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Originally Posted by neils1153
hello my name is Neils, and have been living with alcohol induced neuropathy for the last year... I have not be clinically diagnosed, but I know it is just that... it started out with some unusual nerve sensations like hot things being cool, and cool things being hot on my feet and lower legs... it progressed to a lack of coordination it seems with my Gait... I am 40 years old, I am a RN, and very fit in that I have been into body building for the last decade...
some other things that happen are when im at rest "esp. in bed", I get cramps in my hamstrings and quads... they literally draw up for a brief moment then everything is fine... I have been alcohol free now for a week today... have been on B-1, folic acid, B-12, D3, magnesium, potassium, L-taurine, and fish oil for a week as well... my coordination seems to be getting better, im hoping I have caught this soon enough...
i can tolerate the pins and needles, and nerve sensations but i cant RUN anymore!!! this really is making me depressed... my question to those that have overcame or are overcoming this is will i ever be able to run again??? it breaks my heart not to be fit, and able to do the things i use to do...
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Hi Neils,
I am in the same position with respect to difficulty walking and not being able to run (I am 42 years old), also numbness and tingling in arms and legs, twitching, burning, all of the usual symptoms. I have gone 4 or 5 months without alcohol and get a little better and think I can have just one which goes fine. Then, the symptoms come back. It is as though a beer or glass of wine takes 2 months to clear my body leading me to believe I just can't process it anymore, in any amount. The progress made from abstinence is completely reversed once I have even a single drink, only worse than before.
It is hard to refrain in social situations but if the decision is that or face the consequences of not walking and certainly not running, then that decision is a little easier to make. I just want to get better and be as healthy as I can for my age. I am too young to be in this bad of shape and so are you.