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Originally Posted by reverett123
Considering the expense, I'm not sure CoQ10 is cost effective. I use a combination of acetyl-L-carnitine and alpha lipoic acid. Anti-oxidant and mitochondria booster and gets past the BBB. Similar to CoQ10 in action.
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I have a comment about alpha lipoic acid.
Regular alpha lipoic acid is made up of two isomers, and only one is active in the body.
Also there is one study on rats, that shows that this racemic mixture may cause low thyroid effects. This has not been duplicated in humans however.
Some of us on Peripheral Neuropathy use lipoic acid...but we are using the new r-lipoic...which is much more potent. 100mg a day is often enough for us!
There are no studies yet on r-lipoic causing interference with thyroid functions.
If you search
lipoic thyroid on PN a post by Liza Jane a few months ago had information about that. She asked her doctor, who, was clueless.
I find r-lipoic is very effective in lowering blood sugar too. So if any of you take drugs for diabetes I or II, be careful, and you might need a dosage adjustment.
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