L-Carnitine 500 mg Ingredients & Drug Interactions
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First and foremost: checking L-Carnitine 500 mg against your medications. The heart of this page is the interaction checker and the full interaction report — how this product’s ingredients may interact with prescription and over-the-counter medicines you may be taking.
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L-Carnitine 500 mg is a dietary supplement by Metabolic Maintenance with 1 active ingredient. Its ingredients are commonly taken for exercise performance and recovery, heart health, weight management.Based on those ingredients, 19 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. The ingredients most likely to interact are L-Carnitine. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.
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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of L-Carnitine 500 mg by Metabolic Maintenance
Our pharmacy team’s full take, with four database checks built into the cards below — a summary of what is known, not a grade of the product itself.
What’s inside
Full disclosure
This product contains one active ingredient: L-carnitine tartrate, a form of L-carnitine — a compound your body makes naturally and uses to convert fat into energy. The capsule itself is vegetarian cellulose, an inert filler.
Does it work?
Strong evidence
L-carnitine is established as effective for L-carnitine deficiency. For other conditions — high cholesterol (hyperlipidemia), heart failure (congestive heart failure or CHF), and chest pain from reduced heart blood flow (angina) — the evidence rates it as possibly effective.
That means there's some supporting research, but it's not yet conclusive enough to call it proven.
How safe is it?
Well-documented data
L-carnitine is generally well tolerated at typical doses, though higher amounts can cause stomach upset and a distinctive fishy body odor. The most common side effects are abdominal cramping, pain, diarrhea, heartburn, nausea, and reduced appetite.
Seizures are rare but have been reported. Safety data during breastfeeding isn't well studied, so caution is advised — talk with your doctor or pharmacist before taking this while nursing.
Pregnancy safety information isn't in our data; discuss this with your healthcare provider if you're pregnant or planning to be.
Meds to double-check
Moderate interaction found
Check before taking this product if you use blood thinners like warfarin or acenocoumarol — L-carnitine may boost their effect and raise your bleeding risk. Also confirm with your doctor or pharmacist if you take thyroid hormone replacement, since L-carnitine may reduce how well it works.
The bottom line
Scorecard at a glanceFully disclosed formula with strong clinical evidence behind its ingredients' uses. Moderate medication interactions have been identified, and safety information is well characterized.
L-carnitine may help if you have a documented deficiency or are interested in its possibly-effective roles in heart health and cholesterol. If you take blood thinners or thyroid hormone, this product isn't a simple add-on — you'll need to clear it with your doctor or pharmacist first.
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Assessment coverage: 1 of 1 active ingredient matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Sep 22, 2022.
This Scorecard evaluates available label information, ingredient evidence, and known medication-safety considerations. It does not independently verify product identity, purity, potency, contamination, or manufacturing quality. How these ratings are computed
General information
Key facts about L-Carnitine 500 mg, straight from the product label.
| Brand | Metabolic Maintenance |
|---|---|
| Barcode (UPC) | 838287001614 |
| Net contents | 60 Capsule(s) |
| Market status | On market |
| Date entered into DSLD | Sep 22, 2022 |
| DSLD ID | 274044 |
| Product type | Non-nutrient/non-botanical |
| Supplement form | Capsule |
| Dietary claims / uses | All Other |
| Intended target group(s) | Adult (18 - 50 Years), Gluten Free, Dairy Free |
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Supplement Facts
The label details for L-Carnitine 500 mg by Metabolic Maintenance, sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.
Supplement Facts
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| L-Carnitine | 500 mg | -- |
| L-Carnitine Tartrate | 746 mg | -- |
Other ingredients: Vegetarian Cellulose Capsule
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Precautions
Caution: Pregnant or lactating women consult your healthcare professional before taking this product.
Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place, out of the reach of children.
Storage
Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place, out of the reach of children.
Formulation
Egg free Gluten free Free of nuts Dairy free
Manufactured in a GMP Compliant Facility
FDA Statement of Identity
Dietary Supplement
Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions
Directions: One (1) capsule daily, or as directed by a healthcare professional. Best taken between meals.
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L-Carnitine 500 mg by Metabolic Maintenance label
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View the full label (PDF)The Ingredients in L-Carnitine 500 mg by Metabolic Maintenance
This is the 1 active ingredient this product is made of. Select it to open its full monograph.
Serving size1 Capsule(s) Dosage formCapsule Servings per container60 Amounts shown are per serving.
L-Carnitine
Interacts with19 drugs
L-carnitine is a compound your body makes naturally and also gets from foods like meat. It helps cells turn fat into energy, and supplements are most...
L-Carnitine monograph & interactionsOther (inactive) ingredients: Vegetarian Cellulose Capsule. These complete the product’s ingredient list but are not active constituents.
