Good responses here!

If you are taking any RX drugs for anything, you should list them now. Antibiotics, to lower cholesterol, vaccines, OTCs

History of trauma or surgery to the back, or knees or legs?

Some idiopathic PN is environmental, meaning toxins. Alcohol is only one of many that cause PN.

If you are smoking, it is time to quit.

We have a nice support thread on quitting alcohol here:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread104096.html

If you are low in magnesium and don't eat magnesium containing foods, nerve problems are only one manifestation of this. Soaking in a bath of epsom salts in lukewarm water will reveal if you feel better afterwards. 6-8oz in a bathtub...don't use really hot water.... it may sting or hurt then.

People who do not eat fish (salmon) or flax containing grains, become low in Omega-3's and these nutrients repair the nervous system. So diet is very important.