I've looked for L-carnitine but is not available in Canada, and the mail order sites I've looked at either will not ship it, or warn that it may be confiscated at the border. I have also quietly asked at the local non-conformist health food store, but they don't sell it either.

My husband tried St. John's wort a few years ago. He is one of those people who get the side effects if there are any to get. His reaction? Formication. No, not that! It means your skin feels like there are bugs crawling all over it. Also, a kind of skin claustrophobia - the slightest thing touching him made him crazy.

I have just started coenzyme Q10 and have been taking chromium as well. I can't say that I have seen any effects - I seem pretty much the same as usual.