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Hello @jerryw, Welcome to Connect. I take R-Ala as part of my supplements for neuropathy but I only have numbness and no pain. I posted my story in another discussion here - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/310341/. @bobcardi63 started a discussion on Nuphoria but so far no members have shared their experience - Has anyone ever used 'Nuphoria' products?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/has-anyone-ever-used-nuphoria-products/.
If you have a specific product that you are looking at you might want to do a search at the top of Connect to see if others have posted on the topic. There looks to be 38 discussions and 1,125 comments found when searching for neuropathy supplements - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/?search=neuropathy+supplements.
Unless I can find a science related reference or study on a product and my doctor or neurologist says it can help, it's a no for me. The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy does list supplements that some people with neuropathy have found helped some but I think it's probably different for each of us depending on vitamin deficiencies or other medical conditions we may have whether or not they will help -- https://www.foundationforpn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Complementary-and-Alternative-Treatments-Revised-2020-final.-1.pdf.
Do you mind sharing more about your neuropathy diagnosis and the symptoms you have?
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