Posted by Elroy on February 23, 2005, at 16:29:51
In reply to Re: Selegiline here's the DMSO site, posted by world citizen on February 22, 2005, at 23:56:27
Interesting question. Between mid 70s and early 90s would say definitely a heavy social drinker. By mid 90s was cutting back quite a bit and by late 90s was down to mild social drinker. Between 2000 and 2002 I had a very occasional beer or glass of wine. Since 2002... nothing.
That said, I have had one doctor feel that it very well might be alcohol-induced, yet I have had a couple of others say that the onset of this came on so much later - after the cessation of the heavier drinking. I have also been advised that there are really two forms of alcohol-involved PN. One is the type that involved acute alcohol (where the alcohol abuse right at that time is so intense that nerves are literally damaged) and the other type is that type where the abuse is chronic and the nerve damage is more related to on-going malnutrition.
I would point out that during this same time period I was very heavy into working out, weight lifting, and so forth. Also I was big into taking supplements (vitamins, minerals, extra protein, etc.). No, no steroids, ever at any time. Also I watched my weight to a degree as I did some minor level competitive weight lifting and needed to be aware of weight limits. So the point is that I seriously doubt if there was any nutrient malnutrition going on.
Frustratingly, I have my endo indicating to me that this (the PN) is probably directly related to the elevated cortisol, I have info from Cushings support boards that indicate numerous of their members have PN symptoms, and yet I have experts from PN forums telling me that they can't see any way that it could be cortisol related... which then bums me out further that there could be yet something else going on??? It just seems too "coincidental" that ALL of these symptoms (anxiety, hypogonadism, UTI-type symptoms, strong PN type symptoms, and tinnitus) all came on with 2 - 3 weeks of each other and subsequent highly elevated cortisol levels were found. Actually the severe anxiety came on first (June 2004) and then after about week or two was followed by the other symptoms which came out within 2 - 3 weeks of each other.
Now it's like they're feeding off of each other. The high anxiety (even with the Xanax) boosts the tinnitus or maybe another day it's the PN and then the PN is elevated one day and jacks up the anxiety. And in the background is the constant elevated cortisol - which may actually be the "Bad Guy" behind everything.
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> Hey Elroy,
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> I wanted to ask you something. You had mentioned that you'd stopped drinking alcohol in 2000. (congratulations by the way!) My question is did you have much of a problem with it? The reason I ask is because extensive use of alcolhol can deplete the body of certain B vitamins. One of them, or maybe it's folate, if deficient in the body can cause neuropathy.
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> I mix the DMSO with some organic lotion and use it on my face. Actually, I take a little fresh bee pollen, smash it up in my palm THEN add my DMSO mixture, mix well and apply liberally. It's VERY nourishing to the skin. I can't tell you how many people remarked on the change in my complexion! (I'm thinking that same combination just might be very nourishing to your feet!)
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> I got the word today the trial date is still on for next month. I thought for sure the "other side" would try to get a bogus continuane. We'll see!
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> World Citizen
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