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I am going to start Alpha Lipoic Acid @600 mg/d to determine...

Posted by pontedeleon @pontedeleon, Feb 6, 2025

if it is effective to address pain in feet from peripheral neuropathy. Should I expect to see a drop in levels of B-12 in serum? Should I begin supplementation now of B-12? What is consensus on this?

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cleveland26 | @cleveland26 | Feb 14 8:05pm
In reply to @coalesce "@fatalfflaw I read that Stabilized sodium-salt R-ALA (Na-R-ALA) causes R-ALA to remain stabilized, making it more..." + (show)
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@fatalfflaw I read that Stabilized sodium-salt R-ALA (Na-R-ALA) causes R-ALA to remain stabilized, making it more potent than racemic ALA. Has anyone tried this? I have BMS (for 16 yrs) and sharp foot neuropathy pain. I don't want to spend much money, but I will for something that works.

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The R- ALA I take also includes Na (sodium). Each capsule is 300 mg of R-ALA and 80 mg Na. From HMS Nutrition bought from Amazon.

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coalesce | @coalesce | Feb 14 10:07pm
In reply to @cleveland26 "@coalesce The R- ALA I take also includes Na (sodium). Each capsule is 300 mg of..." + (show)
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@coalesce
The R- ALA I take also includes Na (sodium). Each capsule is 300 mg of R-ALA and 80 mg Na. From HMS Nutrition bought from Amazon.

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@cleveland26 Thanks! I will look for this.

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jankavs | @jankavs | Feb 15 11:23am
In reply to @debeve "@cleveland26 i began ALA a while back. I started noticing a strong odor when urinating. My..." + (show)
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@cleveland26 i began ALA a while back. I started noticing a strong odor when urinating. My husband noticed also. It happened after showering so it wasnt from anything else. It wasnt until my brother mentioned the same thing happening to him too. He also takes ALA. We are wondering if anyone else is experiencing this same issue.

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Yes, I have noticed a kind of yeasty smell. I think it's from the R-ALA I take.
It is not a bad odor, just very different. I also take benfotiamine and started acetyl l carnitine as well. They may be causing this change.

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