Is It Safe to Take L Carnitine Injections?

On October 17, 2011, in Acetyl carnitine, Acetyl L-carnitine, Carnitine, L carnitine injections, L carnitine supplements, by admin

The industry that currently depends on the manufacture and sales of carnitine supplements is so lucrative that many people go to great lengths in order to create as many options as possible. One of such options is L carnitine injections. While injectable carnitine is not exactly the first option an ordinary person would take, it is nevertheless one of the most important means to obtain the substance into one’s system.

As compared with other supplement forms of carnitine (such as carnitine powder, liquid, capsule or tablet), L carnitine injections are not exactly easy to take—not all people are comfortable with sticking a needle into one’s body. Besides, administering injections takes some amount of skill, which means it is not for everybody—especially those that are afraid of syringes.

There are specific situations, however, where L carnitine injections are most needed or useful. Obviously, if you need to have the supplement in your body as quickly as possible and as readily assimilated into your blood, the injection route is the way to go—it bypasses the gastric or digestive canal and goes straight to the blood stream. And if you’re taking acetyl carnitine—the form of carnitine that passes the blood-brain barrier—then using a syringe is the quickest way to have the substance do its work in your body.

L carnitine injections are also most useful in administering the substance on animals, such as dogs. In fact, majority of injectable carnitine products are meant for our canine pets. It is more convenient than tablets or capsules and, as mentioned above, is obtained by the body faster than one would have with, say, carnitine capsules.

As this form of L carnitine administration is also more expensive than carnitine capsules or tablets, it is not actually the most popular carnitine supplement. However, it does have its merits in terms of quick assimilation and (when administered on animals) convenience. The bottom line is that choose only L carnitine injections of it is really the form you need and if your situation falls under the types mentioned above. Otherwise, in our opinion, carnitine powder or liquid is sufficient for most general needs and purposes.