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When I first came to Connect a couple of years ago, I learned about R-ALA and also Benfotiamine, and I have been taking both supplements ever since. I have always purchased via Amazon. Not advising anyone to take the same dosages.... or to take any at all.... but to share, I take 1200mg of R-ALA daily and 600mg Benfotiamine daily. Recently, I found a vegetarian brand that contains 600mg of R-ALA and 300mg of Benfotiamine in each capsule, so I take one capsule in the morning and one in the evening to get my daily totals. Having both in one capsule is convenient. Again, this is just what I do....and I cannot recommend supplements or dosages to anyone else. I would suggest to Google and read about the beneficial effects of R-ALA and Benfotiamine. Watch youtube videos. Read about them here on Connect. Read about any possible side effects. Then, decide if you think they may help with your symptoms. At this point, I can't say my symptoms have greatly improved... but I like to think that my taking the supplements may be preventing symptoms from getting worse. I'm fortunate in that my neuropathy/radiculopathy causes tingling and numbness in my feet, which leads to some balance issues ... but I have no terrible pain as many do. I am NOT diabetic. My symptoms began following a lumber laminectomy L2-S1 two years ago. I wish you well. Mike
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Hi Mike, I am new to this group and everyone has such detailed descriptions about medication’s and different methods and doctors that they have gone through. I was diagnosed with neuropathy about four years ago, started out as a neuroma in the foot way before that, all of it on my right side. It has now entered the left side. I also do not have pain just a lot of numbness, tingling and weakness. I now take B12, niacin and magnesium. They’re all supposed to work on the nervous system and I will say I feel as though it helps me sleep better. I also take two 100 mg of gabapentin nightly.
My main concern is how much worse will this get? I am seeing an upper cervical specialist as I suffered a Vertigo a year ago this past August, which when I would have an episode, large or small, my neuropathy would flare up. He has helped me with the vertigo and I’m going to put my neuropathy ailment in his hands. I just finished laser therapy for neuropathy with no results.
So many of the comments mention pain even chronic pain, and it is scary! I appreciate any comments that you would have! Nancy