Hey Damlays,

I am so sorry to hear of the return of your symptoms. It seems so cruel that a couple of beers can cause these changes.

I have a history of alcohol induced PN and I too had setbacks on the way to recovery but eventually I made more or less a full recovery. At that point I became over confident and drank in small amounts again without any symptoms. But symptoms did come back and I abstained again and the good news is they have gone away again.

So I believe you have the potential to once more make a full recovery. Just go back to what you did before that worked. Maybe you can outline what you did and people can add suggestions to enhance the recovery process.

This is my theory on what happened to me. It's only a theory and if people can add to it or tell me where I'm wrong, I would would welcome a better understanding. It may apply to you, it may not.

I believe that alcohol damages the myelin sheath that covers nerves. Ceasing alcohol allows the nerves to regenerate and this process starts about a month after cessation. As the myelin sheath regenerates the symptoms subside. The longer the period of alcohol abstention the greater the nerve regeneration. Factors like age, diet, lifestyle, supplements and wellbeing all influence speed and quality of nerve regeneration. It is the quality of nerve regeneration that is important. I think for you your nerve regeneration was sufficient to stop symptoms but not sufficient to withstand alcohol.

What was your protocol that lead to your first recovery?

Let's see if we and any interested parties can pool resources to optimize your return to health.

Best wishes,

Atty