Alpha Liopic Acid anyone?

My friend Shelley sent me this:

I’m adding Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA/LA) to my long list of daily supplements. Below are some interesting articles that support the use of it for MS sufferers.

http://www.thenhf.com/article.php?id=414

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FDN/is_4_9/ai_n9479468/

http://www.direct-ms.org/pdf/NutritionMS/AlphaLipoicAcidtrial.pdf

Do any of my readers have any long-term (or even short-term) experience with this?