There are many causes of neuropathy, including:

"-Diabetes
-Shingles
-Vitamin deficiency, particularly B12 and folate
-Alcohol
-Autoimmune diseases, including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis or Guillain-Barre syndrome
-AIDS, whether from the disease or its treatment, syphilis, and kidney failure
-Inherited disorders, such as amyloid polyneuropathy or Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
-Exposure to toxins, such as heavy metals, gold compounds, lead, arsenic, mercury, and organophosphate pesticides
-Cancer therapy drugs such as vincristine (Oncovin, Vincasar), and other medications [for example antibiotics such as metronidazole (Flagyl), and isoniazid (Nydrazid, Laniazid)"

http://www.medicinenet.com/periphera...hy/article.htm

Do you know, Tom, whether quitting drinking at this point might stop the neurpathy . . . or is the damage done?

But . . . for those of us with MS, who do not have any of these alternative health factors, it is likely the MS itself causing this problem.

Cherie