Dlpa For Pain

[dbullwinkel]

Has anyone used DLPA with their arthritic dogs? I read an article in yesterday's Whole Dog Journal and am thinking if giving it a try with Missy. I copied this from the article :

"DLPA

Eventually, no matter what you do, your dog may require treatment for chronic pain. There is one more nutraceutical that can help with this: dl-phenylalanine (DLPA), an amino acid that is used to treat both depression and chronic pain.

 

The most common dosage range for dogs is 1 to 5 mg/lb (3 to 10 mg/kg) of body weight, but I have seen dosage recommendations as high as 5 to 10 mg per pound (2 to 5 mg/kg), two or three times a day. In humans, very high doses may cause numbness, tingling, and other signs of nerve damage, so be on the watch for any signs that your dog may be experiencing these if using such high doses. It takes time for DLPA to begin to work, so it must be used continuously rather than just as needed. Often, however, you neednt continue to give DLPA daily once it has taken effect; sometimes it can be given as little as one week per month to retain results. It is safe to combine DLPA with all other arthritis drugs, but do not combine DLPA with MAOI drugs such as Anipryl (selegiline, l-deprenyl), used in the treatment of Cushings Disease and canine cognitive dysfunction, or amitraz (found in tick collars)."

[Batmom]

There doesn't seem to be any evidence that it does work, and there seems to be some evidence that it does not work.

[dbullwinkel]

There doesn't seem to be any evidence that it does work, and there seems to be some evidence that it does not work.

Thanks. Can you give me any information to read regarding that?

[Batmom]

There's a reasonable discussion at http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/supplement/phenylalanine .