Question for Val, neuropathy?

[Guest guest]

I am still numb in my fingers and some toes. It started at the end of 2008.

The past couple of months, when I inhale I get tingling back in my fingers so I

assume this is a good thing. As far as I know, my glucose has always been

low/normal but the last two insulin readings were around 16 and doc likes to see

it under 5.

I have felt pretty good the past couple of months with good temps except the

weird numbness. My heart still beats heavy too and I can't figure it out. I

can't help but think the numbness and heart pounding are related? Echo and EKG

are fine. I searched ALA. Are you taking 1200mg still? Almost every website

suggests 50-100mg to avoid side effects? Is there a particular form ALA that we

should take? Would ALA work for other neuropathies, not just diabetic? Thank

you

[Guest guest]

I have been on 1200mg a day of ALA for almost a year now and NO side

effects. The side effects come from it blocking conversion of T4 ot T3,

which I have no T4 so it si not a problem for me, or shoudl not be for

anyone on T3 only. It also is a biotiin antagonist so Biotin MUST be

taken wiht it. ALA and Benfotiamine are the two BEST treatments for

neuropathy of any kind, along wiht glycemic control and making certin

B12 is not an issue as well. i have also heard of neuropathy form LOW

estrogen so I woudl try to optimize that too, and I am post meno and use

mid-luteal ranges to adjust to. The Benfotiamine I took 450mg a day in

three 150mg doses and then I was tkaing 600mg Jarow Sustain (2-3oomg ALA

with Biotin daily) this reversed my neuropathy. Yes pain and tingling is

a sgn of nerve healing.

http://www.nthadrenalsweb.com

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

http://faqhelp.webs.com/

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

http://www.thyroid-rt3.com/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

http://artisticgrooming.net/

> I am still numb in my fingers and some toes. It started at the end of 2008.

The past couple of months, when I inhale I get tingling back in my fingers so I

assume this is a good thing. As far as I know, my glucose has always been

low/normal but the last two insulin readings were around 16 and doc likes to see

it under 5.

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> I have felt pretty good the past couple of months with good temps except the

weird numbness. My heart still beats heavy too and I can't figure it out. I

can't help but think the numbness and heart pounding are related? Echo and EKG

are fine. I searched ALA. Are you taking 1200mg still? Almost every website

suggests 50-100mg to avoid side effects? Is there a particular form ALA that we

should take? Would ALA work for other neuropathies, not just diabetic? Thank

you

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> We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences.

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[Guest guest]

I have been on 1200mg a day of ALA for almost a year now and NO side

effects. The side effects come from it blocking conversion of T4 ot T3,

which I have no T4 so it si not a problem for me, or shoudl not be for

anyone on T3 only. It also is a biotiin antagonist so Biotin MUST be

taken wiht it. ALA and Benfotiamine are the two BEST treatments for

neuropathy of any kind, along wiht glycemic control and making certin

B12 is not an issue as well. i have also heard of neuropathy form LOW

estrogen so I woudl try to optimize that too, and I am post meno and use

mid-luteal ranges to adjust to. The Benfotiamine I took 450mg a day in

three 150mg doses and then I was tkaing 600mg Jarow Sustain (2-3oomg ALA

with Biotin daily) this reversed my neuropathy. Yes pain and tingling is

a sgn of nerve healing.

http://www.nthadrenalsweb.com

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

http://faqhelp.webs.com/

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

http://www.thyroid-rt3.com/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

http://artisticgrooming.net/

> I am still numb in my fingers and some toes. It started at the end of 2008.

The past couple of months, when I inhale I get tingling back in my fingers so I

assume this is a good thing. As far as I know, my glucose has always been

low/normal but the last two insulin readings were around 16 and doc likes to see

it under 5.

>

> I have felt pretty good the past couple of months with good temps except the

weird numbness. My heart still beats heavy too and I can't figure it out. I

can't help but think the numbness and heart pounding are related? Echo and EKG

are fine. I searched ALA. Are you taking 1200mg still? Almost every website

suggests 50-100mg to avoid side effects? Is there a particular form ALA that we

should take? Would ALA work for other neuropathies, not just diabetic? Thank

you

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences.

Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor. Yahoo! Groups

Links

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I have been on 1200mg a day of ALA for almost a year now and NO side

effects. The side effects come from it blocking conversion of T4 ot T3,

which I have no T4 so it si not a problem for me, or shoudl not be for

anyone on T3 only. It also is a biotiin antagonist so Biotin MUST be

taken wiht it. ALA and Benfotiamine are the two BEST treatments for

neuropathy of any kind, along wiht glycemic control and making certin

B12 is not an issue as well. i have also heard of neuropathy form LOW

estrogen so I woudl try to optimize that too, and I am post meno and use

mid-luteal ranges to adjust to. The Benfotiamine I took 450mg a day in

three 150mg doses and then I was tkaing 600mg Jarow Sustain (2-3oomg ALA

with Biotin daily) this reversed my neuropathy. Yes pain and tingling is

a sgn of nerve healing.

http://www.nthadrenalsweb.com

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

http://faqhelp.webs.com/

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

http://www.thyroid-rt3.com/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

http://artisticgrooming.net/

> I am still numb in my fingers and some toes. It started at the end of 2008.

The past couple of months, when I inhale I get tingling back in my fingers so I

assume this is a good thing. As far as I know, my glucose has always been

low/normal but the last two insulin readings were around 16 and doc likes to see

it under 5.

>

> I have felt pretty good the past couple of months with good temps except the

weird numbness. My heart still beats heavy too and I can't figure it out. I

can't help but think the numbness and heart pounding are related? Echo and EKG

are fine. I searched ALA. Are you taking 1200mg still? Almost every website

suggests 50-100mg to avoid side effects? Is there a particular form ALA that we

should take? Would ALA work for other neuropathies, not just diabetic? Thank

you

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences.

Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor. Yahoo! Groups

Links

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you. I'm on t3 only too. I didn't know that low estrogen could cause

numbness. As far as I know, estrogen is good.

> > I am still numb in my fingers and some toes. It started at the end of 2008.

The past couple of months, when I inhale I get tingling back in my fingers so I

assume this is a good thing. As far as I know, my glucose has always been

low/normal but the last two insulin readings were around 16 and doc likes to see

it under 5.

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> > I have felt pretty good the past couple of months with good temps except the

weird numbness. My heart still beats heavy too and I can't figure it out. I

can't help but think the numbness and heart pounding are related? Echo and EKG

are fine. I searched ALA. Are you taking 1200mg still? Almost every website

suggests 50-100mg to avoid side effects? Is there a particular form ALA that we

should take? Would ALA work for other neuropathies, not just diabetic? Thank

you

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> > We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our

experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor.