That would be nice!

Just checking in, it's been a long while since I have! Great to hear about your new venture, Icehouse! Congrats!

In one month I'll be sober for two years, I have slacked off on taking my vitamins, normally just a daily vitamin. Once or twice a week I'd take B1, B12, and folate.

I feel great, although the cold hands and feet still linger on. I'm starting to think that it is permanent for all the alcohol toxins that I have binged.

I'll be restarting the engine of being religious with the B1, B12, and Folate in the new year. I'm also looking into a paleo diet of fruit and vegetable smoothies in the new year.

Glad to hear many are doing so well!

Seriously well done on 2 years KW, great stuff.

Hello all. I read this forum regularly but have not had a reason to post in some time. It is so encouraging to read everyone's success stories with proper diet, supplementation and of course abstinence!

I have refrained from drinking for over a year now, and my neurpathy has improved considerably. I have also gone completely paleo, always my supplements, and am on medication to manage an auto immune disease. Since I have been feeling good, I decided to "test" my neuropathy by having one cocktail last night. I did not even finish it but woke up in the middle of the night with burning feet and feeling sick to my stomach.

Obviously just this small bit of alcohol was enough to set my nerves off. My question is how long is this going to last? My feet are still in fire this morning and I feel wiped out?

Thank you...

So, what were the results of the "test"?

I woke up in the middle of the night with burning feet and felt disoriented, almost like the old days of the morning after a binge night. I am still off for sure and can barely get through my usual gym workout. This morning I feel "electric currents" in my feet and legs.

If I just set myself back a year by having 1/2 a drink, that is just craziness! It is still so hard for me to believe that this is alcoholic neuropathy when I never had a problem stopping drinking. My husband and I are in social circles where there is a lot of binge drinking on the weekends and I fell into a routine of drinking and not eating so it probably stemmed more from the nutritional deficiencies end of alcoholic neuropathy. No doctor has yet to confirm this diagnosis though since I have Sjogren's which causes neuropathy.

This season is just especially difficult since every other day is another holiday party centered around having cocktails! Ugh!

Yes, social circles wreak havoc on the desire to consume. I remember my first outing to a place where booze was abundant, a Jimmy Buffett concert back in 2012. Not the wisest choice but I managed

Well, I guessing by the results of the "test" that you are not going to have the joy of a drink every now and then. That is unfortunate.

But, a glass of tonic water with ice will suffice and let you enjoy others too!

Good luck over the Holidays and take care of your body first

It is so odd how just a few, perhaps even one, alcoholic drink can cause a flare up of symptoms, even after a year or two of abstinence. I have seen a comment on that somewhere. Perhaps it was from Mrs. D. That has happened to me. It doesn't make sense to me, but it seems to be common. Any thoughts on that MrsD at this Holiday moment?

Sorry, I don't know. If it is a reaction to the congeners in the drink however, that could be considered an "allergy" or food intolerance.

Also there is a possibility it is a "learned" response. That means that there is a pathway that exists from the past, in the nervous system to register the alcoholic drink. But that I think is just a theory.

I do not believe it is a reaction to drink ingredients as the reaction is the same to wine, vodka, or tequila - with no mixers except sparkling water.

If it is a learned response, does that mean it is somewhat "in my head"? Can it be unlearned with moderation?