R-ALA and headaches

[frankenfurter]

For the past week or so I've been taking 100mg of R-ALA with my morning meal which contains 40g carbs. During this time, I have had a low grade headache almost all week. I take a motrin which knocks it out for the day, but the next morning I start to get it back. It's not a pounding pain, more like a dull ache. Then again, I strained my neck lifting, so that may be the cause of it.

Anybody else have headaches on R-ALA? Am I taking too much for those 40g of carbs?

 

[Daernoth]

Hmm.. Some here would even take 200mg of R-ALA with 40 grams of carbs. But I usually stick with 100 mg, myself, and have had no headaches.

BUT, last night I have 40-50 grams of dextrose and took 200 mg of R-ALA, and did have a simillar dull headache to what you described. It only lasted for a half hour or so, though.

I'd say try going without it and see what happens. Maybe you're super sensitive or something.