Carnitine in the treatment of depression
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1. A method for treating depression in a subject comprising the administration to a subject suffering from depression an effective, an effective amount of a carnitine selected from L-carnitine or alkanoyl L-carnitine or of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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Geriatric depression is treated with L-carnitine or an alkanoyl L-carnitine, desirably acetyl L-carnitine thereby avoiding unwanted side-effects exhibited by conventional antidepressant agents.
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- 1. A method for treating depression in a subject comprising the administration to a subject suffering from depression an effective, an effective amount of a carnitine selected from L-carnitine or alkanoyl L-carnitine or of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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