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ALA and gastric distress

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Jeeves

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Hi everyone. I’m beginning to suffer from peripheral neuropathy and read that ALA is the stuff to combat this. I was so pleased when I found this out and bought a couple of 600mg tubs. But I didn’t anticipate how much the stuff would upset my stomach! I can probably get away with 100/200mg at a push but as for 600............. Has anyone experienced similar and was there a route around this obstacle? Thanks to anybody that kindly responds.
 
Just to clarify, did you get ALA or r-ALA? The ALA has, I believe, only roughly half the efficacy of the r-ALA.
 
Jeeves said:
Thanks very much. Would you advise taking with food or not?
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For me personally it makes no difference, but I do tend to take it shortly before I eat, although that is just coincidence rather than by design.
 
I take 600mg per day, that's 200mg with or before meals... it really doesn't matter to me. And yes, it's the R-ALA
 
Jeeves said:
. Out of curiosity has this product helped your symptoms?
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The muscle running between the knee cap and ankle area on my right side was totally numb, I could scratch it with my finger nails and feeling nothing. I can't remember when I started taking R-ALA, but that muscle has since returned to full sensitivity. I can feel my nails on it just as much as I can on the opposite leg. I maybe took 18 month, but I'm guessing.
 
Encouraging. Thanks for chipping in TopHat. Do you just take RLA or do you augment with stuff like Acetyl Carnatine?
 
I read this on the internet as I did not know what ALA was

In Europe, ALA has been used for years to provide relief from the pain, burning, tingling, and numbing caused by diabetic neuropathy. In particular, one large study strongly suggested that large intravenous doses of ALA were effective at relieving symptoms. But the evidence for oral doses is not as strong. More research is needed to establish the effectiveness of oral ALA supplements for diabetic neuropathy
 
Jeeves said:
Encouraging. Thanks for chipping in TopHat. Do you just take RLA or do you augment with stuff like Acetyl Carnatine?
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I used to take biotin with it... but I think it speeds up my metabolism a bit too much, so dropped the biotin.

I have read in Dr.Bernsteins book, The diabetes solution that he prescribes a drug that contains both biotin and R-ala, but can't remember the name of the drug.
 
My neuropathy was always fairly mild. It isn't diabetic neuropathy. It is a permanent side effect of chemotherapy I had 6 years ago. It wasn't in my legs, it was the soles of my feet, which tingled and burned. When I walked it felt like my socks were all folded up underfoot. I started taking r-ALA and it "cured" it completely. I then stopped taking it, and within a couple of months it came back, so I started again and all remains well, but I only need 100g a day and, as I said, not every day, to keep it away.

I have also read the information posted by @Pinkorchid . I believe it is used extensively by venous infusion in some European countries.
 
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