I am a 54 year old terrified female. I have autonomic neuropathy. I am ashamed to say that I believe mine was caused from alcohol, but the five neurologists I have seen says I did not drink enough to cause this. I am not diabetic. I have had a number of traumas. The conditioned has worsened in the two years since I stopped drinking. I am almost bald. I have headaches, vision problems, trouble swallowing, GI and urinary problems, numbness, burning, and unbearable fatigue. I need to desperately to hear from someone who is living with this. None of the doctors have offered any treatments. They say I can live but I will wish that I would die. (Really, that's what a doctor told me.) I am losing hope, and I think of suicide often because I'm afraid I can't keep working and taking care of myself. If I just knew of anyone who lived with this condition long term, I think I could be more hopeful.