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Psychological effects of living with neuropathy
Neuropathy | Last Active: Dec 1, 2023 | Replies (106)Comment receiving replies
Hi, @valec ..... I would love to have little wine 🍷 while we whine, but one of the things I kept reading for those of us with PN was to cut out ALL alcohol. I typically had a glass of red wine with a meal and an occasional cocktail. But it has been several months, now, and I honestly don't notice much of a difference. Perhaps in my case the wine really wasn't playing a part in my symptoms. I suppose I need to try going back to my old habit and see if it makes things appear any worse! 😂
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Hi @domiha I had exactly the same experience as you. BTW, in my humble opinion, I doubt that 1 or 2 drinks is the cause of your problem. Otherwise, almost everybody would have PN, and/or alcohol wouldn't have been invented.
I used to drink quite a bit; perhaps 3 drinks a day. When I was diagnosed with small fiber PN, I decided to quit entirely. I was "on the wagon" for 3 months, and the PN continued to get worse.
I decided that my experiment wasn't working, but I cut back to one glass of wine/day, when I resumed drinking because of the PN and other reasons.
My logic(?) was that if it wasn't working after 3 months, alcohol probably wasn't the cause, and anyway I enjoy my wine too much to wait years to find out, which I don't have many of left.
I haven't seen a study which adequately addresses this particular question, other than the standard remark that excess alcohol can be a cause of PN. I've also been given completely different answers by my doctors. My guess is that nobody knows for sure.
If you or anyone else has different information, please post.
Thanks and good luck.
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Yea. I know. I kid 🤣. Basically yea… They say stay away from alcohol. Everyone is different though. We have to do what works for us.