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Originally Posted by Droopy
I read that one of the 5 top cause of neuropathy is alcohol abuse. I drank alcoholic for 8 years and quit @ 31years of age. 5 years I started having severe feet pain, 4 years later I went to neuro and she told me it was small fiber neuropathy. After I quit @ 31 years old I went to Alcoholic Anonymous and still a member in good standing with 20 years soberity and I met so many people but never met anyone with small fiber neuropathy. Sometimes I really feel very guilty due to it may be the cause and this was put on by my sins. Can anyone relate and help me through this guilt.
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You shouldn't feel guilty, never heard of alcoholic neuropathy myself until i got it , neither did you? It was bizarre 30 years of drinking and my liver perfect, inc readable but true. But they labelled me with it although could be anything as mrs D says. just easy to say oh you drank that much? you have alcoholic P/N. Im positive it was from a chronic virus and 5 days of the deadly end of high fever. they pumped a lot of antibiotics into me and 1 month later numb soles.
early days I controlled the pain with alcohol and still the best pain killer but doesnt help long term.
Unless one has diabetes a diagnosis is like throwing darts.