alpha lipoic acid

[Neworleanslady]

does anyone take alphalipoic acid? What is its effect on you?

[falalalala]

I don't feel anything in particular.

I started taking it after my diagnosis & because I work with heavy metals in glaze formulation.

Here's a link that might explain more about ALA:

doctormurray.com/alpha-lipo...

[erash in reply to falalalala]

thx For that info

[falalalala in reply to erash]

You're welcome

[Tazmanian]

I took it several years ago but it didn't seem to do anything

[TDonahue58]

I take Niacin and Folic Acid .

Hom3ostasis.com

[Neworleanslady]

do you notice that niacin and/or folic acid do anything for you?

[erash]

I started taking 2 tbsp flax oil because high in ALA. I’m noticing improvements but it may be because of an overall diet change of which the flax is 1 component.

[MarkUpnorth]

I tried for about a year. I did not notice a difference and have stoped. Focus on healthy eating and exercise, whatever you can do, push yourself. I still do a multivitamin, a D, a B12, Krill Oil, and Tumeric. Though I believe the best comes from healthy food. My daily spring lettuces, with chopped fruits like apple and pear, with walnuts or pecans, pomegranate seeds, whatever is in season/sale, the more the merrier. No dressings. Starts any good meal. A day or two without, I notice it missing and long for it. I use whatever fresh vegetable I can find on sale, to make my veg side. Then again, whatever sale bit of lean meat, fish, or seafood to make a meal. I forgot, the soups! This time of year, there are so many good healthy soups, I make from scratch. Today happens to be Mushroom Barley. That is keeping me regular! Using beef broth, dried and fresh mushrooms, diced carrots, onions, and celery, don't toss that dried mushroom reconstituting liquid, it is filled with flavor. It goes back in after filtering thru a coffee filter. A bit of dried dill weed and fresh parsley. The secret in ingredient, from my dad, a bit of sherry, for flavor. The only reason I have some on hand. It all cooks out, except the flavor.

[ahrogers]

I took for a year with no improvement so stopped.

[Goldilockssearching]

I started taking it about a year now at first I saw a bit of improvement in movement but it has since either plateaued or never existed. I’m still taking it 600 mg a day and contemplating stopping it to see if I notice a difference once I stop-that’s usually when I can tell if somethings been beneficial

[Neworleanslady]

thanks for those responses!

[itasara]

I take a lot of suppliments when I started on a lo carb diet years ago and I still maintain my weight same way, I didn't and don't eat the compliment of foods I used to. So my list of suppliments were suggested at first by others on a low carb diet, and later when dx'd with MS I asked what suppliments others took. Alpha Lipoic acid was one suppliment I started taking. Like most of these suppliments, I cannot notice anything in particular. Do I know if it is a waste of money or not? I have no idea.. Sometimes I come off of it when I run out and then add it in when I need another suppliment to get free shipping. I take a form of Vit C because I don't drink juice and don't eat a lot of fruit. I don't get scurvy so I am pretty sure Vit. C works, but ALA? no idea.

[itasara]

I just scanned thru the website posted about ALA. I would have to check but I take the one tab a day recommended on the bottle. I don't know if it is as high as the recommended dose. I would add that from the day of dx when my first big sx was transverse myelitis from 2 spinal lesions when I was 57, then including 12 yrs of DMT medication, I have not had an active brain lesion.There were no active lesions seen on the very first MRI. When they were active it was most likely long before I was 57 (I had no idea anything was amiss) and so far my MS has been quite mild. The biggest problems I have have to do with aging, now that I am 74. I have been off MS medication for 4 years. Besides saving me $, I am still about the same as I have always been for past many years as far as MS is concerned. I can't help to worry that something could change, but I am optimisitic.

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[Neworleanslady]

great information! I hope your MS stays mild you lucky dog

[greaterexp]

I take 600 mg twice a day on the recommendation of my doctor. I don't know that we should expect to actually feel any improvements, but rather prevent more damage.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

nationalmssociety.org/About...

[Neworleanslady]

thanks!