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What is R-Alpha Lipoic Acid?

R Alpha Lipoic acid is an antioxidant. R-Lipoic acid is unique in that it functions as both a fat and water-soluble antioxidant that can easily cross cell membranes.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 3 0
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 2 0
General health 2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 1 0
Increase effect of another treatment 1 0

See all 8 patients currently taking R-Alpha Lipoic Acid

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 1

Reported Dosages

  50 mg daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 600 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking R-Alpha Lipoic Acid (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Personal research 1   Personal research: 100%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking R-Alpha Lipoic Acid

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking R-Alpha Lipoic Acid

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking R-Alpha Lipoic Acid

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of R-Alpha Lipoic Acid

Always
 1 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of R-Alpha Lipoic Acid

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of R-Alpha Lipoic Acid

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

Report created on May 25, 2012.