Oh - so it's an alright brand to start taking then? ...What is "GMP"?

Thank you Ginnie for your reply, I have started to take your advice, I am now taking vitamin B12 + E, However I saw the doctor yesterday, and he has now advised me to up my dosage of Gabapentin to 600 mg ( Twice Daily ) yet more pills when will this nightmare end !!!!

Pollyh

Hi Jesse,
I am not certain but I believe GMP means good manufacturing practice.

I just bought a bottle of 500mg L-Carnitine and now noticed in the back it's labelled as " L-Carnitine L- Tartrate". I read some confusing articles on the net. Is it the same "effectively " for Neuropathy as Acetyl-L-carnitine? ...I need to know before taking it.

Basically, I hear its both an analgesic and nerve/growth and protector. Does anyone here tale this? And can anyone please help me out with this?

Hi - I am new here. I am trying to follow all the information for supplements being suggested and I'm finding it a bit confusing. Are you taking all these as separate vitamins or are there formulas with some of them combined? How many times a day are you taking supplements?

Also, did you discontinue any medications given to you by the doctors or are these supplements in addition to medication from doctors? Thanks for any help you can provide. Basically, I could use a "cheat sheet" with all the supplements I should consider taking.

One should choose supplements based on their history and tests.

The Big Three... most people can use . methylB12, Vit D, and magnesium. Other supplements can be chosen depending on your type of PN... diabetic, alcohol, toxin, etc. If you have a hereditary form of CMT...then most supplements won't work. But using the Big Three will confer other health benefits and are worth trying.

Yes, there are "formulas"—all kinds of price-inflated mixtures with marketing tailored to peoples' suffering and desperation, and claims falling just short of promising miraculous results—by the copious/profuse use of plethoras of weasel words.

There are 2 basic problems with these combined formulas:

1. They usually wind up costing at least twice what they would if you purchased the exact same constituents separately.

2. They can't be tailored for an individual's specific needs, as you can by obtaining supplements separately and taking what you need—and only what you actually need—in the appropriate amounts. No formula is likely to have everything one needs, and at the same time, not contain stuff you don't need.

I wouldn't discontinue any medication prescribed by a doctor without their knowledge—at the very least—and preferably their consent/sanction. In some cases supplements are taken in addition to prescribed medications; in others, they are taken in lieu. Example: I was prescribed gabapentin for the burning pain of PN. After learning about it here, following up with my own research, and discussing it with my doctor, I found that taking R-Lipoic Acid stopped the burning pain completely. I told my doctor about it, and he had no problem with my taking it instead of the gabapentin.

Would I be wrong in guessing that basically, you're looking for a quick fix? I think many of us came here thinking/hoping the same thing. I did. There isn't one. We've all pretty much had to put in some time reading, learning, and discussing all this stuff here. Fortunately there are some very knowledgable folks here whose generous contributions & participation have saved many of us a lot of time and duplicated effort. That's worth a lot when things get so confusing and overwhelming.

I think it's still wise to take things one step at a time, so you know what's working, and what's waste.

Doc

Neuropathy can improve IF the cause found/stopped, AND the neuropathy is a sort that can be reversed.

NOT ALL NEUROPATHIES can be fixed.

It would be 'Lovely to think so' but it isn't true.

Elaine

..........+100

Which form of Coq-10 are you taking there are 2 forms.