NeuroTalk Support Groups - Alcohol induced neuropathy

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Originally Posted by Wide-O (Post 1170816)

I very much doubt one drink will have any lasting effects. You may well feel bad for a week or so, but I don't see any mechanism whereby a short exposure to alcohol could erase all the progress you made. So, not repeating the experiment would be the best bet, but I think you already know that.

Try not to stress about it too much either, as that would only make things worse (the effect stress has on my PN is staggering). You tried, it didn't work out, dust off and keep going. :)

Thank you. Yes I do feel even worse today but it is reassuring that it will subside. So I will try not to think about it and enjoy a good night of sleep as a side effect of this exhaustion!!

Today is 2 years sober! Not a single sip! Thanks to everyone in this thread for sharing their stories and for the many words of encouragement. I plan to be around for long time and look forward to many more years of sobriety. It's kind of cool that I can now say "I haven't had a drink in years". :)

That is a great achievement Okone1 - well done :D !

Yay! Congrats on 2 years..!

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Originally Posted by mrsD (Post 617365)

It could depending on your genetics. Some people do not metabolize alcohol well.

Some people with PN can have occasional drinks, and other can't...it is all very personally determined in the body.

What is "PN"?

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Originally Posted by coopster (Post 1174020)

What is "PN"?

Peripheral Neuropathy

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Originally Posted by Icehouse (Post 984895)

If I was the emotional type I would probably cry right now, but I will find a sappy emoticon instead....wait for it.....:Sob:

Ok, I am good now.

Very proud of you (despite that fact you are just words on my screen) and I am beyond ecstatic that I have may have helped and inspired just one person. That makes the posting more than worth it.

Keep up the great work and follow me on the sobriety ladder....you will never catch up with me, you may surpass me, but it will be an absolute journey.

;)

Icehouse. I picked up on your thread this morning, over here in Blighty. I, like you, have been a heavy drinker for twenty years, (though you are now 4 years sober I presume, and for that I doff my cap to you sir). I have suffered with all the symptoms you have described in your thread, aswell as excruciating night cramps. Another, more disturbing effect of alcohol withdrawal I have suffered from are full blown epileptic type fits. I am told that these have occurred because I have stopped drinking with immediate effect one day, from drinking over a litre of vodka, plus red wine for long periods on previous days, sometimes for periods of up to a month. I have been hospitalized several times, and locked up countless times. The strange thing for me is that I can go weeks without a drop, and then for some unknown reason, BANG! I'm on a three week binge. Alcohol has taken everything from me, job, girlfriend, home, friends.

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Originally Posted by Icehouse (Post 1174032)

Peripheral Neuropathy

Right, thanks.

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Originally Posted by Icehouse (Post 1048493)

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!

You really should be so proud of yourself Icehouse. I only registered this morning, with the intention of researching this very subject, and I have been reading this thread all day, and for you to have turned your life around in the manner in which you have is not only admirable, its **** outstanding! As for the running, the day I see a jogger with a smile on their face, then i MAY consider it!
For me, walking is not an issue, I probably do 30-40 miles per week, so I guess I'm lucky, and should nip this in the bud before it becomes an issue.
I do though, have the constant tingling in the hands, and down my back. Blood tests on the 5th October, then I'll go from there.
Keep up the good work mate, your a warrior!

Well, I hate to disappoint, but the running thing never happened. I got a slight wobbly type jog for a short time, but that sucked rocks. Now I just hop in my kombi and enjoy the drive :D

Thanks for the kind words, and yes, I am just over 4 years now.

The tingling will most likely go away with time, but don't put a date on it or your mind will battle your body. Just let it happen.

Good luck on your journey, and I will be here if you have any questions :D