Natrol Alpha Lipoic Acid Time Release Tablets, Antioxidant Protection, ALA, Helps Protect Against Cellular Oxidation and Age-Related Damage, Whole Body Cell Rejuvenation, 600mg, 45 Count

It gave me my life back

This product has literally changed my life. I was diagnosed with neuropathy in both feet 4 years ago, cause unknown. I have intense burning pain in both feet whenever I'm standing or walking. Before I started taking ALA, I could only be on my feet for 5 or 10 minutes at the most before the burning pain started and I'd have to sit for a while. As you can imagine, that limited me from doing so many things -- vacuuming, grocery shopping, working, etc. I've been to countless doctors and tried many different prescription medications. I'm a pharmacist, and I had tried gabapentin, Lyrica, Tegretol, amitriptyline, and others. Nothing helped. Then a fellow pharmacist told me that ALA is being used with much success for diabetic and non-diabetic neuropathy. Normally I'm a skeptic when it comes to supplements -- as a pharmacist, I must follow FDA guidelines. Supplements are not supported by the FDA, which means they have no proof to be either safe OR effective. I researched ALA and saw all the evidence of its success. I know that ALA is an anti-oxidant and it's something our body already has, so it's safer than a foreign chemical or supplement. I was desperate, so I tried taking 600mg once daily. Within 2 weeks, I was able to be on my feet for about 30 minutes before the pain started. That meant I could actually vacuum my living room (I've never been so happy to vacuum!) and do my own grocery shopping again. I continued taking it, and now I can be on my feet for about 60 minutes (sometimes more) before the pain starts and I have to sit for a while. So ALA gave me my life back and I am grateful beyond words. I've recommended ALA 600mg to so many people (including many of my patients at the pharmacy). I've only used Natrol brand, because it's a trustworthy company -- something that is vitally important when buying vitamins and supplements, since the FDA does not monitor those products. It's one year later and I recently bumped up the dosage, just to see what would happen. I now take a 600mg time release tablet in the morning, and in addition I take 300mg in the morning and 300 mg at night. So now I'm on a total of 1200 mg/day. This was a recent dosage change and I haven't yet seen any notable difference. I'll give it another month or two...and if there's no further improvement, then I'll cut back down to 600mg daily and I'll be grateful for the improvement that I've seen. If you suffer from neuropathy in the hands or feet, regardless of the cause, talk to your doctor or pharmacist about ALA. Check with them to make sure it will not interact with other medications/conditions. I hope that you'll experience the benefits that I have

163 persons found it helpful

Great product! But does interfere with some medicatons. Be sure to check that before you take this product!

This vitamin is a God send! I was suffering with severe fatigue and stumbled upon this while looking for some type of natural help! I took this for only three days and it was on that third day that I had energy like a 10 year old! I am still taking it once a day and have been using it for about a year now! I don't know if this will be anyone else's experience, but it's mine and I am grateful for this vitamin

60 persons found it helpful

Natrol Alpha Lipoic Acid TR

I am a sixty-nine year old woman with non diabetic peripheral neuropathy. For years I suffered with this problem unable to get a diagnosis. Finally about eighteen months ago I was correctly diagnosed and put on ALA. I take one 600 mg time-released tablet in the morning and another at night. My flare-ups have occurred much less often and have been less painful. So far I have only had one very painful flare-up since going on ALA TR

50 persons found it helpful

Multi-Beneficial Supplement

I have been taking this product for over 5 years and have noticed several benefits over time. I originally took this product in collaboration with my spine doctors approval to treat neuropathy in my feet. My neuropathy in my feet improved about 70% which for me was life changing and truly the win with this product. In addition, I lost fat in my mid-section, become leaner and my weight became much easier to manage than before taking ALA. I have been doing the same muscle workout most of my life but on ALA my build got bigger. My good cholesterol and blood sugar improved 10%. Skin rashes I had for 20 plus years are now gone. Take it regularly an allergic reactions from typical bug bites are reduced. I take this product mid-day after lunch as it helps give you a slight energy lift into afternoon. I never had a side effect with this product that I have noticed. These beneficial results were noticed starting in about 2-3 months with the neuropathy piece a steady gain over the years. Very powerful supplement

42 persons found it helpful

Works. AND a trick for the pill.

