I see you don't understand how to determine what is causing your symptoms.
Cutting back does not mean eliminating. You have to eliminate everything, and then add things back in with a good time period between.
This is how my doctor determines what is causing my side effects from RX drugs. This is also how an elimination diet works.
You have to eliminate things to see what is causing your problems. Cutting back is not enough.
Notice that lipoic ACID is an acid and therefore may be causing some metabolic acidosis effects.
Chronic pain is an acidic condition, so adding a large amount of acid to a situation that feeds on acid, is problematic, IMO.
You can google "chronic pain and acid" and see some interesting articles.
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