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We believe this to be the wonder drug for our child. Our son has exhibitted incredible and notable benefits from the oral suspension of L-carnitine (carnitor). Our child was slapped with a variety of different labels, ranging from lazy, lethargic, tired, to having ASD (autism). The effects of this drug were evident after approximately 3 weeks of consistent, daily administration of this liquid. We noticed an over-all improvement. He wasn't yawning throghout the day anymore, he demonstrat... View full comment
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It works well for me. My only compliant is that it tastes horrible. It's hard to swallow with water. It usually gets stuck to my tongue when I go to swallow.
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I mainly used it when i started on an excercise programme. I found my muscles would ache and my ankles would swell. Its been pretty good, very effective I think.
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I was given this for my back pain after my auto accident. It had no effect on the pain that I was having and gave me no side effects. My doctor told me that some people it works for and others like me it has no effect. He switched me to lortab and I havent had a problem
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