Originally Posted by
antihawk 
I went to the doctor and she said that, given my age, and given my relatively infrequent and short timespan of abuse of alcohol, it's extremely unlikely I have anything in the realm of neuropathy, thankfully. There appeared to be no back issues. She said it could be "nerve irritation", potentially worsened about worrying about that very issue. I was prescribed amitriptyline. Anyone have experience with this medication for neurological issues?
Also blood tests ordered for the usual potential culprits -- B12, B1 etc.
When I was young, I suffered a trauma which led to physical symptoms and was prescribed the drug. It takes a while to work itself into your system and to reach the nerve endings. It relieved the symptoms, but left me lethargic. I really didn't mind too much, since the awful physical symptoms were gone. I do know that you have to discontinue the drug under a doctor's supervision.