Your symptoms really are similar to Antabuse reactions. Doctors have stopped using it for many years, now, so some of the newer ones would be unaware of the drug at all. Antabuse blocks the metabolism of the noxious aldehydes that build up in the body when alcohol is metabolized. We even know now today, that Antabuse (disulfiram) can even CAUSE neuropathies-- because aldehydes in high amounts are toxic to nerves.
On top of all that, some people inherit a low level of dehydrogenases that work in the alcohol/dehydrogenase system, and react with illness when drinking. You can look this up using a keyword search -- "genetic inability to metabolize alcohol".
As people use SSRIs over time, they can experience a decrease in dopamine in the brain. So using an antidepressant that works on dopamine instead of serotonin may help. There is only one...
Wellbutrin. You would have to discuss a change like this with your Zoloft prescriber, however.
We have a long thread for alcohol abstinence support here at this link:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread104096.html
this thread is about the "paresthesias" that people discover when trying to abstain.
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread218428.html
Magnesium chelates, like glycinate, citrate or chloride (SlowMag) are better. They dissolve in the aqueous stomach contents and get absorbed in the intestine.
This is the mag thread here:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread1138.html
The thiamine will work, but you need 300mg a day in divided doses, because it is quickly excreted. The benfotiamine lasts longer in the body so less is needed and less often. 150mg once a day is often enough. A severe deficiency would need 300mg a day for a while, with a reduction in 2-3 months, after that.
The B12 is best used with methylcobalamin, because many people cannot activate cyano form.. Another DNA mutation to the methylation system is quite common MTHFR and if you have this cyano is not activated in the body...and is mostly useless.
This should be taken only on an empty stomach 1mg or 5mg daily.
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