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Alpha lipoic acid for Neuropathy

Posted by bjbates53 @bjbates53, Oct 8, 2022

I have had CIDP for 20 years and have done fairly well. But when I have a setback, my legs are very weak. In the past, I have found ALA caps to help me a lot. However, I have reflux and can't tolerate it. A pharmacist suggesting putting the capsule inside an empty capsule and see if that would help. It did not. I take it with food and lots of water. Still causes problems. Has anyone tried ALA as a tablet and had success with it? Any other suggestions would be welcome. I also take Cerefolin NAC.

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fabifabi | @fabifabi | Apr 18, 2023

I took 600 MG of alpha-lipoic acid for two days, which gave me bad stomach pain! I am diabetic and have RLS too, i would love to be able to use ALA without side effects.
Did anyone experience stomach pain from ALA?

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patrickski98 | @patrickski98 | May 12, 2023

I was taking rAlpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) for my peripheral neuropathy with nearly 100% effectiveness. I was admitted to the hospital for several days (an unrelated condition) and did not take the ALA. THE PN came back pretty hard. Has anyone else had experience with this product? Thank you.

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NJ Ed | @njed | May 12, 2023
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@patrickski98

I was taking rAlpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) for my peripheral neuropathy with nearly 100% effectiveness. I was admitted to the hospital for several days (an unrelated condition) and did not take the ALA. THE PN came back pretty hard. Has anyone else had experience with this product? Thank you.

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I took ALA for about 18 months, didn't see a difference. I then switched over to R-ALA about 7 months ago, no help. I have no pain, sensory and motor PN. Perhaps this supplement is designed to reduce pain, but it did not help me with numbness and balance issues from polyneuropathy. Glad you were benefiting from the supplement. Clear that not all things work for everyone, I believe it has to do with the cause of the PN. Ed

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patrickski98 | @patrickski98 | May 12, 2023
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@njed

I took ALA for about 18 months, didn't see a difference. I then switched over to R-ALA about 7 months ago, no help. I have no pain, sensory and motor PN. Perhaps this supplement is designed to reduce pain, but it did not help me with numbness and balance issues from polyneuropathy. Glad you were benefiting from the supplement. Clear that not all things work for everyone, I believe it has to do with the cause of the PN. Ed

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Thank you for your replay. I’m sorry it didn’t work for you. I agree with you that the cause of the PN probably is a determining factor re efficacy.

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ganmaandy | @ganmaandy | May 13, 2023
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@njed

I took ALA for about 18 months, didn't see a difference. I then switched over to R-ALA about 7 months ago, no help. I have no pain, sensory and motor PN. Perhaps this supplement is designed to reduce pain, but it did not help me with numbness and balance issues from polyneuropathy. Glad you were benefiting from the supplement. Clear that not all things work for everyone, I believe it has to do with the cause of the PN. Ed

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I took and also didn’t get help. It did dull not taste though. I have PN also

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berrym66 | @berrym66 | May 13, 2023
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@patrickski98

I was taking rAlpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) for my peripheral neuropathy with nearly 100% effectiveness. I was admitted to the hospital for several days (an unrelated condition) and did not take the ALA. THE PN came back pretty hard. Has anyone else had experience with this product? Thank you.

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I’ve been taking ALA about 4 months with no results. I’m happy that it’s working for you.
Be Blessed,
Marilyn

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patrickski98 | @patrickski98 | May 13, 2023
In reply to @patrickski98 "I was taking rAlpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) for my peripheral neuropathy with nearly 100% effectiveness. I..." + (show)
@patrickski98

I was taking rAlpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) for my peripheral neuropathy with nearly 100% effectiveness. I was admitted to the hospital for several days (an unrelated condition) and did not take the ALA. THE PN came back pretty hard. Has anyone else had experience with this product? Thank you.

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Thank you. I’m sorry that it didn’t help you. Good luck going forward.

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joypalmer1 | @joypalmer1 | May 14, 2023
In reply to @patrickski98 "I was taking rAlpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) for my peripheral neuropathy with nearly 100% effectiveness. I..." + (show)
@patrickski98

I was taking rAlpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) for my peripheral neuropathy with nearly 100% effectiveness. I was admitted to the hospital for several days (an unrelated condition) and did not take the ALA. THE PN came back pretty hard. Has anyone else had experience with this product? Thank you.

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I started taking ALA about two months ago. I don’t have pain but I have tingling and vibrations in my hands and feet. Has anyone found that ALA helps for this? Or has anyone found anything else that might help with the tingling and vibrations?

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patrickski98 | @patrickski98 | May 14, 2023
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@joypalmer1

I started taking ALA about two months ago. I don’t have pain but I have tingling and vibrations in my hands and feet. Has anyone found that ALA helps for this? Or has anyone found anything else that might help with the tingling and vibrations?

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The ala did help with my numbness. I think it is important to use rALA. Good luck.

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bettyg81pain | @bettyg81pain | May 15, 2023
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@patrickski98

I was taking rAlpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) for my peripheral neuropathy with nearly 100% effectiveness. I was admitted to the hospital for several days (an unrelated condition) and did not take the ALA. THE PN came back pretty hard. Has anyone else had experience with this product? Thank you.

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What mg are most people taking of the R ALA?

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