I take 100mg of R-Lipoic acid, doctors best brand.

I was taking it every day for 2 months and now will try and wean myself off them and then try stopping them for a few weeks to see how l feel.

Dr Smith, l totally agree with you, that end should only take vitamins as little as needed, that is what l need to refine for myself. If l start feeling bad again, l know l can go back and take them. It's really hard to know how dependant the body gets taking these vitamins and l guess each vitamin is different. But l would rather take these vitamins than be on meds. If l am feeling fine without them, meaning not getting any hot hand or feet then l guess my neuropathy isn't really progressing. That was the reason l started taking them is, even though my symptoms have settled, l just wanted to take them as a preventative, but it seems to me now l don't need to do that.

I guess eating a good healthy diet is always better than taking vitamins, but like you said, in some illnesses the body stops producing on it own and supplements needed.

While we are on the topic of vitamins, l suggest to a friend of mine to order some doctors best R ALA, and LA from iherb and she told me that the supplements are encased in something that is not good for our health. Do you know anything about that? Not sure what to advise her and now l am starting to wonder myself if this may have long term health effects.

sue