Hello @trimomlewis, Thanks for starting this discussion that I think may benefit a lot of folks who may not have heard of it like myself. I totally quit alcohol back in 2016 when I was diagnosed with neuropathy and when my PMR was in remission the first time. My second time with PMR started in late 2016 but it only took me a year and half to taper off of prednisone and for my PMR to go in remission vs the 3 and half years the first time. I'm not sure quitting alcohol played any part of the shorter time to remission but I'm guessing it helped some. I did find some interesting research on the topic.

--- Dry January Participants Tend to Face Lasting Benefits, Study Finds: https://www.prevention.com/health/health-conditions/a42420472/dry-january-lasting-health-benefits/
--- Short- and Longer-Term Benefits of Temporary Alcohol Abstinence During 'Dry January' Are Not Also Observed Among Adult Drinkers in the General Population: Prospective Cohort Study:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32391879/