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Chronic Pain | Last Active: Dec 22, 2024 | Replies (869)
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How did you hear about trying alpha lipoic acid, and how do you know how much to take? I've heard it can relieve nerve pain. What is your experience with gabapentin -- does it help relieve pain for you and have you had any bad side effects? Thanks.
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@ripley, I take 600 mg alpha Lipoic acid for small fiber neuropathy/nerve pain and it has helped me. I also take 100 mg Gabapentin at night. My new neurologist told me that 100 mg/day is a “candy dose” but I don’t want to take more because I am always fatigued and dizzy during the day and don’t want that to get any worse than it is.
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I read about it from one of our other participants on this site. I always start low dosage and work up. I’ve been on gabapentin and it works somewhat, but I don’t want to have to keep increasing in order for effectiveness.