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@mikeamazur

My name is Michael M. I was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy. I have it in my feet. I experience pain in my toes and overall numbness. Occasionally I like to have a glass of wine or a bourbon drink. Alcohol seems to make the neuropathy worse. Has anyone experienced this?

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Hi Michael @mikeamazur, Welcome to Connect. I used to love a glass of wine or a few beers once in awhile but after I was diagnosed with neuropathy and found out that alcohol can cause neuropathy I just stopped drinking it all together. I don't think an occasional drink has much effect on most people with neuropathy. On the other hand, if you have neuropathy and you notice that it seems to be worse after having a drink that would ring an alarm bell for me and I would stop drinking. There are a few sites to learn more about neuropathy and what treatments may help provide relief for the symptoms. These are two of the better ones.

--- Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy: https://www.foundationforpn.org/living-well/
--- Neuropathy Commons: https://neuropathycommons.org/neuropathy/neuropathy-overview.

There are a few discussions that you might find helpful on neuropathy and alcohol:
--- Small fiber peripheral neuropathy and alcohol: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/small-fiber-peripheral-neuropathy-and-alcohol/
--- moderate use of alcohol: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/moderate-use-of-alcohol/
--- Alcohol helps with my pain: Does it make neuropathy worse?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/alcohol-2/.

Do you mind sharing a little more about your diagnosis and how long you have had neuropathy?