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Alpha Lipoic to help with incontinence.
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Feb 24 5:10pm | Replies (46)Comment receiving replies
My pain doctor gave me an option for peripheral nerve pain of either Gabapentin or Alpha Lipoic Acid.
Since i had a very negative reaction to first drug, i opted for the second choice. That was in Jan 2020.
I can say that this drug reduced my nerve pain to zero.
It did take many months to get to zero but just the reduction in pain was evident after @ 4-6 weeks.
I have been incontinent since @ 1998 and I have not seen improvement to that issue from taking Alpha Lipoic Acid over the past 2 years. So, not sure that supplement would help others with incontinence or not
Margaret
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My mother was taking Alpha Lipoic Acid for months to help with sever nerve issues. It has helped with this to a great degree. However recently we have moved to trying the natural form of ALA which is NA-R-ALA. My mother has also had incontinence issues for years. My mother has only taken the NA-R-ALA for three days, and two nights she has had very minimal leakage through the night. This is no exaggeration, she would fill 3 pads throughout the night and would have to change her PJs. Although she got up two times through the night to relieve herself, she had minimal amount in a small pad she was wearing. I have no other explanation other than the NA-R-ALA to have such a drastic change immediately after taking it.
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Margaret, may ask how much alpha lipoic you had to take to get your peripheral nerve pain under control? Thank you, Johnmacc