Analgesic and Antidepressant Effects of the Clinical Glutamate Modulators Acetyl-L-Carnitine and Ketamine.
- 2021-05-11
- Review
- Frontiers in neuroscience 15
- Ulderico Freo
- Viola Brugnatelli
- Fabio Turco
- Gastone Zanette
- PubMed: 34045938
- DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.584649
- Low evidence
In patients with chronic neuropathic pain, ALCAR (1,000 mg/day) yielded to a fast (2 weeks) improvement of mood and then of pain and quality of life.
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- Yes
- Dose
- 1,000 mg/day