L-Carnitine 500 mg by Metabolic Maintenance Drug Interactions
HelloPharmacist Interaction Report
L-Carnitine 500 mg by Metabolic Maintenance can interact with blood thinners and thyroid hormone replacement.
The most serious concern is with acenocoumarol (Sintrom), an oral blood thinner: L-carnitine may boost its anticoagulant effect, and there are case reports of elevated INR (a measure of blood thinning) when both are used together. Warfarin (Coumadin) carries the same theoretical risk, though the evidence is less direct.
Read the full breakdown — every affected drug type, severity by severity
L-carnitine may also reduce how well thyroid hormone replacement works by blocking the hormone from entering cells properly. This could make symptoms of an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism) feel less severe, which might seem helpful short-term but could complicate your thyroid management if you're on prescription hormone therapy.
Altogether, these interactions span 19 individual medications. If you take warfarin, acenocoumarol, or any thyroid hormone replacement, check your exact medications with the search tool on this page before starting L-carnitine.
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Individual Drug Interactions
The ingredients in L-Carnitine 500 mg interact with 19 drugs. Click any drug to see the details.
1 of the 1 ingredient in L-Carnitine 500 mg interact with drugs. Each result below shows which ingredient is responsible. L-Carnitine
AcenocoumarolSintrom
How Acenocoumarol interacts with L-Carnitine 500 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-carnitine TartrateAcenocoumarol (sintrom) Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, L-carnitine might increase the anticoagulant effects of acenocoumarol.
Read the full L-carnitine Tartrate + Acenocoumarol interactionConjugated EstrogensCenestin, Enjuvia, Premarin, Premarin Vaginal Cream
How Conjugated Estrogens interacts with L-Carnitine 500 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-carnitine TartrateThyroid Hormone Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, L-carnitine might decrease the effectiveness of thyroid hormone replacement.
Read the full L-carnitine Tartrate + Conjugated Estrogens interactionDesiccated Thyroid ExtractWesthroid, WP Thyroid
How Desiccated Thyroid Extract interacts with L-Carnitine 500 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-carnitine TartrateThyroid Hormone Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, L-carnitine might decrease the effectiveness of thyroid hormone replacement.
Read the full L-carnitine Tartrate + Desiccated Thyroid Extract interactionDesiccated Thyroid Extract (prescription Drug)Nature-Throid, Thyrar
How Desiccated Thyroid Extract (prescription Drug) interacts with L-Carnitine 500 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-carnitine TartrateThyroid Hormone Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, L-carnitine might decrease the effectiveness of thyroid hormone replacement.
Read the full L-carnitine Tartrate + Desiccated Thyroid Extract (prescription Drug) interactionDextrothyroxineCholoxin
How Dextrothyroxine interacts with L-Carnitine 500 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-carnitine TartrateThyroid Hormone Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, L-carnitine might decrease the effectiveness of thyroid hormone replacement.
Read the full L-carnitine Tartrate + Dextrothyroxine interactionHuman Chorionic Gonadotropin (hcg)Pregnyl
How Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hcg) interacts with L-Carnitine 500 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-carnitine TartrateThyroid Hormone Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, L-carnitine might decrease the effectiveness of thyroid hormone replacement.
Read the full L-carnitine Tartrate + Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hcg) interactionLevothyroxineEltroxin, Estre, Euthyrox, Levo-T, Levolet, Levothroid +5 more
How Levothyroxine interacts with L-Carnitine 500 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-carnitine TartrateThyroid Hormone Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, L-carnitine might decrease the effectiveness of thyroid hormone replacement.
Read the full L-carnitine Tartrate + Levothyroxine interactionLevothyroxine SodiumErmez, Thyquidity, Tirosint-Sol
How Levothyroxine Sodium interacts with L-Carnitine 500 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-carnitine TartrateThyroid Hormone Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, L-carnitine might decrease the effectiveness of thyroid hormone replacement.
Read the full L-carnitine Tartrate + Levothyroxine Sodium interactionLevothyroxine, LiothyronineArmour Thyroid
How Levothyroxine, Liothyronine interacts with L-Carnitine 500 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-carnitine TartrateThyroid Hormone Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, L-carnitine might decrease the effectiveness of thyroid hormone replacement.
Read the full L-carnitine Tartrate + Levothyroxine, Liothyronine interactionLiothyronineCytomel
How Liothyronine interacts with L-Carnitine 500 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-carnitine TartrateThyroid Hormone Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, L-carnitine might decrease the effectiveness of thyroid hormone replacement.
Read the full L-carnitine Tartrate + Liothyronine interactionLiotrixEuthroid 1, Euthroid 1/2, Euthroid 3
How Liotrix interacts with L-Carnitine 500 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-carnitine TartrateThyroid Hormone Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, L-carnitine might decrease the effectiveness of thyroid hormone replacement.
