# Lipoic Acid anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Everyday living\ **Created:** [12 September 2017 09:12 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/lipoic-acid-anyone/11426 "2017-09-12T09:12:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Corkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@Corkie](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Corkie)\ **Post date:** [12 September 2017 09:12 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/lipoic-acid-anyone/11426/1 "2017-09-12T09:12:54Z")
Lipoic Acid anyone? Hi folks I have been reading (courtesy of Ian Cook’s very helpful msezine) that a fairly large dose (1200mg per day) of Lipoic Acid can help to prevent brain shrinkage in people with SPMS. I don’t seem to be able to see a supplier online who supplies a large enough dose to make any difference, does anyone know of such a supplier could you please let me know, you can message me; if it’s something that will breach forum’s regulations. Thank you for any help you can give. Wendy x ---
**Author:** ![patrick.b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e99b99/32.png) [@patrick.b](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/patrick.b)\ **Post date:** [7 June 2018 18:09 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/lipoic-acid-anyone/11426/2 "2018-06-07T18:09:47Z")
Hello, Amazon UK website does 600 mg tablets so I take 2 each day ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [8 June 2018 08:50 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/lipoic-acid-anyone/11426/3 "2018-06-08T08:50:59Z")
I’d never heard of it, until you mentioned it. Here’s what the MS Society have to say. [https://www.mssociety.org.uk/research/explore-our-research/emerging-research-and-treatments/explore-treatments-in-trials/lipoic-acid](https://www.mssociety.org.uk/research/explore-our-research/emerging-research-and-treatments/explore-treatments-in-trials/lipoic-acid)