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Carnitine and bad reaction

Hi, I have been given 4 supplements by my integrative pain med doctor for energy and muscle pain. I was asked to take up to 1000mg of coenzyme Q10, 100mg twice a day of a B1,B6, and Malate, twice a day corvalin (d-ribose) and 1000mg twice a day of carnitine. I was able to get up to 800 mg of Coenzyme Q10, the twice daily dose of d-ribose, and 200mg of the B1,B6, malate combo. I was on each of these for about at least 4 days and then I got the carnitine in and took 500mg in the morning. I felt really tired all day, and felt short of breath.I just though perhaps I was overtired that day so I took the second pill of 500mg of carnitine in the evening and at bedtime I felt more short of breath and I then felt my pulse and it was beating two time then skip a beat, then two times then skip a beat and so on. I got worried and told my husband . We decided to wait a bit and about a hour or two later my heart beat started to go back to normal. I have had a 12 lead EKG recently and it was normal (before the supplements) and he said my heart sounded very strong. So, I went down by half on everything and stopped the carnitine. My doctor agreed. But I was wondering if any of you have had a bad reaction like this? Carnitine is supposed to be good for the heart as is Coenzyme Q10. So, I don't know why but my body sure didn't like it. Any other comments. I am now on 100mg of the b6 as I worried about getting neuropathy at a higher dose and it does help my muscle pain a bit, along with the magnesium I already take.
thanks in advance,
mkh9
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I haven't had that reaction, but high doses of CoQ10 elevate energy, and when my anxiety skyrocketed after a bad Paxil experience I found it increased my anxiety.  Which is to say, we're all individuals, and massive doses of supplements elevate them to the level of medication, which means side effects are much more possible and will be different for different people with different metabolisms, liver function, etc.  Anything you take that produces a bad reaction means that isn't your supplement, and you move on.  
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1415174 tn?1453243103
Thanks,
Yes I have stopped the Acetyl-L-Carnitine. CoQ10 hypes me up a bit too at 400 mg a day. So far no big problems though.
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