Carnitine and B.O./ Shayna

[Guest guest]

Shayna,

When I was on TPN my Carnitor was added to my TPN bag by me right before I

hooked up. My Carnitor was for Intravenous use only. I am sure the IV form can

be administered by you, but why would you want to? How much Carnitor do you take

everyday? What makes you think that you aren't absorbing all of

the Carnitor that you are taking?

If you would get the okay to use the IV Carnitor(and your insurance company

would pay for it) that would mean

that you would have to be poked everyday, something I definitely wouldn't want

to do, but maybe all those extra needle pokes don't bother you. :-) hehehehe

Ann-Marie

Barbara--or anyone else--

Have you taken oral carnitine only or have you also tried it

intravenously? Is the intravenous form something that can be self-

administered? The article Barbara sent says it's mostly used in

children with life-threatening crises, but if I'm not absorbing lots

of the oral form (though the amount I do absorb definitely helps),

is there a reason I shouldn't use the intravenous instead?

--Shayna

[Guest guest]

Ann-Marie,

I am assuming that I'm not absorbing all of the carnitor because the

article I read said that only about 1/4 of oral carnitor is

absorbed. It said that in about 5% of people on carnitor, the fishy

odor results from the bacteria in the bowel that try to convert the

leftover carnitine to another substance (trimethylamines). It said

that in comparison, the IV form was " fully available for body use as

it bypasses the bowel absorption problems. "

Still, having read all that, at this point I would describe myself

as merely curious about the IV form since I don't know what it's

like to administer or if it's even necessary. (There was a time when

I took B-12 shots myself everyday--it was actually quite easy but I

don't know how IV carnitor compares. I wondered if it was a drip

rather than a shot which would be much more complex.) Anyway, the

suggestions I've heard from other people about dealing with the

fishy smell--and possibly the absorption problem--sound like better

first steps. I have the feeling that the IV question will become

irrelevant and unnecessary. But for today, it's still low tide

around here!

Best,

Shayna

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> Shayna,

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> When I was on TPN my Carnitor was added to my TPN bag by me right

before I hooked up. My Carnitor was for Intravenous use only. I am

sure the IV form can be administered by you, but why would you want

to? How much Carnitor do you take everyday? What makes you think

that you aren't absorbing all of

> the Carnitor that you are taking?

>

> If you would get the okay to use the IV Carnitor(and your

insurance company would pay for it) that would mean

> that you would have to be poked everyday, something I definitely

wouldn't want to do, but maybe all those extra needle pokes don't

bother you. :-) hehehehe

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> Ann-Marie

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> Barbara--or anyone else--

> Have you taken oral carnitine only or have you also tried it

> intravenously? Is the intravenous form something that can be self-

> administered? The article Barbara sent says it's mostly used in

> children with life-threatening crises, but if I'm not absorbing

lots

> of the oral form (though the amount I do absorb definitely helps),

> is there a reason I shouldn't use the intravenous instead?

> --Shayna

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