Make it a goal! I am days away from 1000 days sober (on my sons 16th birthday too, and that is what he wanted) so that is what I am DETERMINED to give him and I will do it.

Hi guys I'm nearly a week without alcohol and I thought id post as it's 5am
here in the UK and I can't sleep because of the pain in my feet and back!

I have been to 4 social events this week and one had free drinks but i managed to stay with diet coke so that's a good start for me.

However there has been no change with my symptoms. I went to see a friend play in his band earlier and I could not stand without leaning against a wall as my legs were so weak. I eventually managed to get a seat but my friends are noticing how bad I'm getting. I perform myself this evening which involves standing up for 2 hours. God only knows how I'm going to get on!

Someone posted it gets worst before it's better, I'm just hoping that's true.

I don't know how long or how much you drank before , but if it was regular /heavy I think it will take some time to get all the effects flushed out of your system.

There might be a timespan or chart somewhere online that will show how long it takes to "detox" and it may take even longer for any health issues to turn around.

But good for you , keep up on the journey to better health.
Focus on eating as healthy as you can to get as many benefits as possible going in your favor.

You will have to excuse my ignorance here but I don't know how you measure alcohol units in the US.

I would drink 3 plus bottles of wine a day.This is about 27 units a day.

3 bottles of wine here cost's £10 (6 dollars?)

This amount doesn't get me drunk and I only drink in the evening after work.

My PN decline has increased in pace recently and I have to do something about it as I feel very near to not being able to walk.

Will post again when I have done a month!

1000 days sober today. Just sayin' :D

Mega Congratulations to you Icehouse! I am very happy for you.;)

Well done Icehouse.

I guess I shouldn't ask but have you ever wavered and just had one drink?

I'm on my 10th day and so far only been tempted once but reminded myself why I'm trying to get healthy again.

Some slight improvement in feet but that could be the gabapentin I've started.

Nope. Although I have to admit it has crossed my mind many times.

When you hit rock bottom there is no where else to go but up.

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Originally Posted by linter View Post
well, anyway. i went back through 11 pages of this thread, looking for a list of helpful vits and only came across this:
"300mg Benfotiamine, 200mg, r-Lipoc, a B complex (Jarrow's B-Right), 4000mcg Methyl B-12. Then a standard Centrum & Fish-oil."
does that sound about right for a 59 yr old guy, 170 lbs?
mrsD is the resident "expert" on this, I hope she will chime in

I recommend abstaining from alcohol if you can, but I know it's hard, real hard.

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haven't had a drink in eight days now. tossed out all the booze in the house, and i don't go anywhere at night. out of sight, out of mind. my plan is to do this for at least 21 days. i feel pretty great, i must say. a ton more energy. a (somewhat) better attitude. what's not to like? well, for one thing, i'm now pretty much a shut in. hey, gots to take the bad w the good, right?

meanwhile, if ***mrsD*** reads this, i hope she will weigh in on the question above.

thanks all!

The supplements in that list will work. You may not neet 200mg of R-lipoic if you used the STABILIZED form which is newer and more soluble.

300mg benfotiamine to start daily, then you can reduce to 150mg in a couple months. The methylB12 needs to be taken on an empty stomach to be absorbed well.

But otherwise it looks good. For men Centrum Silver is a better choice...since it does not have iron in it. There are generics for this in most large pharmacies, at Sam's Club and Costco.