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You will want to make sure your magnesium is NOT OXIDE form.
This does not get absorbed and will not work.

Any other chelate or SlowMag is much much more useful and better.

There is a magnesium lotion called Morton Epsom Lotion...you can rub on your legs...it is faster than the oral typically. Available at WalMart, Walgreen's and also online at Amazon.

Use a quarter's diameter dollop on each leg, and I think you will be much more comfortable.

Alcohol induce neuropathy also improves with B1, either thiamine or Benfotiamine. Some people find a B-complex like B-right by Jarrow the best mixture for this problem. Mostly available online.

thanks for you imput
what is weird is that i can actually run a little on a treadmill at the gym if i hold on to the bars... however, my coordination is not good enough to run just on my own... i tried once "on a soft surface", and got tripped up and fell... i am really hoping with time i will gain back my full coordination and be even better than i was before, esp. mentally, spiritually and otherwise...

Hey Neils, Mrs D. already pointed you to it in your other thread, but just to be sure: http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread104096.html

My case is slightly different from yours, but Icehouse's symptoms resemble yours very much, so that whole thread is really worth a read, and gives you an excellent idea of what to expect.

Now I don't want to discourage you, but ... it's important to be realistic: it will take some time (especially sober time). Alcohol does damage over a longer period, so your body and brain will take some time to repair itself. A week is great, but in reality your brain is still readjusting to the new situation - this alone can take up to 8 weeks. As for the other symptoms, we are more likely talking months. So don't give up on what you are already taking - it's all the right stuff for sure - if you don't immediately feel better.

Everyone is different, but experience shows that you will get there if you give it enough time. Good luck!