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Alpha-lipoic acid and Heartburn: What Users Say

Brand names: Alpha-Lipoic-Acid-300

Heartburn: mentioned by 7 users (11.9%)

Based on user experiences from 59 Alpha-lipoic acid reviews, the following table shows the most commonly mentioned side effects.

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hair loss 37.3%
heartburn 11.9%
sore throat 8.5%
upset stomach 6.8%
acid reflux 5.1%
bloating 5.1%
mouth sores 5.1%

Reviews for Alpha-lipoic acid

Showing 7 reviews tagged with "heartburn". Clear filters to view all 59 reviews.
Commonly mentioned side effects
  • Joe...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 19, 2022

Alpha-lipoic acid for Dietary Supplementation "After reading reviews, I decided to try this. I suffer from severe SFN pins and needles throughout my body. Severe joint and muscle pain 24/7 for 3 years, and not one professional can determine what is causing this after seeing many. No help from the medical world, so I suffer daily and have no life. I will repost if this vitamin helps. So far, I have very itchy skin, no rash, just itching everywhere. Also seem to have severe heartburn, only been on it for two days. Praying this will help me, I pretty much don't want to live anymore from the severe pain I endure daily."

2 / 10
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  • Jea...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • July 29, 2020

For Dietary Supplementation "Had terrible heartburn, but was told reflux (only had heartburn with my 4 pregnancies). Slowly starting to lose hair, thought, ok going through early menopause! Or the old saying, “you're stressed”! Never dawned on me to check out my supplements that my pain management doc recommended 6 months ago! The past month I’ve been losing so much hair that now I am feeling stressed. Thank you for the previous reviews!!! I’m stopping, and I’ll figure something else out."

1 / 10
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  • Cey...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 8, 2022

For Dietary Supplementation "My doctor recommended ALA for my shingles pain. I took 600 mg early in the morning on an empty stomach. I had nausea, I started sweating, and it was followed by heartburn. I think I am going to stop this supplement. Reviews were very helpful because anywhere else it says that ALA has little to no side effects."

2 / 10
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  • Zar...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • February 8, 2023

Alpha-lipoic acid for Dietary Supplementation "I am on my second day of using 600 mg of 100% Natural R ALA. On the first day, I took it with water on an empty stomach and suffered from heartburn all day. Had to take Gaviscon to get relief. On the second day, I took a capsule with a glass of water while eating breakfast. Feel slight burning in my stomach. I decided to try ALA because I have pre-diabetes, and I suffer from bad sciatic pain, nerve pain, and burning sensations in both legs and feet. I have osteoarthritis too. I have read they can take up to 3 weeks to take effect. I cannot give a good rating at this point because of only just trying them, I’ll review them in 4 weeks' time."

2 / 10
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  • Lor...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 17, 2023

"I was diagnosed with nerve damage due to a placement of a dental bridge. They said no cure, but to try antidepressants, which I did not want to do. Now I have seen the dental hospital again, and they said to try alpha-lipoic acid. Since taking it, I have had diarrhea and heartburn, and have found the large capsule hard to swallow. I took the powder in water, which made my mouth worse, as though it was on fire. Now I read people have had hair loss. Will this help with nerve damage?"

4 / 10
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  • Tle...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 13, 2016

For Dietary Supplementation "So far, I have noticed heartburn each time I take ALA. Has anyone else experienced this?"

4 / 10
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  • hil...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • May 13, 2018

For Dietary Supplementation "I also experience heartburn almost immediately after taking ALA, so now I take it directly with food."

6 / 10
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