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I'm not an expert by a long shot but I think either is OK but Na-R-ALA...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1130267/

shot but I think either is OK but Na-R-ALA ... Analysis of the Enhanced Stability of R(

Discussion: What is the difference between R-ALA and NA R-ALA?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Aug 25, 2024

@lorirenee1, you are so right and I’m so happy that you responded! I have been thinking...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/258817/

I did order some R-ALA because I have

Discussion: I feel like Physical Therapy is making small fiber neuropathy worse

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Apr 15, 2019

Ok it's time for an update! Since my post, I've been taking R-ALA, at least 300mg/day....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1165963/

Since my post, I've been taking R-ALA

Discussion: healing Trigeminal Neuralgic Pain (TNP) caused by molar extraction?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Oct 31, 2024

Yes.... In Feb to July I made progress but I wasn't taking everything I listed above...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/976125/

taking was wrong... like just "ALA ... " not R-ALA or RN-ALA ....and

Discussion: Supplements

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Dec 6, 2023

At least your doctor did check your b6. I was taking melatonin that had 10mg b6...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/889561/

I have started taking PEA and R-ALA

Discussion: Has anyone been prescribed EB-N5?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Jul 3, 2023

Thank you, John, for your speedy and helpful response. I have just begun to peruse the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1128808/

I began 600 mg/day of ALA, a couple ... of weeks ago, and I just ordered r-ALA

Discussion: Newly diagnosed with Neuropathy - Advice?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Hello @cat30064, I've been taking R-ALA (600 mg twice daily) since 2016. I've had amalgam fillings...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1157822/

Hello @cat30064, I've been taking R-ALA

Discussion: ALA and Mercury

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Oct 16, 2024

Hello Peggy @lrh, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for sharing what helps you with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/72046/

idiopathic small fiber PN and take R-ALA

Discussion: Burning Feet syndrome

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Jun 21, 2020

@johnbishop Thanks so much for the input about the kind of ALA you use, how much...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/739017/

much for the input about the kind of ALA ... I used ALA for a month but wasn' ... know the difference between the S-ALA ... and R-ALA. ... I told my neurologist I had tried ALA

Discussion: Supplements - What helps nerve pain and/or neuropathy?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Aug 18, 2022

I just have the numbness/tingling with my neuropathy and have no need to take a pain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/91932/

that it doesn't interfere with the R-ALA

Discussion: Anyone here dealing with peripheral neuropathy?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: May 11, 2017

Thank you Somisgirl for sharing. I too was diagnosed almost 1 1/2 yrs. ago with ideopathic...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/275098/

regularly, drink no alcohol, take R-Ala

Discussion: Ideas for pain relief from Small Fiber Neuropathy (SFN)

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Sep 6, 2019

I'm like you, don't want any medication for their side effects, so put up with idiopathic...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/807972/

sleep like melatonin, magnesium, NAC, R-ALA

Discussion: I can't get properly diagnosed and I'm spiraling

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Feb 8, 2023

Hi Lynn @lynnaustin, some people have had trouble ramping up to the full dose of R-ALA....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/157726/

trouble ramping up to the full dose of R-ALA

Discussion: Living with Neuropathy - Welcome to the group

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Aug 21, 2019

I couldn't tolerate alpha lipoic acid, only R- alpha lipoic acid, and only half of the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/772550/

tolerate alpha lipoic acid, only R- ... read article somewhere that 600mg.of R- ... Then I definitely need more R-ALA capsules

Discussion: Intravenous (IV) Alpha Lipoic Acid

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Nov 13, 2022

Hi Cathy @catharbert, I take R-ALA 600 mg twice daily along with other related supplements for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/158925/

Hi Cathy @catharbert, I take R-ALA 600 ... Here are some links with ALA research

Discussion: Living with Neuropathy - Welcome to the group

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Sep 10, 2020

Hi cher27 The most important here is for you to not get discouraged, and resign to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/817660/

make sense and may help, including R-ALA

Discussion: Ear Tinnitus and Pain with Neuropathy

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Feb 26, 2023

Hello @pml, Welcome to Connect. Thanks for starting this discussion. I was not aware that Alpha...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/725391/

I've been taking Na-R-ALA (stabilized ... R-lipoic acid) along with other supplements ... is an older article that mentions ALA ... returning and the success of using ALA

Discussion: Alpha Lipoic to help with incontinence.

Support Group: Kidney & Bladder

Posted: Jul 10, 2022

2022 has been a tough year for me physically. This year a neurologist told me I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/787320/

particular, I learned about taking R-ALA

Discussion: Victories

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Dec 21, 2022

Hi Iceblue, I too was diagnosed 18 months ago with SFN, I have the burning pain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/71952/

pain is tolerable and I also take R ... Ala 2xday and potassium which helps