Well its been 6 months since I discontinued alcohol and the numbness in the feet and hands has improved. Hooray! However a few symptoms did not improve, such as the slower movement of the fingers in my right hand. Went back to the neurologist last week and he had me walk down the hall and observed that my right arm wasn't swinging the same amount as the left. He also noted that my handwriting was small and the letters were cramped. He diagnosed me with probable Parkinsons and put me on carbidopa/levodopa (25/100 twice daily).

The good news is that the alcohol induced PN did improve and is now much less noticeable. Wish there was something I could do about the Parkinsons.

Hey Bat,

Great to hear that your PN symptoms have decreased.

In terms of your (tentative?) Parkinson's diagnosis, have a look at the threads written by Parkinson's here-now for simple self help measures. I'm sure he would answer any of your questions too.

Take care

Atty.

https://www.neurotalk.org/parkinson-s-disease/
Here is our PD forum link .

Hey thanks Atty and Jomar. Yeah that diagnosis was a real kick in the teeth. I was hoping that the issues with my arm and fingers were somehow related to the alcohol PN and would eventually clear. The good news is that the symptoms are mild at this time. In fact, the side effects from the medication seem to be worse than the symptoms. Tempted to wean myself off of it.

Talk to your PD dr about meds & sid effects... maybe adjust, put the meds on hold for awhile or look into alternatives..
You can search the PD forum for side effects, or the med name and it should bring up past posts with info..
Posting a new thread there might bring some members back to talk with..