Sorry Robibbie, force of habit. It stands for Motor Neurone Disease.

Hi all, by way of an update....Still alcohol free, but still getting the cravings and irritability. This is now 23 days.

I picked up my blood test results from the doctor yesterday and they all seem to be 'satisfactory'. I'm still waiting for my referral letter so that I can see a neurologist; not sure how long it's supposed to take to write a letter....?

None of my symptoms have abated. The fine muscle twitching is the most annoying, along with the tinnitus-does anyone else get this? It seems to be there constantly.

Anyways, I don't know if I should be posting on here as I haven't got a diagnosis of alcoholic neuropathy but I just thought I'd carry on with what I'd started. I'll check back in a few days and see if anyone is interested.

Peace.

I experienced many twitching, usually facial, eyes, and sometimes legs. I had it pretty bad, seizure like twitching at night and random twitching during the day. This subsided after awhile. The worst was night sweats for me after being abstinent for the first few months. I'm not in the clear by no means after a year. My hands and feet are still dead numb, and I fear it may be permanent, but I don't want to lose faith. Everyday is a test, and I'm luckily I've survived this far without giving into anyone or anything.

Word of advice, just keeping your doctor to refer you to a neurologist. It shouldn't take long, from there you can give the neurologist a call and setup an appointment through their assistants. It's better to know than not know. Start early, it's definitely something I wish I was more adamant about in the beginning. Taking the correct vitamins and supplements probably would have saved me from where I am now, but I'm not giving up hope.

Stay strong, keep off sugars, eat fruits, greens, and less carbs and you should be well on your way!

congratulations on your 23 days af riddler.
bizi

916 days sober.

I have been using the cold weather as an excuse to not start running, but it's been in the 50's and 60's here for the last few days. Luckily where I live on the west side of Virginia we missed that huge snow storm that walloped the east coast! Anyway, that is my goal for February, to run. That is something I have not done since 2008.

Wish me luck!

Best of luck Icehouse!! Let us know how it goes!

Has anyone had a reaction to CoQ10 (100mg)? I seem to get red spots on my skin, rash like. I stopped it's usage because I thought it was giving me a reaction of some sort

I also wanted to add l-carnitine into the mix, but read it could cause seizures? I was going through seizure like symptoms when I was still on the alkie, so I'm a bit worried to add it into the mix. Any advice?

Currently taking:
Benofotiamine
B-12 Meth
ALA (switching to R-LA after MrsD's suggestion)
CoQ10 (stopped due to red spots / dry rash like symptoms)

Other vitamins:
Multi-vitamin
B-50 vitamin
Slow-mag
Fish Oil
Vitamin E

Well, my report is that my symptoms are pretty much where they were a month ago, with some improvement in less of the occasional 'stabbing' pain. I have never had much of that, thank goodness, and none to speak of lately. The numbness and odd sensations in the feet and lower legs are mostly unchanged.

I have rid my diet of the ice cream, and am generally eating better.

My mood is great, spirits high. I get to retire from working in state government on April 30th, that could explain my mood in large measure.

I hope everyone is well, keep up the good work.

On thing I have noticed that is unique about all these postings is that symptoms do not always improve. They can go stale or flatline (including myself) and it can get discouraging. But, it ALSO appears to me that most here are in pretty good spirits about it!

It find this very uplifting, that even with doubt, there is hope and the drive to better our bodies from destructive behaviors.

Loving it.

PS - Wish I could retire.

Hey Icehouse! Looks like you continue to do well, I too would like to run again someday. First, I gotta get the blubber off of me and WALK a lot. My doc says I should be content with that , but I really enjoyed running and I would like to think I can get back in that type of shape. And yes, retirement sounds like a splendid idea.