I read this because my fiance's brother has peripheral neuropathy(sp), and I'm SURE it's alcohol but I didn't know there was such a thing! He's been a bad alcoholic for many,many years now, I'm guessing over 1 litre of brandy per day. And he's asked my opinion since I have RSD. My first thing was stop the booze, get into a rehab program! He knows he has us all behind, along side and in front pulling for him. You seem awful young to have such a diagnosis! Maybe YOU should be considering a rehab yourself rather than when you can pick up your next drink considering what it's doing to your young body already. I got RSD at 35, I was working 4 jobs around the clock and got it from having 2 surgeries, it's basically the same, as I now have neuropathy of my muscles, but mine won't heal, it's not a life to envy.Good luck to you.