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Is it safe to take l-carnitine with ssris? i (zoloft)

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

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Yes: In general, l-carnitine is safe up to 2000mg/day. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16901595 it helps transfer long-chain fatty acids as acyl-carnitine esters across the inner mitochondrial membrane before beta-oxidation -- hopefully helping your cells to create more energy, more efficiently. There are no interactions between L-carnitine & zoloft (sertraline).

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Answered 8/13/2020

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A member asked:

Is it safe to take l-carnitine with ssris? i (zoloft)

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

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