Alpha Lipoic vs. R-Lipoic

Electron · 09-13-2010, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nervous

...I've been taking 600 mg of Jarrow's Alpha Lipoic Acid with Biotin. When I recently ran out, I thought I was experiencing a relapse of my foot cramps, and an increase in burning and fatigue. As soon as I went back on it, I felt a bit better.

Obviously, the fluctuations in my symptoms could be due to something else, but it occurred to me that it might be the alpha lipoic acid.

I have found significant relief with "Jarrow Formulas, Alpha Lipoic Sustain 300, with Biotin, 300 mg", two per day, maybe that is the product you mean. I am going to try r-lipoic, probably ordering today.
Electron

Nervous · 09-13-2010, 05:00 PM

I just ordered the r-lipoic. We'll see how it goes.

mrsD · 09-14-2010, 08:57 AM

Yes, please keep us up to date as to your results.

The first things noticeable are increased energy. I expect the PN benefits will be much slower to become obvious. So don't expect PN improvements immediately.

Tulips · 10-14-2010, 04:14 PM

I Took 600 mg of alpha lipoic at Bed time and have nausea today. Could be that. Is tht too much?

Thanku
Tulips

mrsD · 10-14-2010, 04:36 PM

Take it with food.

All of the studies use 600mg or more a day.

The new r-lipoic is better, and you use less.

1/2 of the alpha lipoic is not active, since the product is a mixture of two types. So the r-lipoic can be used at about 100mg a day or so, because it is so much more potent.

Some people do complain of stomach upset. So take it with food.

Nervous · 10-14-2010, 06:25 PM

For approximately a month now, I've been taking 600 mg a day of r-lipoic with food. I have not experienced any stomach upset. Nor have I experienced any increase in energy (which was raised by, I think, mrsD, as a possible benefit of r-lipoic).

glenntaj · 10-15-2010, 06:12 AM

--acidy stomachs taking large doses of alpha-lipoic--it is, after all, an acid.

I second the idea of taking it with food, or trying the R-lipoic version, which, since it is composd only of bodily-active isomers of the molecule, can be effective at saller doses. I've found at 100mg/day of R-lipoic I don't have any acid stomach, which I did have sometimes on 600mg alpha lipoic.

NikkiM · 11-16-2010, 07:57 PM

I am curious if anyone has tried Thorne Industries r-Lipoic? I am using a product called Thorne Thiocid, but was thinking to switch.

mrsD · 11-17-2010, 03:19 AM

I use Doctor's Best Brand.

rweidn · 01-13-2012, 02:31 PM

I started using ALA 100mg about four weeks ago. I notice that a couple of hours after taking it my urine smells but worse is that i get a bad taste in my mouth that leaves me paranoid all day about bad breath. Does the R-Lipoic do the same thing. I wanted to order Doctors best RLipoic but seeing as that is stronger than the normal ALA i am concerned that it'll be even worse. Anyone had any experience of this?

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