ALA reviews: what real users say
We read 320 first-hand mentions of ALA from health and supplement communities. 54 of them say clearly how it went — and 65% of those say it helped.
Where people say it works: energy (100% of 15), blood sugar (100% of 9), pain & inflammation (86% of 7), focus (80% of 5).
Most common complaints: liver damage, headache, fatty liver, mercury brain, intellectual decline. All side effects →
Positive experiences
“I also take alcar, alpha lipoic acid, choline, and pqq, but... there is some difference with these, but not as major as with CoQ10.”
“ALA fixed the issue almost instantly, so I usually don't take ALCAR without the ALA.”
“R-ALA - has shrunk keloids that I was told would never go away and helped with general over all MS body pain”
“I've been getting a lot of energy with ~2000mg ALCAR and (IIRC) 300mg ALA, alpha-GPC, 50 mg p5p, and a curcumin/piperine cap”
“when I used to take a large dose, ALA helped me feel less cracked out”
“some things that helped me get over chronic fatigue ... alpha lipoc acid”
Negative and mixed experiences
“ALCAR+alpha lipoic acid works as well as Adderall. Actually, it's a bit better for me—it wears off more slowly and doesn't interfere with sleep the way Adderall does.”
“OptimALA and NA-RALA - I felt this was helping also but dont know about mercury redistribution”
“I read alot about alpha lipoic acid with carnitine and coq 10, and fish oil being important, though I never noticed any improvement”
“Alpha Lipoic Acid gives me crazy crazy headaches. and i suffered enough until i figured it out.”
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