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How to take Alpha lipoic acid (ALA)?

Posted by rocr @rocr, Oct 2 4:37pm

Someone please let me know how to take ALA, with an empty stomach or with food.

Several reputable sites are in conflict on this one. Thank you.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Oct 7 8:33pm

@rocr, here is an article from Mayo Clinic
- Diabetic neuropathy: Can dietary supplements help? https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetic-neuropathy/in-depth/diabetic-neuropathy-and-dietary-supplements/art-20095406

You may wish to speak with your pharmacist about proper use of alpha lipoic acid (ALA). What are you hoping the supplement will help with?

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rocr | @rocr | Oct 8 6:51pm

Hello,

Thank you so much for the informative article and for the concern you have expressed.
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I am diabetic and have a pad under my feet. I have no pain or tingling.

I am taking ALA 600 mg X 2. On an empty stomach.

My immediate concern is red, extremely itchy rashes the size of a half-penny and only in the limbs. They go away after a few days and then come back.

I cannot find them online.

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joeh9841 | @joeh9841 | Oct 9 10:57am

I take ALA by intramuscular injection and it’s been a tremendous help. Pills don’t work. I get 1ml /25mg/cc once or twice a week in thigh muscle. If interested, reply & Ill give more info

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rocr | @rocr | Oct 9 4:38pm
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I take ALA by intramuscular injection and it’s been a tremendous help. Pills don’t work. I get 1ml /25mg/cc once or twice a week in thigh muscle. If interested, reply & Ill give more info

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Thank you Joe for offering to share your experience. I live in Anaheim Hills, California. I need as much information as you can give me.
Maybe my allergic spots will go away.

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joeh9841 | @joeh9841 | Oct 10 10:13am
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@rocr

Thank you Joe for offering to share your experience. I live in Anaheim Hills, California. I need as much information as you can give me.
Maybe my allergic spots will go away.

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Well, you need to get a Dr to prescribe the therapy of ALA intramuscular injection of 1cc/25mg/ml once or twice a week. There is an on line company (Defy Medical), that will send you a form to fill out, then set you up as a customer. Youll be supplied with a vial, needles, syringes, but you’ll need alcohol wipes & a vial piercing pin (available from Amazon that I can send you the info on. It allows for multiple draws of ALA from the vial. You need to have someone give you the injection since it goes in the muscles of the buttock.Defy Medical did not require a Rx from a Dr, but another Co I contacted did. You might find someone in CA familiar with ALA, but for IV, not IM injection. I learned all this from a vitamin store in Sarasota,Fl. Altogether cost was less than $150 & should last for months. Good luck

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rocr | @rocr | Oct 10 3:53pm

Hi Joe,

Thank you for taking the time to share your valuable experience. I will contact the company Defy to see what I can get.

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