Glutathione for PN?
 

My husband came home from work today and told me his coworker suggest Glutathione for neuropathy.

I have never heard of it.

So, anyone here ever use it for pn?

Glutathione gets mixed reviews mostly because it doesn't seem to work well when taken orally. There are lipid forms that they say work better but are more expensive. Generally, IV glutathione is used by many functional medicine doctors. But IV delivery is not really practical.

That being said, you can increase your glutathione levels with other nutrients like NAC, Folate, B6, B12, Alpha Lipoic Acid, selenium, Vit C and E. NAC and ALA being the big hitters. Also, milk thistle can help.

Glutathione is key in body's ability to detox.

Will it help PN? I guess it depends on why you have PN. IMO, don't think it's a "go to" supplement for PN.

Thanks for the info!

This is the product she told him to tell me to take...it's horrid expensive, $99 wow!

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All those fancy supplement sites selling "special formulas" are typically highly expensive.

Taking NAC may help. NOW brand is affordable for this BTW.

Glutathione is suggested for DNA damage, from drugs and has been mentioned for antibiotic damage, esp from fluoroquinolones.

This is a good overview:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mar..._b_530494.html

If you try anything, I'd give the new liposomal ones a try to see if they work. They would cost about what that link charges for whey protein!

But the NAC should work some if you are low and for much less cost.

I like the Liposomal GSH. I also like NAC.

I am thinking about starting NAC , can you tell me what namebrand is good or if it matters???

thanks

We've used Jarrow's brand a long time ago. John's using a combo supplement from Thorne which has some NAC in it.

I like Livon Labs Liposomal GSH.

http://www.livonlabs.com/

I've used their liposomal vitamin C. I don't notice any difference with it but then you can't see what's going on inside your body. Their products are good.

By any chance, did it make your symptoms worst? I noticed that the tingling, electric shocks were excarberated by the vitamin c. Once i stopped, my symptoms subdue by 50%.. But they were there. After a doc visit, i am taking gabapentin. I dont know why would it make it worse. Its not sugar. i thought it had oxygenating effect.. :confused:
Oh well. i did enjoyed that product