Carnitine and Heart palpitations - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Heart palpitations is reported as a side effect among people who take Carnitine (l - carnitine), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Fish Oil, and have High blood pressure.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Heart palpitations when taking Carnitine. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 1,682 people who have side effects when taking Carnitine from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Carnitine?

Carnitine has active ingredients of l - carnitine. eHealthMe is studying from 1,808 Carnitine users. Check the latest studies of Carnitine.

What is Heart palpitations?

Heart palpitations (feelings or sensations that your heart is pounding or racing) is found to be associated with 2,437 drugs and 3,638 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Heart palpitations.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Aug, 31, 2026

1,682 people reported to have side effects when taking Carnitine.
Among them, 16 people (0.95%) have Heart palpitations.

Could Carnitine cause Heart palpitations?

Among these 16 people:

What is the gender of people who have Heart palpitations when taking Carnitine? *

female: 56.25 %
male: 43.75 %

What is the age of people who have Heart palpitations when taking Carnitine? *

What are other drugs people take besides Carnitine? *

What are other side effects people have besides Heart palpitations? *

Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 6 people, 37.50%
Headache (pain in head): 5 people, 31.25%
Vision Blurred: 5 people, 31.25%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 4 people, 25.00%
Gait Disturbance: 4 people, 25.00%
Joint Pain: 4 people, 25.00%
Balance Disorder: 4 people, 25.00%
Paraesthesia (sensation of tingling, tickling, prickling, pricking, or burning of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect): 4 people, 25.00%
Diarrhea: 3 people, 18.75%
Chest Pain: 3 people, 18.75%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 2 people, 12.50%
Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 2 people, 12.50%
High Blood Pressure: 2 people, 12.50%
Thyroid Diseases: 1 person, 6.25%
Testicular Pain (pain in testes): 1 person, 6.25%
Sarcoidosis (an inflammatory disease that affects multiple organs in the body, but mostly the lungs and lymph glands): 1 person, 6.25%
Poor Quality Sleep: 1 person, 6.25%
Parkinson's Disease: 1 person, 6.25%
Osteopenia (a condition where bone mineral density is lower than normal): 1 person, 6.25%
Lung Cancer - Non-Small Cell (lung cancer): 1 person, 6.25%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Heart palpitations (2,437 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Heart palpitations:

Heart palpitations (3,638 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on l - carnitine (the active ingredients of Carnitine) and Carnitine (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.

DISCLAIMER: All material available on eHealthMe.com is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment provided by a qualified healthcare provider. All information is observation-only. Our phase IV clinical studies alone cannot establish cause-effect relationship. Different individuals may respond to medication in different ways. Every effort has been made to ensure that all information is accurate, up-to-date, and complete, but no guarantee is made to that effect. The use of the eHealthMe site and its content is at your own risk.

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