levels were 42 (in

range of 60 -160).

>

> Since nothing has worked to improve my energy levels, I think he is trying the

carnitine to see if it makes any difference.

>

> Has anyone tried it? If so, what happened? Did you feel any better? Any

more energetic?

>

> I feel as though I'm running on 2 1/2 cylinders most of the time.

>

> Any comments would be appreciated.

>

> P xo

>

[Guest guest]

I believe it's not recommended for hypothyroid people.

http://www.mythyroid.com/vitamins.html

What effect does carnitine supplementation have on thyroid function? The data

appears to show that L-carnitine can function as an antagonist of thyroid

hormone, likely by blocking the entry of thyroid hormone into cells. Indeed,

these properties of L-carnitine may be beneficial in hyperthyroid subjects. As

hyperthyroidism may be associated with modest carnitine deficiency, the effects

of carnitine supplementation were examined in a small randomized trial of women

on L-thyroxine supplementation. Modestly beneficial effects of carnitine were

seen in this study, as described in Usefulness of l-carnitine, a naturally

occurring peripheral antagonist of thyroid hormone action, in iatrogenic

hyperthyroidism: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2001 Aug;86(8):3579-94.