Thank you Jazzy you are such a kind and caring soul. It makes me happy knowing there are people like you in the world. 
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I have and the only options really are Gabapentin or Pregablin. I refuse to take such medications after suffering side effects and withdrawals from other anti depressant type medications in the past.
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Stay strong and don’t pick up..the good thing about bad days is that they end. Drinking never solved anything for me, it just made me feel guilty after on top of everything else…
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I agree, I just hope it’s gets easier sooner rather than later. It’s still early days almost 36 sober, im impatient but beginning to accept it takes time. Thank you.
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Much love my friend. Thank you for your kind words.
I too will not take any medications as the side effects are sometimes much worse. We have to keep faith that we are doing the right things and work on healing ourselves naturally. Remember that you are not alone 
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sometimes things have gotten so hard with the pain for me that all i can do is focus on somethingelse going for a walk stretching praying anything other than the hurt
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Hello friends, a little update. A few weeks after this post i discovered that my neuropathy may be down to B12 deficiency and likey from years of using and abusing PPI medication (omeprazole) I was given for the esophagusitis.
At the beginning of December i was given loading doses every other day for 6 days. I felt improvements fairly quick especially the neurological symptoms i was experiencing. I was over the moon! Then my brain told me maybe alcohol isn’t the problem?
Stupidly i semi slipped back to my old ways gradually especially over Christmas. The pain and soreness soon crept back and hangovers that take a week to recover from were intense. Anxiety, Deep depression and zero motivation. I’ve learn’t my lesson and realise that b12 deficiency may only be a part of the problem and alcohol is definitely a major factor.
Im a couple of weeks sober AGAIN and the nightmares, broken sleep, depression and pain are all present right now. I now know that the peripheral nerves take a long time to heal if ever fully. But I’m hopeful and more determined than ever to let my mind and body heal naturally without any relapse!
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Welcome back! Good to read they found some more answers for the nerve pain. Sorry your addict mind tricked you into going back to your old ways for a bit but awesome that your back at it and on the your sobriety journey again.
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Thank you. For me it’s another learning curve and hopefully this time I can stay focused on sobriety. I really wasn’t in a good place but now I have some better understanding of what needs to be done. How are you i hope things are going well.
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