Alpha-lipoic acid and Upset Stomach: What Users Say

• Non...
• October 8, 2021

For Dietary Supplementation "I’ve tried taking ALA on two different occasions. The first time, I took it for about a month. The second time, for a week. Both times, the same symptoms. Still much burning in throat (although I was prescribed ALA for burning mouth syndrome), and it made my stomach hurt and bloat. No more!"

• Jac...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 29, 2024

"My muscular neurologist has told me to take this supplement to aid in my pain, numbness, and tingling sensations in my legs, feet, arms, and hands. She started me at 1000 mg once a day and increased weekly until I am taking it 4 times a day. The first week, I noticed a significant change, although I suspect it is giving me a bad stomach ache along with bloating. I am up to 3 a day and quite happy with my improvement, but my stomach is a mess. I am going to continue for now and hope this issue will eventually go away. I also noticed a bit more energy while using this."

• Cin...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 20, 2022

For Dietary Supplementation "I’ve had severe itching of my feet for 20 years. My doctors and I didn’t know the cause, and steroid creams didn’t relieve the itch. I would wake up at night with severe itching every 1-2 hours. Only prednisone relieved it, but my doctor was reluctant to order it. I learned that standing in cold water and applying ice stopped the itching an hour or two. When I was in the hospital with a stroke and getting ice packs on my feet, a neuro doctor said I have erythromelalgia, a hereditary condition that causes redness of the palms and soles of the feet, and fleeting or sharp pains in the limbs. I started on Gabapentin, which didn’t work. Then a new PCP ordered ALA 600 mg for erythromelalgia, and it worked right away to stop the itching. Side effects are burning in the throat and stomach when I swallow it. I take it with food and plenty of water while standing up. It causes bad breath, like ketone breath, and smelly urine. No hair loss, as I take milligram for HBP. I also take a PPI for GERD. No heartburn. No burning tongue."

• TzA...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 14, 2020

For Dietary Supplementation "ALA is so strong and bad for the stomach that you have to use empty, coated, acid-resistant, enteric capsules. Problem solved. I have used them for many years, no problem at all!"