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Old 09-10-2014, 09:10 AM #1
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Hi everyone (I posted this elsewhere - sorry for repost ! )
I am a 52 year old woman who used to have a 2 bottle of wine a day habit . I stopped for five months in 2013 but resumed little by little in 2014. Over the last two months I have had an EXCRUCIATING in my right foot and tingling/ twinges in my other foot and hands . I have had all the tests under the sun ( blood tests, brain and spine MRI, foot mri, nerve conduction tests ) and all were normal. The neurologist says he doesn't know what it is. The GP however is convinced it is related to my drinking .. And frankly, so am I . he says it is related to historical not current levels of alcohol consumption which have harmed my nerves . I am on Gabapentin which certainly calms the pain and Diclofenac . I have drunk wine sporadically over the last two months (c 10 days out of each month but binging on each occasion) . I realise now I need a loooong period without alcohol and in fact to stop completely . I am therefore on day 3 of no alcohol. I was wondering if this awful , frightening pain goes away and how long it takes . I am very scared. Is alcoholic neuropathy reversible ???
I look forward to hearing from you .
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Please reply - will this alcoholic neuropathy i have had for two months ever go away ??
I am desperate to know !
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Hi everyone (I posted this elsewhere - sorry for repost ! )
I am a 52 year old woman who used to have a 2 bottle of wine a day habit . I stopped for five months in 2013 but resumed little by little in 2014. Over the last two months I have had an EXCRUCIATING in my right foot and tingling/ twinges in my other foot and hands . I have had all the tests under the sun ( blood tests, brain and spine MRI, foot mri, nerve conduction tests ) and all were normal. The neurologist says he doesn't know what it is. The GP however is convinced it is related to my drinking .. And frankly, so am I . he says it is related to historical not current levels of alcohol consumption which have harmed my nerves . I am on Gabapentin which certainly calms the pain and Diclofenac . I have drunk wine sporadically over the last two months (c 10 days out of each month but binging on each occasion) . I realise now I need a loooong period without alcohol and in fact to stop completely . I am therefore on day 3 of no alcohol. I was wondering if this awful , frightening pain goes away and how long it takes . I am very scared. Is alcoholic neuropathy reversible ???
I look forward to hearing from you .
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Please reply - will this alcoholic neuropathy i have had for two months ever go away ??
I am desperate to know !
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Hi Paininfoot, welcome.

Unfortunately, there are no definitive answers because there are so many variables. Abstention is your best bet along with proper nutrition & supplements (mostly B vitamins--thiamine & methyl B12).

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It is difficult to assess the prognosis of a patient because it is hard to convince chronic alcoholics to abstain from drinking alcohol completely. It has been shown that a good prognosis may be given for mild neuropathy if the alcoholic has abstained from drinking for 3–5 years.[9] During the early stages of the disease the damage appears to be reversible when people are given adequate amounts of vitamins, such as thiamine.[1] If the polyneuropathy is mild, the individual will normally experience a significant improvement in the symptoms they experience and may be completely eliminated within weeks to months after proper nutrition has been maintained.[2] When those people diagnosed with alcohol polyneuropathy experience a recovery it is presumed to be a result of regeneration and collateral sprouting of the damaged axons.[4]

As the disease progresses, the damage may become permanent. In severe cases of thiamine deficiency, a few of the positive symptoms (including neuropathic pain) may persist indefinitely.[9] Even after the restoration of a balanced nutritional intake, those patients with severe or chronic polyneuropathy may experience lifelong residual symptoms.[2] Alcoholic polyneuropathy is not life-threatening but may significantly affect one's quality of life. Effects of the disease range from mild discomfort to severe disability.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol...athy#Prognosis
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