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Old 10-05-2019, 03:52 AM #1
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HI SDM...I also considered myself a moderate drinker and non alcoholic. About six months ago I started experiencing tinging in my hands and feet. There were also some other symptoms but those were the main ones. Neurologist did an EMG and basically said I had "very mild polyneuropathy". All other tests are normal and I am in excellent health in every other way. The suspected cause is alcohol - doc says you can be a moderate drinker and still get PN from it. I tried to just cut back to only 1-2 drinks a week and started on the vitamin regimen detailed on this forum - there was very little improvement and perhaps slight progression in those first 6 months. I have now completely cut off alcohol for 2 1/2 weeks. I am going to stay dry (wine lover but alcoholic PN is progressive even if there is moderate drinking most that I have talked to and read agree). The Neurologists really are not helpful, so I have an appointment the end of this month at the Weill Cornell Peripheral Neuropathy center in NYC. I will document on this forum how that goes. Good luck!
Hi there. The same here. Find of a glass or two but completely stopped when I was stricken with painful feet. It’s slowly gotten worse anyway. Now my forefoot Pad’s have atrophied. My fingers are wrinkled and shrunken. I thought if related to alcohol it would stabilise!
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Hi there. The same here. Find of a glass or two but completely stopped when I was stricken with painful feet. It’s slowly gotten worse anyway. Now my forefoot Pad’s have atrophied. My fingers are wrinkled and shrunken. I thought if related to alcohol it would stabilise!
I am a wine drinker also. I usually have a glass of wine or two with dinner and not every night. I stopped drinking for a short time to see if it made the symptoms worse. I notice that I get temporary relief and my symptoms the next day seem unchanged from the days I don't consume alcohol the previous night.

My neurologist suggested that my SFN was due to having the flu.

I also take gabapentin and use CBD oil. The combo helps with the tingling and therefore I feel less fatigued.
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I have been having some similar symptoms, and suspect alcohol to be the cause. Have an EMG, but physical exam and blood work all came back normal.

I have dialed any drinking back big time, but have a glass of wine or two every once in awhil. CTman, I have read the same things about any alcohol making it worse, bur just wondering if it is a reaction to the alcohol vs the PN actually getting worse. Clinically speaking, I don't think moderate to low amounts of alcohol can cause nerve damage.
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