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<blockquote data-quote="Winnie53" data-source="post: 1978591" data-attributes="member: 160246"><p>[USER=496789]@Fo[/USER] here's a something I wrote a while back that might be helpful...</p><p></p><p><em>In this study, “Treatment with α-Lipoic Acid over 16 Weeks in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Symptomatic Polyneuropathy Who Responded to Initial 4-Week High-Dose Loading” (2015), they used a loading dose of 600 mg of alpha lipoic acid three times a day, 30 minutes after each main meal for one week, then reduced the dosage to 600 mg once a day with good results...</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jdr/2015/189857/" target="_blank"><u>https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jdr/2015/189857/</u></a></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>And here's another study, this one from 2017...</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/comparative-study-of-vitamin-b-complex-combined-with-alpha-lipoic-acid-versus-vitamin-b-complex-in-treatment-of-diabetic-polyneuro-2161-1459-1000241.php?aid=91836" target="_blank"><u>https://www.omicsonline.org/open-ac...tic-polyneuro-2161-1459-1000241.php?aid=91836</u></a></em></p><p><em></em></p><p>As for vitamin B12, not sure, but as I recall, there are at least three B vitamins that play a role in reversing neuropathy, so regardless of your B12 status, I still encourage the recommended daily B complex with the 600 mg alpha lipoic acid.</p><p></p><p>Additionally, you can be tested for a B12 deficiency, be within normal range, yet actually have a vitamin B12 deficiency. Confused? Learn more here... <a href="https://chriskresser.com/what-causes-neuropathy-and-how-to-treat-it/" target="_blank">https://chriskresser.com/what-causes-neuropathy-and-how-to-treat-it/</a></p><p></p><p>As for your doctor telling you that your thyroid is fine...if you're symptom free, okay, but it you have any symptoms suggestive of a hypothyroid or hyperthyroid condition, I'd investigate further. Here in the USA, this is the website that I believe has the best information on the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid conditions... <a href="https://thyroidpharmacist.com/" target="_blank">https://thyroidpharmacist.com/</a> </p><p></p><p>My hope for you is that you'll be able to reverse your neuropathy. Best of luck to you. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Winnie53, post: 1978591, member: 160246"] [USER=496789]@Fo[/USER] here's a something I wrote a while back that might be helpful... [I]In this study, “Treatment with α-Lipoic Acid over 16 Weeks in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Symptomatic Polyneuropathy Who Responded to Initial 4-Week High-Dose Loading” (2015), they used a loading dose of 600 mg of alpha lipoic acid three times a day, 30 minutes after each main meal for one week, then reduced the dosage to 600 mg once a day with good results... [URL='https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jdr/2015/189857/'][U]https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jdr/2015/189857/[/U][/URL] And here's another study, this one from 2017... [URL='https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/comparative-study-of-vitamin-b-complex-combined-with-alpha-lipoic-acid-versus-vitamin-b-complex-in-treatment-of-diabetic-polyneuro-2161-1459-1000241.php?aid=91836'][U]https://www.omicsonline.org/open-ac...tic-polyneuro-2161-1459-1000241.php?aid=91836[/U][/URL] [/I] As for vitamin B12, not sure, but as I recall, there are at least three B vitamins that play a role in reversing neuropathy, so regardless of your B12 status, I still encourage the recommended daily B complex with the 600 mg alpha lipoic acid. Additionally, you can be tested for a B12 deficiency, be within normal range, yet actually have a vitamin B12 deficiency. Confused? Learn more here... [URL]https://chriskresser.com/what-causes-neuropathy-and-how-to-treat-it/[/URL] As for your doctor telling you that your thyroid is fine...if you're symptom free, okay, but it you have any symptoms suggestive of a hypothyroid or hyperthyroid condition, I'd investigate further. Here in the USA, this is the website that I believe has the best information on the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid conditions... [URL]https://thyroidpharmacist.com/[/URL] My hope for you is that you'll be able to reverse your neuropathy. Best of luck to you. :) [/QUOTE]
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