neuropathy

There was a message posted about the use of alpha lipoic acid for the treatment of peripheral neuropathy. I am curious to know of any success stories related to the use of this. I have severe problems with my feet and I finished chemo in Sept. of 2008. The chems were 5FU and Oxalyplatin and I had 11 treatments every 2 weeks. They were supposed to give me 12 but I had so many side effects they stopped. My left foot is worse than my right and the symptoms vary from tingling to burning to shooting pains. Any response to this would be appreciated.

I take alpha lipoic acid three times daily as part of my alternative protocol for cancer treatment. From some of the research I've done, it appears to be very effective when used for peripheral neuropathy. I know other patients at the clinic I go to who were told to take glutamine for this same condition and they experienced good results as well. I hope you'll find some helpful information in the following: ... http://health.howstuffworks.com/health-illness/wellness/natu ...... http://clincancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/7/5/1192.full .....

On 10/15/2009 gg1964 wrote:

There was a message posted about the use of alpha lipoic acid for the treatment of peripheral neuropathy. I am curious to know of any success stories related to the use of this. I have severe problems with my feet and I finished chemo in Sept. of 2008. The chems were 5FU and Oxalyplatin and I had 11 treatments every 2 weeks. They were supposed to give me 12 but I had so many side effects they stopped. My left foot is worse than my right and the symptoms vary from tingling to burning to shooting pains. Any response to this would be appreciated.