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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

Indykatie

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1. I Believe It's Alpha- Lipoic Acid

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Fri Oct 9, 2020, 05:02 AM

Oct 2020

A friend uses the supplement and has said that it has helped her pain. She's on a number of other medications so it's hard to gauge the effectiveness though. She's been taking 600 mg the recommended daily dose.

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Non diabetic peripheral neuropathy, shoulder pain and Alpha Lipoid Acid. [View all] safeinOhio Oct 2020 OP

I Believe It's Alpha- Lipoic Acid Indykatie Oct 2020 #1

My research, google, found it may be safe safeinOhio Oct 2020 #2

https://www.drugs.com/mtm/alpha-lipoic-acid.html safeinOhio Oct 2020 #3

I've had mild Peripheral neuropathy on and off for years. mitch96 Oct 2020 #4

My father, brother and myself all have it. safeinOhio Oct 2020 #5

Look into methylcobalamin sublingual B12. Patterson Jun 2021 #11

I'm a quasi-vegan so I take methylcob'B12 every day... no help.. It really does not bother me mitch96 Jun 2021 #12

Alpha Lipoic Acid may have saved my life vanboggie Jan 2021 #6

Alpha Lipoic Acid IbogaProject Feb 2021 #7

Thanks multigraincracker Feb 2021 #8

Everything runs through the liver bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 #13

Thanks for the tip. GoodRaisin Feb 2021 #9

I've been using it for years. Grasswire2 Feb 2021 #10