L-arginine For Neuropathy

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Peripheral Neuropathy and HIV/AIDS

Table of Contents What Is Peripheral Neuropathy? What Causes PN? Who Is at Risk of Developing PN? How Do You Know if You Have PN? PN Treatments AIMS for PN What Is Peripheral Neuropathy? Many people living with HIV (HIV+) develop problems that involve the nervoussystem. The nervous system controls thinking, movement, sensations, andfeelings. There are two parts of the nervous system: the brain and spinal cord(central...

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Benefits of L-Arginine

I am wondering about the immune-enhancing benefits of L Arginine. It is a prominent ingredient in several medical foods, such as supplements to help prevent bed sores and speed healing, and now I see it in specialized beverages designed to improve...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

Arginine may have some immune enhancing effects and also help increase growth hormone output and lean tissue. But I am concerned about its negative effect on herpes flare ups if you are prone to them. It has also shown to accelerate healing time in... Read more »

arginine alpha-ketoglutarate

I have these supplements, arginine alpha-ketoglutarate, but want to know if it is good to take them while living with HIV. ...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

That supplement has not been shown to improve muscle mass or strength in peer reviewed studies. I would not waste my time with it.We also have no interaction data with HIV medications.Nelson... Read more »

Question about arginine

Hello and profuse gratitude for providing this service. My question regards the use of arginine (and any other amino acids for that matter). I was told by a friend that using certain amino acids (i.e. arginine) could possibly aid in fighting off...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

Arginine is purported to be an immune stimulant, but this ahs not been clearly demonstrated to be of benefit in clinical trials in the setting of HIV. In other words, there did not seem to be any benefit of arginine on the CD4 count as compared to... Read more »

Ingesta de Resveratrol y L-Arginine

Hola Nelson, es un gusto saludarte de nuevo.Estoy tomando retrovirales y me gustara saber que opinin tienes acerca de el uso concomitante de Resveratrol como antioxidante y para sentirme con ms energia y el uso de L-Arginina con el fin de aumentar...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

Para energia toma 2000 mg al dia de Carnitina, 100 mg de cada vitamina B en un complejo vitaminico, 200 mg por dia de coenzyme Q-10, y selenio a 200 mcg por dia. Todos estos lograran ayudar a tu propio cuerpo producir energia mas eficientemente al... Read more »

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Neuropathy?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Is it possible to have hiv neuropathy (not the neuropathy produced by med but by hiv itself) soon after being infected, that its withing the first year of being infected? How likeky?

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Neuropathy?

Posted by Anonymous

Is it possible to have hiv neuropathy (not the neuropathy produced by med but by hiv itself) soon after being infected, that its withing the first year of being infected? How likeky?

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What is neuropathy pain?

Posted by bura, 3 Replies

Can someone describe what is neuropathy pain? Read more »

NEUROPATHY

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

i am experiencing what i think is the beginnings of hiv neuropathy. in the mornings, i can see the blood fill my lower legs and standing becomes uncomfortable. standing anywhere for long periods of times becomes uncomfortable. my legs are weak. ... Read more »

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