Well, 600mg of ALA is not as effective as the newer form that is now available. R-lipoic acid stabilized.. at 100mg a day will be a better test to see if it can work for you. Taken once a day on an empty stomach--- Doctor's Best Brand. (not all formulas are the new highly absorbable form).
You also need to look at your vitamin tests, and see if B12 is over 400 (in US units). Lab ranges in US have not changed to reflect new information on low B12. Many drugs can interfere with B12 too. So this is important. Don't accept "normal" as 200 is NOT normal.
It is possible you have something wrong in the ganglia along your spine, and these were stimulated by the PT. I had a massage once that set off my shingles in my neck. (I had them down my right arm many years ago). The massage was nice at the time but the next day I was in agony!
The dorsal root ganglia can be damaged by viruses, or chemicals, and in some people never heal up properly. This is a genetic thing, and there are now some researchers looking at using stem cells to correct this problem. But that is still experimental.
There are many drugs that can cause neuropathy. One family of drugs called fluoroquinolones are very very common. A simple infection, treated with these can then lead to PN for some people. The PN follows the use of Cipro, Levaquin or Avelox and can be for life.
Also statins for cholesterol can cause neuropathy.
Here is a post on that:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread122889.html
You might want to cruise the subforum above and read about all the things that posters here have collected about this topic.
Just do a bit a day, as it can see overwhelming.
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Originally Posted by grandma123
This started with me the day after I started PT for neck and back pain. I mean it went from 0-10. This was back in March. It was intermittent at first, now it is all the time. I am under the care of a physiatrist who is ordering a cervical MRI to diagnose this. He does not think these symptoms are related to my many chronic back issues (scoliosis, spinal stenosis, buldging and herniated discs, degenerative joint disease, arthritis, etc..). He is doing the MRI to rule out (or in) MS or similar neurological conditions.
The swiftness with how this started baffles me and I'm sure no medical professional can explain it - especially a cause and effect (PT and the symptoms).
I am not diabetic nor do I have vitamin or thyroid deficiencies. All have been checked. I am 61.
Has anyone had this happen to them? Has anyone found any treatment that has worked for them. I take 600 mg of ALA daily for about 2 months - not really helping.
Thanks.
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