L carnitine question

Tommy Wall · Feb 5, 2017

I read on this forum about L carnitine and it´s benefits. However I am not a very atletic person and have some issues with Cholesterol and trigs. Anyway I just bought L-carnitine 1g (tartrate) including a low dose of vit E. In what way would I benefit from this supplement if I´m not a gym person? I read somewhere that L-carnitine can increase you red blood cell counts and that´s what make me afraid of (eventhough it was written that´s good thing due to increase of NO) ( I doubt that statement). I am hestating a bit to start this supplement since my red blood cells are on the upper side and I don´t wish to do donate blood.
I would like to have a faster metabolism and less fatigue.

How many gram would be enough for health benefit? Since this product is just a normal L-Carnitine shall I take just after the biggest meal?

Any input?

madman · Feb 5, 2017

https://www.nutritionexpress.com/article+index/authors/showarticle.aspx?id=1487

https://www.nutritionexpress.com/article+index/authors/jeff+s+volek+phd+rd/showarticle.aspx?id=2294

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18993165

madman · Feb 5, 2017

https://www.nowfoods.com/supplements/l-carnitine-1000-mg-tablets

If you want the purest go with a brand like NOW which uses CARNIPURE...............manufactured by Lonza in Switzerland!

I used to dose 1 gram twice daily.....................definitely noticed a boost in energy,also tried acetyl l-carnitine at 2 grams thrice daily but must have been too high a dosage as it made me irritable/snappy felt as if I could gnaw through an excessively hairy leather snatch!

Tommy Wall · Feb 5, 2017

I bought Pro Action Carnitina 1000 gluten and lactos free.

Re-Ride · Feb 5, 2017

Tommy, There are stacks incorporating acetyl-L-carnitine (aka ALC, ALCAR) which are proposed for fatigue. There is more evidence for neuro-cog and mitochondrial benefit than for "fat burning"
https://examine.com/supplements/L-Carnitine/

I'd suggest beginning with 500mg ALC in the morning on an empty stomach. You may wish to try it in combination with alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) and other aminos. I would not worry about it boosting your RBC. It's very safe.

Beware of anecdotal claims such as theses, YMMV:
https://www.braintropic.com/nootropics/acetyl-l-carnitine/

https://nootriment.com/acetyl-l-carnitine/

I buy ALCAR by the kilo from MyProtein (beware of price gouging, buy steep sales only). I believe I paid $10/kilo. Avoid the retail packaged compound mixtures unless you've got more $$ to burn than fat.

I'm not sure if it's any one supplement or synergism but I substantially reduced cholesterol, A1C and got all my markers in a healthy range back in November. Get you CBC,metabolic and lipid panels done at baseline then every 60 days to see what benefit if any you are personally getting..

Tommy Wall · Feb 5, 2017

I am perhaps more into fat burning but do mean that ALCAR beside that also inhence neuro-cog and mitochondrial benefits? Meaning killing two birds with one stone?