I would be surprised if you couldn't get NAC in Australia. It ought to be available in pharmacies. In the US it is even sold as nutritional add-on in drugstores. You might have a look at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-acetylcysteine

to find some brand names for NAC.

But beware: there is no proof that NAC actually helps for Dupuytren. Only lab results seem to indicate that. But a real body is quite different from a lab environment and e.g. concentration levels might differ considerably. Verapamil has been a medication that had looked promising in labs but did not yield much success in real live.

With NAC we don't know yet. It might be worth a try because it is cheap (different to Verapamil) and there is long experience in using it for other diseases. But it might flop or might only work on nodules, not on cords. Who knows.

Wolfgang

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Does anyone know whether pure L-Cystiene has the same effect as the N-Acetyl L Carnitine. I cannot source NAC in Australia, a local supplier tells me that L-Cystiene will have exactly the same health benefits as NAC as L-Cystiene does not require the Acetyl component to cross the blood brain barrier

Thank you....

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What is suggested dosage for N ACETYL CARNITINE, and how long should it take for evidence of it's effect to be noticed? Is it working for advanced cases? My boyfriend has had surgery(7years ago) & NA (2years) and the condition is progressing again. Has anyone noticed any correlation between sugar consumption and disease progress? I notice that glucosamine aggravates it, what about just glucose?

Thankyou
Eileen

Thankyou, It's a small enough investment so it's worth trying.

Eileen

Eileen, in the mean time I asked SuzieQ about any results regarding ALC. Obviously the old feedback mails got lost but she wrote "What I recall is that the results were not promising. Only one or two people reported positive results and those were in combination with colcichine or other therapies, so totally inconclusive." Still, whatever the outcome of your personal trial is, please post it!

Wolfgang

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What is suggested dosage for N ACETYL CARNITINE, and how long should it take for evidence of it's effect to be noticed? Is it working for advanced cases? My boyfriend has had surgery(7years ago) & NA (2years) and the condition is progressing again. Has anyone noticed any correlation between sugar consumption and disease progress? I notice that glucosamine aggravates it, what about just glucose?

Thankyou
Eileen

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