Getting ready to pop some Alpha Lipoic Acid

mrsD · 12-10-2010, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by CarlaDanDan

Dear mrsD
i read on another topic you said that a supplement could help specifically for toxic pn.
Do you know with r-lipoic can help with neuropathy from physical injury?
my main symptom is stiffness at the right foot, burning either hot or freezing.
im taking B12, B1 which has been helping
im thinking to take cayenne too, read that can help nerve regeneration
these supplements can be expensive, so i want to try something that might help in my case. I tried alpha lipoic and didnt make any difference, just for pocket
thank you
lots of love

I am thinking to help with healing from injury you need to provide the building blocks for nerves... which is good fats.
Omega-3 fats, flax oil and fish oil. The DHA in the fish oil helps with building membranes.
B12, folic acid also help, along with a Bcomplex 50mg and a good magnesium supplement . The B6 and the magnesium helps the Omega-3s get metabolized properly. These are the basic repair nutrients, but you can add whatever else you want.

You will also need to see if your trauma has led to an RSD situation, and the burning/freezing thing might be a part of that.
Is there discoloration or swelling in your damaged foot?
Our RSD forum here has pictures on a sticky link to show what some of the members' RSD looks like. It can take alot of time for nerves to grow back. Mine took years in my surgical foot.

invisable · 12-11-2010, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by kpRN

My symptoms were numbness /tingling / burning / itching mostly of the hands with some involvement of the feet. I would have areas that I would feel a vibration (like I had my cell phone in my pocket) when there was nothing there. Sometimes the burning would be so bad, a breeze would send me into orbit. My fingers felt huge, rubbery and useless. I couldn't pick up things from the table if I wasn't able to see them, like pills, etc because I couldn't feel them in my fingers. I had occasional tremors for no reason. My legs would feel weak at times, heavy at times too. I did finally get a diagnosis of SNF polyneuropathy from Cleveland Clinic after seeing other docs for 14 years. I think people around me thought I was out of my mind because all tests were coming back normal, year after year. I thought I was going crazy. The ALA has been a godsend for me. And to think I can get a 2 month supply at CVS for 18.00, AFTER a 40K work-up. Kind of makes me laugh......in a way.

Do you take any other supplements?

sp2000 · 05-01-2012, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by kpRN

My symptoms were numbness /tingling / burning / itching mostly of the hands with some involvement of the feet. I would have areas that I would feel a vibration (like I had my cell phone in my pocket) when there was nothing there. Sometimes the burning would be so bad, a breeze would send me into orbit. My fingers felt huge, rubbery and useless. I couldn't pick up things from the table if I wasn't able to see them, like pills, etc because I couldn't feel them in my fingers. I had occasional tremors for no reason. My legs would feel weak at times, heavy at times too. I did finally get a diagnosis of SNF polyneuropathy from Cleveland Clinic after seeing other docs for 14 years. I think people around me thought I was out of my mind because all tests were coming back normal, year after year. I thought I was going crazy. The ALA has been a godsend for me. And to think I can get a 2 month supply at CVS for 18.00, AFTER a 40K work-up. Kind of makes me laugh......in a way.

Hi
are you still benefiting from Alpha lipoic Acid?
*** send me the response. I will appreciate your help.

mrsD · 05-01-2012, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by sp2000

Hi
are you still benefiting from Alpha lipoic Acid?
*** send me the response. I will appreciate your help.

We have a new thread on the newer form of lipoic acid, which many of us find much much better than the older alpha form .

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...=r-lipoic+acid

Using our search function you can find other posts similar to this.

aussiemom · 05-01-2012, 08:34 PM

On another forum I hang on, those who take ALA say the same thing, symptom wise. It comes from the nerves re-generating. I took it for about 6 months, it didn't do anything, no extra pain, no improvement. No increase in glucose either.

sioned fay · 08-29-2012, 03:22 AM

I am taking alpha lipoic acid for peripheral neuropathy. My pins and needles are getting worse. Can anyone tell me if there is a medical reason for this? Is there any real cause and affect?

mrsD · 08-29-2012, 04:32 AM

Welcome to NeuroTalk:

It is a good idea to make an introductory post here on the PN forum about yourself. There are over 100 causes of PN, and not all of them respond to lipoic acid.

Can you tell us your details and medical history? Age, gender,
when this started, what you eat, what drugs you take or have taken (including OTC and antibiotics), lifestyle and work/hobbies to see if you are exposed to toxins, there.
How and when the pins and needles started, and whether they come and go or are there all the time. As many details as you can remember, especially what was going on with you when this started--illness or vaccine use.

Then perhaps we can connect the dots for you to tailor your options.

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Originally Posted by sioned fay

I am taking alpha lipoic acid for peripheral neuropathy. My pins and needles are getting worse. Can anyone tell me if there is a medical reason for this? Is there any real cause and affect?

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