Unfortunately I don't have any information for you but I am very interested in hearing what others may say. My neuropathy is really bad and I would love to try something other than prescription drugs. Hope someone has some experience they can share!

I have burning pain. I take r-lipoic acid, which does not seem to help with that.

I have burning pain. I take r-lipoic acid, which does not seem to help with that.

I have burning pain. I take r-lipoic acid, which does not seem to help with that.

I have burning pain. I take r-lipoic acid, which does not seem to help with that.

I have burning pain. I take r-lipoic acid, which does not seem to help with that.

I am taking both Acetyl L Carnatine and Alpha Lipoic Acid. It seems to help over the long run and it took 2 weeks before I noticed any improvement. It was enough of an improvement for me to wean off of the Lyrica, which worked well on the neuropathic pain but caused side effectsthat i found intolerable. Although I still have pain it isn't the constant burning sensation that it used to be. I still take tramadol on occasion, I uses a lidocaine/amitryptaline/ketamine cream 3x daily and lidocaine patches at night. The pain is from my sternum across my rib cage and up to my arm pit on the left side and just a small area beneath my ribs on the right side. The neuropathy is a result of surgical trauma to the intercostal nerves.
Prior to taking it I asked my pain specialsit if i could add it to the meds i was taking. She checked it out and gave me the o.k. I would recommend clearing it with your docs too...so you can be sure it won't interact with your current meds.
If you do a google search for Acetyl-L-Carnatine and neuropathic pain or Acetyl L Carnatine and Alpha Lipoic Acid and neuropathic pain you will find several results. i recomend reading the abstracts of the studies run by the NIH. So far it has been shown to be effective on diabetic neuropathy and chmo induced neuropathy. Studies for other types of neuropathic are either slated or ongoing. The ALC has been shown to improve nerve conduction through nerve conduction studies.
If any of you decide to give either or both a try i would like to know if you acheive any relief from their use.

I take Alpha Lipoic Acid as well, I think from what I can understand it helps in the long run. You have to combine this with scrip meds as well.

Idblu,
Thanks for your information. How much Acetyl L Carnatine and ALA do you take on a daily bases?

Well I take
300mg of Alpha Lipoic Acid twice a day.