How effective is Alpha - Lipoic Acid for Peripheral Neuropathy? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Overall ratings: 3/5 Long term ratings: 3.1/5
This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Alpha - lipoic acid (alpha - lipoic acid) is for Peripheral neuropathy and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 25 Alpha - lipoic acid users and is updated continuously.
What is Alpha - lipoic acid?
Alpha - lipoic acid has active ingredients of alpha - lipoic acid. It is often used in peripheral neuropathy. eHealthMe is studying from 297 Alpha - lipoic acid users. Check the latest studies of Alpha - lipoic acid.
What is Peripheral neuropathy?
Peripheral neuropathy (damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system) is found to be associated with 504 drugs and 879 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Peripheral neuropathy.
25 people are studied for taking Alpha - lipoic acid in Peripheral neuropathy
Overall effectiveness (number of people):
Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):
Alpha - lipoic acid effectiveness for Peripheral neuropathy (number of people):
Overall:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 10
- moderate: 8
- high: 5
- very high: 2
Long Term:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 6
- moderate: 5
- high: 3
- very high: 2
Gender of people who take Alpha - lipoic acid for Peripheral neuropathy *:
- female: 60 %
- male: 40 %
Age of people who take Alpha - lipoic acid for Peripheral neuropathy *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 4 %
- 40-49: 4 %
- 50-59: 28 %
- 60+: 64 %
Who find Alpha - Lipoic Acid more effective for Peripheral Neuropathy?
Gender of people who take Alpha - lipoic acid for Peripheral neuropathy *:
- female: 71.43 %
- male: 28.57 %
Age of people who take Alpha - lipoic acid for Peripheral neuropathy *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 42.86 %
- 60+: 57.14 %
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Alpha - lipoic acid?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Alpha - lipoic acid safety and effectiveness.How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Alpha - lipoic acid (297 reports)
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- Peripheral neuropathy (7,873 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on alpha - lipoic acid (the active ingredients of Alpha - lipoic acid) and Alpha - lipoic acid (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.
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