This answer is generic...for everyone.
If you choose the R-lipoic stabilized, 100mg a day to start is
a good dose. You can raise it later if you tolerate it. Some of us
find it too stimulating in higher doses. This new form is so much more absorbed than the older forms, 100mg is a good dose for most people.
The acetyl carnitine would be 500mg a day to start, and work up to 2 grams a day divided doses, if necessary.
These are for mostly mitochondrial damage. If your PN is not of this type, they may not work. The lipoic acid will also improve glucose utilization, and provide some antioxidant effects. It is more globally acting than the carnitine. The acetyl carnitine has been used for chemo drug damage and HIV drug damage.
Both cause toxic neuropathies.
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