insurance covering Carnitor?

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It's only just occurred to me, that my " new " drug insurance coverage would make

Carnitor far less expensive to me, than the OTC I've been doing so far.

1) I can't recall, but wasn't there some discussion here about a possible new

prescription for ACETYL carnitine. Does anyone know any more on this point?

2) As to Carnitor, which I know is just the plain variant of carnitine, not

acetyl....is this likely to be approved by an insurer, or is it going to be

difficult? Anyone with experience either way, I'd like to hear about it. Despite

my neuro doc's general disinterest in this supplement (as I noted in an earlier

post), I suspect he will write a scrip, but probably won't defend it vigorously.

3) Are there any issues about the efficacy of Carnitor vs. OTC carnitine? I know

one, namely that you cannot be as sure of what you're getting, with any OTC. But

is there anything else?

Steve D.