We already know there is a Clinical Trial using Alpha Lipoic Acid for CIDP
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00962429?term=alpha+lipoic+acid&rank=15
But, what I just learned on the Mayo Clinc Alternative medicine web site is that Alpha Lipoic Acid may also affect your blood pressure.
forwarned is forearmed.
Here is what Mayo clinic said: “[I]Alpha-lipoic acid
Preliminary research suggests this antioxidant may be helpful in slowing or even reversing neuropathy that’s causing blood pressure or heart rate problems. However, more study is needed.”[/I]