Read the full L-carnitine Tartrate + Liotrix interactionLiotrix, T4/t3Euthroid 2
How Liotrix, T4/t3 interacts with L-Carnitine 500 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-carnitine TartrateThyroid Hormone Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, L-carnitine might decrease the effectiveness of thyroid hormone replacement.
Read the full L-carnitine Tartrate + Liotrix, T4/t3 interactionMenotropinsMenopur, Repronex
How Menotropins interacts with L-Carnitine 500 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-carnitine TartrateThyroid Hormone Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, L-carnitine might decrease the effectiveness of thyroid hormone replacement.
Read the full L-carnitine Tartrate + Menotropins interactionOspemifeneOsphena
How Ospemifene interacts with L-Carnitine 500 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-carnitine TartrateThyroid Hormone Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, L-carnitine might decrease the effectiveness of thyroid hormone replacement.
Read the full L-carnitine Tartrate + Ospemifene interactionTestosterone UndecanoateAndriol, Aveed, Jatenzo, Kyzatrex
How Testosterone Undecanoate interacts with L-Carnitine 500 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-carnitine TartrateThyroid Hormone Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, L-carnitine might decrease the effectiveness of thyroid hormone replacement.
Read the full L-carnitine Tartrate + Testosterone Undecanoate interactionThyroglobulinProloid
How Thyroglobulin interacts with L-Carnitine 500 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-carnitine TartrateThyroid Hormone Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, L-carnitine might decrease the effectiveness of thyroid hormone replacement.
Read the full L-carnitine Tartrate + Thyroglobulin interactionThyroid HormoneEtwon
How Thyroid Hormone interacts with L-Carnitine 500 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-carnitine TartrateThyroid Hormone Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, L-carnitine might decrease the effectiveness of thyroid hormone replacement.
Read the full L-carnitine Tartrate + Thyroid Hormone interactionWarfarinWarfarin
How Warfarin interacts with L-Carnitine 500 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-carnitine TartrateWarfarin (coumadin) Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, L-carnitine might increase the anticoagulant effects of warfarin.
Read the full L-carnitine Tartrate + Warfarin interactionWarfarin SodiumCoumadin, Panwarfin, Sofarin
How Warfarin Sodium interacts with L-Carnitine 500 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-carnitine TartrateWarfarin (coumadin) Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, L-carnitine might increase the anticoagulant effects of warfarin.
Read the full L-carnitine Tartrate + Warfarin Sodium interactionEach ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects
For each ingredient in L-Carnitine 500 mg with known interactions, here are the types of medications it can affect. Open any type for the detail — or search your exact drug in the checker above.
L-Carnitine
Acenocoumarol (Sintrom)
Theoretically, L-carnitine might increase the anticoagulant effects of acenocoumarol.
L-carnitine might enhance the anticoagulant effects of acenocoumarol, an oral anticoagulant similar to warfarin, but shorter-acting. There are at least two case reports of INR elevation with concomitant use. In one case, a 33-year-old male with a previously stable INR had an elevated INR of 4.65 after L-carnitine was started and continued for 10 weeks. INR normalized after discontinuation of the L-carnitine-containing product.
Thyroid Hormone
Theoretically, L-carnitine might decrease the effectiveness of thyroid hormone replacement.
L-carnitine appears to act as a peripheral thyroid hormone antagonist by inhibiting entry of thyroid hormone into the nucleus of cells. Taking L-carnitine also seems to diminish some of the symptoms of hyperthyroidism.
Warfarin (Coumadin)
Theoretically, L-carnitine might increase the anticoagulant effects of warfarin.
L-carnitine might increase the anticoagulant effects of acenocoumarol, a shorter-acting oral anticoagulant similar to warfarin. There is not enough information to know whether this interaction occurs with L-carnitine and warfarin.
Brand information
Manufacturer and brand details for L-Carnitine 500 mg, from the product label.
Metabolic Maintenance
See all Metabolic Maintenance products- Name
- Metabolic Maintenance
- Street Address
- 601 N Larch Street
- City
- Sisters
- State
- Oregon
- ZipCode
- 97759
- Phone Number
- 800-772-7873
- Web Address
- MetabolicMaintenance.com
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The Full Monographs Behind L-Carnitine 500 mg’s Ingredients
Every ingredient we hold a full HelloPharmacist monograph for — uses, evidence, safety, and the complete interaction list.
Sources & How We Checked
L-Carnitine 500 mg's label data comes from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database; the ingredient interaction data is from the Natural Medicines database, reviewed by our pharmacists.
- NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) — The official product label on file for this supplement.
- Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — Evidence-graded clinical reference behind the ingredient interaction data.
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The 41 references behind this product’s interaction data
Every citation that drives the interaction findings for this product’s ingredients, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Open an ingredient to browse its citations — links open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.
L-carnitine 41 references
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