For the life of me, pbwithpn, I can not find the study summary where the "worse before it gets better" aspect was described in very good detail. The gist of it was that a process is in place where the axons and the myelin sheath around the nerves continue to degrade for a time even tho a person has quit drinking. Then, the improvement becomes noticeable. I am just over 6 months myself and actually feel , in some ways, more symptoms than I did when I first quit. Fortunately, none of them are major and I feel great overall by not drinking. The few studies that have been done well show that pn caused by alcohol abuse has a very good chance of reversing, but the studies I have seen usually refer to people who have quit for a couple of years at least. So hang in there, I am, and I think good things are gonna happen.