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Posted 2/17/2021 8:10 PM (GMT 0)
How many of you take or have taken this to increase glutathione or as an antioxidant? I know many docs tell their patients to take this. Wondering how many actually do?

What dose? How frequently? For how long?

Did you have any adverse events you believe may be caused from taking ALA?

Have you ever had mercury amalgams?
Posted 2/17/2021 8:27 PM (GMT 0)
I've included ALA 300mg or 600mg per day in my supplement regimen pretty consistently since 2013. Even in the past two years when reducing abx and questionable supplements, I've kept ALA to help with neuro healing.

Yes, I have a ton of mercury fillings from my youth that have never been removed. And have never thought ALA has caused any adverse reactions (nor positive contributions).

Post Edited (tickbite666) : 2/17/2021 1:32:50 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 2/17/2021 8:51 PM (GMT 0)
I take 200mg ALA 1x day every so often. I usually take NAC every day but switch it out for ALA now and then. No negative affects that I know of.

I do not have mercury amalgams.
Posted 2/17/2021 9:28 PM (GMT 0)
300mg 2x a day here - have done for years now - probably since around 2016

found a low glutathione marker in one of my tests and so added this to help suppoprt it

no adverse effects that i have ever identified - no herx like symptoms from it that i can detect
unlike NAC where i have to go steady and build up over time
Posted 2/17/2021 9:33 PM (GMT 0)
Garzie, you herx from NAC?
Posted 2/17/2021 11:51 PM (GMT 0)
I had mercury fillings removed in 2008.

Dr. H had me take ALA (xymogen 600 mg, 1x a day). I recently restarted it again along with liposomal glutathione. I wanted to see if perhaps it would help me sleep better. Dr. H actually had me take ala, lip glutathione & nac together.
Posted 2/18/2021 3:44 AM (GMT 0)
k07,

Are you the one who did ACC and was left with a jaw tremor? If so, when did you do ACC?
Posted 2/18/2021 10:38 AM (GMT 0)

ChristianWithLyme said...
Garzie, you herx from NAC?

yep, apparently its quite common - may be antimicrobial to various intracellular bacteria - mycoplasma, Bartonella, chlamydia i think.

seems fine if I start very gently - eg 250mg 2x a day and work up - now take 1.5g 2x a day but if i start on that i get a strong herx like reaction
Posted 2/20/2021 3:21 PM (GMT 0)
Anybody else?
Posted 2/20/2021 6:24 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, i developed shaking in my jaw while taking dmsa ( i think i took it every 3 or 4 hrs for 3 days). I was not taking ala when it started. The tremor happens when i lay on my side. It is better now and i only feel it once in awhile. I did the cutler protocol in 2015.

Post Edited (k07) : 2/20/2021 6:33:15 PM (GMT-7)

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