I started taking a nerve supplement formula about 10 days ago. It has a bunch of stuff in it, I can post the link later as my husband bought it. It has the methyl form of B12, alpha lipolic acid and a bunch of other things I know I should take that has been mentioned here. How long does it take for these things to become affective? My B12 was 350-ish, not horrible but still too low. The instructions we got from the company was to take a lot for two weeks, then a little less for two weeks, then maintain it at a couple pills a day, obviously to get these things in my body and then keep those levels up, I assume.

A couple weeks, a couple months, longer? I'm still trying to figure out if it's the myelin sheath that's messed up or if it's axonal (which then I would believe would make this hereditary for sure?) From what I've read, if it's axonal, all the vitamin B12 in the world won't help it. I can't stand pills, so if I don't have to take them, I won't. If it's a matter of taking them every day for a few months to find out, then I just need to know to persevere.

Actually B12 is involved in myelin repair. So axonal damage would be improved if the other factors are present. It is the axon that has the myelin.

Fishoil for the omega-3s, and B6, are the other things for myelin. Sometimes antioxidants like Vit C are suggested too.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15896807
I am skeptical about the mixture products. Often their websites lack accurate information. So hence I wonder if all the stuff is in there correctly. For example, they don't say to take on an empty stomach which is very important for the B12 to be even absorbed, as well as the alpha lipoic they include.

The only way to know if there is B12 in there is to have another test. Taking high dose B12 should put you over 1000 in 3 months or less.

There is no way to tell everyone what to do as you repeated here because everyone is different. Only testing will show for sure.

It does take time for things to improve. But many people who come here start to feel something improving in a month or so.

I got immediate relief when I started taking benfotiamine. I truly felt it was a miracle from the first day of taking them.

Potassium gives me fast relief for muscle spasms in my calf and arches.

Magnesium and even faster epsom salts bath gives good relief for a couple things.

I can't say if B12 does anything for me or not but I keep taking it.

I cant take rlipoic, gives me acid reflux.