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Old 08-08-2010, 03:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Sheltiemom View Post
Good luck with this. Was wondering if you have ever tried a regimen of R-alpha lipoic acid, thiamine, methylcobalamin and whether they did you any good?

Sheltiemom
The regimen Sheltiemom has recommended should be no problem for you to swallow if you can swallow the 100mg nerontin/gabapentin. The Meythl B12 is a chewable if you get the Jarrow Methyl B12. I use the 5000 which was recommended here. The R-liopic is a 100mg capsule and instead of thiamine I was recommended here to take 2-150 Benfotiamine. These are smaller than the neurontin. I forgot to take mine today and can't sleep even though I took a 300mg gabapentin. I had to take the supplements and after writting this will probably be able to sleep

I have a thread here if you want to search titled "CHEMO Neuropathy" where the board helped me figure out the supplement thing. I posted some results. I think I'm at about a month doing it and am seeing results.




I hate swallowing pills. I chew aspirin. I chewed antibiotics and considered chewing xloda, which was a chemo pill. I don't know why they make pills so freakin big I'm a comedy act when I take meds. I have to take a step when I swallow

I learned some things while having to take xloda 8 x's a day that may help. I have a harder time with hard pills as oppose to capsules. Chemo pills make you want to throw up while taking them. I cut the xloda in half with a pill cutter and took them with store bought chocolate milk. The thickness of the milk made it very easy to swallow

Chocolate milk saved me during this ordeal. It makes swallowing pills a whole lot easier and safer
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