This helped alot with my tingling, burning feeling and numbness. As far as it being a bigger pill, I learned a trick a long time ago in a doctors office. Put the pill in your mouth then take a big sip of water. Tilt your head back so they both go to the back of your mouth, but dont swallow. Then tilt your head forward swallowing at the same time. Both the water and pill should go down without you hardly noticing the pill. This works for me every time

35 persons found it helpful

Recommend

Used these for 18 months to maintain a low amount of ALA for the Cutler protocol (heavy metal chelation). Half a pill in the morning, half in the evening. Beyond being very healthy I did have a slightly lower than normal body temperature. I also had a slightly low T3 reading so I expected Wilson's Low Temp syndrome. But some research indicated that ALA will cause low temperature. After stopping the ALA, sure enough, body temp became normal. However, I feel I was overall healthier with the ALA. It hasn't been as easy to keep extra weight off. So I recently started taking ALA again, and already feel like my weight is stabilizing, I can lose weight more easily if I want, mental focus is better, sense of smell better, etc. I think this 12-hour time release is key. That's why I take half in the AM, half in the PM

31 persons found it helpful

Most tolerable form for high dose

Large pills easier to swallow shape. High dose is often cause GI distress and should be taken with milk or food. This pill is very tolerable oval shape when swallowed perpendicular to the throat with a lot of water. It works very well for the treatment of peripheral neuropathy in the feet. I wish it would come in a larger bottle. New Review 8=14-14 I now have taken this supplement for two years. The product no longer acts as effectively as it did initially. I do not get 6 hours of pain relief in my feet and often take a supplement dose of another brand lower strength. In addition, the urine smell which is pungent with other ALA is no longer present It appears that Natrol has either reformulated or changed the composition of these time release pills. I am trying other 600 mg Alpha Lipoic Capsules

26 persons found it helpful

Great for neuropathy

My husband has diabetic neuropathy in his feet, and his cousin, who is a pharmaceutical guru, suggested we try Alpha Lipoic. Within 2 weeks he had regained some feeling in his feet, and the pins and needles had subsided. He no longer falls because he can't feel the ground beneath him, and swears by this stuff. I think anyone that suffers from neuropathy should give it a try

23 persons found it helpful

It really works!

I tried these because I am diabetic, before taking theses pills I couldnt even throw a basketball and now wow I can play with my kids. It takes a couple of months to see your results so be patient. I am living proof that it really works.

18 persons found it helpful

Not worth the misery

I've taken alpha lipoic acid for a few years at the recommendation of my foot doctor to help with neuropathy and have had great success with the 600 mg capsules. The brand I normally purchase was no longer available at the time I needed a new bottle, so I went with this one. I don't know why it has calcium included. All I need is plain old alpha lipoic acid. This is not a capsule, but a horse sized tablet. It states it is timed release and it should be taken with a meal. I took it with a meal each time, and it still extremely burned my stomach for hours. I took 3 different times to actually give it a chance to see if the side effects would dissipate after getting "used" to it. Nope! I suspect the time release is also what made me nauseous as time went on, as well. It seems by the time I was over the tummy queasiness it was time to take another tablet. I can not tolerate the misery for it's benefits, and I'm not sure there are benefits as I didn't feel the same relief as when I was taking the capsule brand. Added calcium has the potential to add to the formation of kidney stones. I don't need calcium and I did not notice that was an ingredient when I first ordered them. Being that they are opened I can not return them. So, note...these cause tummy burning and queasiness. I'm glad that my other brand is now back in stock after months of not being available

16 persons found it helpful

Natrol Alpha Lipoic Acid

120 Reviews

It gave me my life back

Great product! But does interfere with some medicatons. Be sure to check that before you take this product!

Natrol Alpha Lipoic Acid TR

Multi-Beneficial Supplement

Works. AND a trick for the pill.

Recommend

Most tolerable form for high dose

Great for neuropathy

It really works!

Not worth the misery