L-Carnitine and Verbal Tics

[emma1]

I asked our doctor about using L-Carnitine, and so he checked my child's carnitine level. Today I found out that it is in the normal (average) range. So, my question is: Could I still use carnitine for verbal tics? My doctor (who is just our regular pediatrician, but who has had a lot of info on PANDAS) seemed to suggest I would only want to supplement (with L-Carnitine) if the carnitine level tested low.

[faith]

Emma,

how do they test for that? blood test? I am surprised a regular pediatrician would agree to test for that. Could/would he test for all vitamin levels?

 

How is your daughter doing, does she still have a vocal? Is she still on antibiotics?

 

Thanks

Faith

[emma1]

I don't know what he would test for (as in all vitamin levels) but he did test for this. She is doing well, but came down with a bad virus (not strep) a couple of days ago, and I am noticing a few symptoms today.

 

It was a blood test. We had gone in a couple of weeks ago for something else, and had just asked about the L-Carnitine for future reference.

[CSP]

Emma,

 

My son tested high outputs of Adipate in his urine, under the Fatty Acid Metabolism. Carnitine was listed as one of the intervention options along with B2. I don't know if his carnitine levels were normal or not, but he could take 400mg at age 13 and about 85lbs.

 

That was done by Metametrix Labs.

C.P.