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Has anyone had success taking Alpha lipoic acid for neuropathy?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Dec 8, 2025 | Replies (93)Comment receiving replies
@mrmacabre I think it's nerves that aren't completely dead. There is evidence that the numbness and tingling gets better once chemo has stopped. It may be different for someone with a condition such as diabetes where it doesn't "get a break" like it does when chemo treatments end.
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I have been using Alpha LipoicAcid along with Vitamin B-12 with good results for my peripheral neuropathy in my feet. Has helped with numbness and lack of sensation when walking. Still working on balance by doing PT.
@carol1024 if nerves are totally dead then how are you able to feel sensation still? Just curious.
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@carol1024 All I know is that my levels of numbness and pain has increased over the past 10 years, and I'm not diabetic, not even close. I'm one of the lucky patients that went through every test there is to try and determine the root cause of my neuropathy, and was given a diagnosis of idiopathic poly neuropathy, no cause can be determined. So I have a hard time reading about people who's symptoms have been improved, if indeed they have been permanently.
My doctor, as well as all 4 neurologists that I saw over the course of almost 10 years have all said otherwise. It's permanent, in my case at least.