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alpha Lipoic acid

I did look at the RALA but the site I got too was an American site. So it was showing in dollars so left. The one that I saw on amazon, which just showed the one RALA, cost 57 pound for 30 capsules
 
I went on the Amazon site today and ordered/bought R-ALA 100mg x 60 capsules for £13.85 (p&p was also added on of £3.99) but, when it came to pay I changed delivery to Free, so I it takes a little longer for delivery 7 - 10 days.
 
Amazon always say 7-10 days but I've usually found them to be quicker than that. Bigvits.co.uk are another site where you can buy them. I have always found them to be extremely quick to deliver - usually next day.
 
Nicksu said:
Amazon always say 7-10 days but I've usually found them to be quicker than that. Bigvits.co.uk are another site where you can buy them. I have always found them to be extremely quick to deliver - usually next day.
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Thank You @Nicksu - I shall go and have a look on that site.
 
Liam1955 said:
I went on the Amazon site today and ordered/bought R-ALA 100mg x 60 capsules for £13.85 (p&p was also added on of £3.99) but, when it came to pay I changed delivery to Free, so I it takes a little longer for delivery 7 - 10 days.
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I looked on amazon and only found the RALA at £39 per 100mg
 
GP has my latest figures - just had full blood works and fasting tests
 
I noticed a gradual reduction within 3 days. One week in a 50% reduction. Only got better from there. After 3 weeks only faint

300 mg R ALA and 600 regular is the recommended dose. Divided through the day
 
rogerdboyle said:
How long were you taking the ALA before you noticed an effect? Days, a week, ... ?
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To start with, I only had one at breakfast and after 2 weeks had not made much of a difference so then had one at night and morning and noticed a difference roughly 10 days later
 
Hubby takes these for shingles nerve pain and he takes 2 x 300mg and it does seem to be helping
 
ALA comes in two isomers L-ALA and R-ALA. The isomers mean that the chemical composition is exactly the same, but the way they are put together is different. One form (R-ALA or right handed ALA) is the one that is better absorbed and thus used, and the normal ALA is not effective. The R-ALA needs extra processing and filtering to extract it ( the manufacture process produces both together, like table sugar is mix of sucrose and fructose, which are isomers of sugar.) This extra processing makes the R-ALA more expensive but more pure. Cheaper brands are generally a mix of R and L isomers, so less effective.

As pointed out above, it may be more effective to pay the extra for R-ALA but reduce the dose.
 
I began with ALA (ordinary) and noticed a difference in my feet almost immediately. I then changed to R-ALA. However, I have been having some issues with my post meal BS rises being a bit higher than I would expect considering the food eaten. No differences in my base levels. Looking back at my records this started when I started the R-ALA. It may be a coincidence, and there maybe another reason for this, but yesterday I decided to stop taking the R-ALA for a period to see if it makes a difference.

I would be interested to hear if anyone else has noticed this.
 
That's interesting bluetit.
As I had bought the ala first, I take that in the morning and the rala at bedtime.
 
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