Alcohol and peripheral neuropathy

[jakatak]

After 4 years of poking, probing, surgery, drugs and therapy, I have determined that my alcohol intake was the cause of my peripheral nerves in my feet to go haywire. The numbness, burning and tingling are a direct result of almost 30 years of regular alcohol abuse. I sit here now, with my numb feet from nerve removal in a neuroma surgery (that wasn't even needed), and can feel a reduction in pain....simply from no drinking in a week.
It is a sad commentary that it took something so terrible to stop me from destroying my body!

[houghchrst]

my mother is an alcoholic and takes Neurontin for her neuropathy in her legs and feet. She also has diabetes. She hasn't drank in over a month but is in the hospital recovering from surgery so I wonder if when she gets out and is in recovery if her neuropathy will go.

[Buttons2]

Well I have to share a story with you. My HM's (housemate) daughter is a chronic alcoholic. When she ended up in detox she couldn't even walk. She had to come here for 10 days & stay with us before getting into a 30 day clinic. I pumped her full of B12 MethylCobalamin,folic acid & B6. (the rehab wouldn't accept her without the walker). And of course forced her to eat nutritious meals during those 10 days. She was still shaky but she was walking by the time she left for rehab!

Please research this type of B12 I mentioned,it's breaks through the blood/brain barrier. Nerve damage might still be permanent but I believe some of it can be repaired in time. Neurotin can cause kidney failure & other adverse conditions!

Glad you sobered up & hope your improve!Now you have to do alot of healing......