Re: Neuro Pain - b complex and comment on ALA

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This is my personal favorite b-complex:

http://www.sourcenaturals.com/products/GP1327/

I believe that there are two reasons why it is great: (1) it's a sublingual

one, therefore fasting acting, just put under your tongue (2) it contains

nicotinamide which has shown potential benefit in treating EAE in mice and

remyelinating (I think it was the Boston Children's Hospital that did the

research)

For me, it's like " whoosh " and I feel immediate sense of healing and protection

in the brain. This is my " go-to " supplement that I'd take if I could only take

one with me on a desert island.

SINCE I HAVEN'T POSTED IN A WHILE HERE IS MY UPDATE

I am stil doing great. I take this B-Complex, low dose of DHEA (5 to 10 mg),

SAM-e (100 mg a day-NOW brand), Selenium, Padma Basic, and Copaxone.

FYI . . . I used to take ALA (Alpha Lipoic Acid) and R-LA (R-Lipoic Acid) and

had great benefit from these. I used to swap out the Padma with the ALA in my

regime for like six months or a year at a time (since both thin the blood I

didn't want to take at the same time).

But I stopped with the ALA (go to Padma exclusively now) because the ALA seemed

to possibly cause or exacerbate prostatitis in me after years of high dosage use

(had pain in my perenium and clogged lymph node in my penis-yeah, fun! Haha. No

worries, just massage it out). Perhaps, that is even part of how ALA works?

Gently clogging lymph? I have no clue. (At first I thought DHEA had to be the

culprit but nope the ALA was the one that when I went off it caused the

prostatitis to disappear.) Please don't flame me in defense of ALA . . .

Just what happened to me . . . but I am still a big fan and advocate of ALA for

MS. It may be that my experience was only due to the exact mix of vitamins/herbs

or my own body chemistry. But there are few reports of side effects from ALA so

I think it's worth my mentioning here in case anyone else were to suffer a

similar related health issue at high dosage (300-900 mg a day) over long term

(3-5 years) of usage?

AS ALWAYS, ANY ADVICE GIVEN HERE IS NOT THE ADVICE OF A DOCTOR. I AM NOT

RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CHANGES YOU MAY MAKE IN YOUR HEALTH REGIMEN. PLEASE CONSULT

WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE MAKING ANY CHANGES.

Cheers,

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> > Suffered neuropathic pain in my legs for some time and may have to start

pregabalin and come off ldn and baclofen after advice from doc whom i have a

very good relationship and he knows how keen i am to stay on the ldn, but...

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> > Peripheral and central neuropathic pain, symptoms described as hot, burning,

throbbing, shooting, stabbing, sharp, cramping, aching, tingling, numbness, pins

and needles. Effects all aspects of my day and night, mood changes, sleep

disturbance, fatigue and impacts on physical and social functioning and overall

quality of life

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> > Any suggestions and alternatives would be greatfully received

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> > Best//London/PPMS

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