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Originally Posted by Paininfoot
Please reply - will this alcoholic neuropathy i have had for two months ever go away ??
I am desperate to know !
Thanks
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Hi Paininfoot, welcome.
Unfortunately, there are no definitive answers because there are so many variables. Abstention is your best bet along with proper nutrition & supplements (mostly B vitamins--thiamine & methyl B12).
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Prognosis
It is difficult to assess the prognosis of a patient because it is hard to convince chronic alcoholics to abstain from drinking alcohol completely. It has been shown that a good prognosis may be given for mild neuropathy if the alcoholic has abstained from drinking for 3–5 years.[9] During the early stages of the disease the damage appears to be reversible when people are given adequate amounts of vitamins, such as thiamine.[1] If the polyneuropathy is mild, the individual will normally experience a significant improvement in the symptoms they experience and may be completely eliminated within weeks to months after proper nutrition has been maintained.[2] When those people diagnosed with alcohol polyneuropathy experience a recovery it is presumed to be a result of regeneration and collateral sprouting of the damaged axons.[4]
As the disease progresses, the damage may become permanent. In severe cases of thiamine deficiency, a few of the positive symptoms (including neuropathic pain) may persist indefinitely.[9] Even after the restoration of a balanced nutritional intake, those patients with severe or chronic polyneuropathy may experience lifelong residual symptoms.[2] Alcoholic polyneuropathy is not life-threatening but may significantly affect one's quality of life. Effects of the disease range from mild discomfort to severe disability.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol...athy#Prognosis
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See also:
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