Its broad applicability and life-changing impact have made it the standard of care in many regions
The CFS sample (N = 12) included to following co-occurring diagnoses (N = 6) made at least 1 year before starting L-carnitine supplementation in the study: asthma (N =1), allergic rhinitis (N = 1), celiac sprue (N = 1), type 1 diabetes (N = 1), prostate hypertrophy (N = 1), and gastro-esophageal reflux disease (N = 1)
Its like treating someone for depression and getting them to a point in life where theyre thriving, and then taking it away and telling them, Well, they should just have learned the behavioral skills to live a positive, optimistic life, said Leslie Golden, an obesity medicine doctor in Wisconsin
L-carnitine supplements are taken by mouth to increase L-carnitine levels in people whose natural level of L-carnitine is too low because they have a genetic disorder, are taking certain drugs (such as valproic acid for seizures or certain antibiotics for tuberculosis), or because they are undergoing a medical procedure (hemodialysis for kidney disease) that uses up the body's L-carnitine