Have you taken L-carnitine?

Hi, Caryn. I am a licensed Pharmacy Technician and I do take L-Carnitine. No allergic reactions. But as a standard practice, you need to treat allergy as an individual condition. Everyone reacts differently to any supplement. There are many forms of Carnitine. I do not recommend you taking Acetyl-L-Carnitine which is the most common form.

1. Acetyl-L-Carnitine (ALCAR) causes acute headaches / migraines if not taken with equal amounts of Choline.

2. Take L-Carnitine Tartrate instead. Side benefit is INCREASED HAIR GROWTH AFTER 200 DAYS based on a 2007 German study by Henkel. The brand I take is NOW Foods L-Carnitine in powder form: http://www.iherb.com/Now-Foods-L-Carnitine-100-Pur... only 20$ good for 2 months (there is a 5$ discount)

3. When buying Carnitine, look at the back of the label if it says "from Carnitine Tartrate". You would want to have that in the label

4. The cheapest Tartrates are in iHerb or Amazon. Just search for carnitine tartrate at iHerb / Amazon or copy paste these links:

http://www.iherb.com/Search?rcode=MOL199&kw=carnit...

http://www.amazon.com/s?index=blended&tag=healthyn...

5. This is a MUST for anybody who are on a low-carb diet, for anyone who wants to lose fat, for hyperthyroids and for. Let me know if you I could be of any further help. Best of health!

I take 3g L-Carnitine before my workouts. I find that it gives me great energy boost for workouts, and it has also helped me lean down a bunch. I think it's very effective and totally underrated!