L-Carnitine, not so good.

[murphy'smom]

I bought some L-Carnitine at Walgreens (Natrol Brand) 500mg capsules. It says on the bottle to take one a day on an empty stomach. Sunday morning I took one (empty stomach), then an hour later I did my Elliptical workout. I went about the rest of my day as usual, didn't eat any different foods. Probably 2 hours after I took that pill, I felt all weird and shaky. It felt like I was comming off drinking a few energy drinks. I used to drink Red Bull all the time, and it was way worse than those things. I felt awful, like laying down and having too much energy at the same time. I drank as much water as I could, and about 12 hours after taking the pill I finally felt back to normal. Has anyone else had this problem?? I do not want to take this anymore, but I am a bit confused because Dr. Atkins took this every day, but how??? Maybe it just doesn't agree with me. Any ideas?? Thank you!

[biogeek]

I have not had that experience with L-carnitine & I'm sorry to hear that it may be causing you some problems. Perhaps 500 mg is too much for you? I use TwinLab brand and it is at 250 mg a capsule. I don't know if Natrol is a solid pill or a capsule, but how about trying to cut it in half (if it's solid) and see how that smaller dose works for you before just tossing them away?

Hope you're feeling better!

[murphy'smom]

Thank you for the reply. I gave them to a friend of mine who loves working out. I don't need them, I just wanted to try them. Oh, they were capsules.

[pstansel]

I never take it on an empty stomach, and I take it 45 min or so before I work out. Honestly, for me I think it's more a placebo Sorry it affected you badly.