Andrew Huberman· PhD
Acetyl-L-Carnitine -Helps your cells make energy. - Studied in people with diabetic nerve pain. - May help nerves send signals better.
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Acetyl-L-Carnitine -Helps your cells make energy. - Studied in people with diabetic nerve pain. - May help nerves send signals better.
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There is evidence that acetylcarnitine can reduce the symptoms of chronic whole body pain and other certain forms of acute pain at dosages of somewhere between one to three and sometimes four grams per day.
Meaning they studied this in diabetic neuropathy. The clinical endpoint was not pain reduction. The clinical endpoint was nerve conduction velocity changes.