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