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I've been taking it for a while and it's one of the few things that help me. I'm having a lot of issues figuring out the optimal dosage and times to give a day though. Anyone have any advice?
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The standard dose for L-carnitine is between 500-2,000mg.
There are various forms of carnitine supplementation available. Acetyl-L-Carnitine (ALCAR) is used for cognitive enhancement. L-Carnitine L-Tartrate (LCLT) is typically used for physical performance and power output. Glycine Propionyl L-Carnitine (GPLC) is used to alleviate intermittent claudication and blood flow issues.
L-carnitine is supplemented daily.
The equivalent dosage range for other forms of L-carnitine are as follows: 630-2,500mg (ALCAR), 1,000-4,000mg (LCLT) and 1,000-4,000mg (GPLC).
For me, l-carnitine prevented worsening of symptoms from eating meat fats (probably palmitic acid).
I assumed that my issues with fatty acids had to do with transport across the mitochondrial membrane. L-carnitine does the transporting. I didn't know why elevated palmitic acid in the cytoplasm but not transported into the mitochondria would cause symptoms, but it seemed like a reasonable hypothesis. I'm not sure whether excess propionic acid fits the observations, but I'll think about it.
l-carnitine prevented worsening of symptoms from eating meat fats
precious lines! @Emootje@Richard7 I too found l-carnitine was useful if I ate too much meat or any protein for that matter. In my case it turns out that l-carntine helps to flush out the toxins from excess propionic acid. Propionic acid along with methylmalonic acid is formed when one of the two pathways which depends on B12 is blocked by deficiency.
Propionic acid gives me a lot of brain fog and makes me feel generally very unwell especially an hour after eating protein