Neuralgia or something else?
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Neuralgia or something else?
I used to drink very heavy 15-20 years ago and then stopped for a long time and then started doing it sensibly about 10 years ago. I was doing fine till I stopped to look after my mum who had been ill 3 years ago. I was doing fine but in the past year I started getting excruciating pain down the left side of my head which the doc diagnosed as neuralgia. I'm afraid that it's some after effect of alcohol even though I was doing it sensibly. Is that possible after 3 years?
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Hi and welcome amuawad1 
None of us are doctors here, so we can't give you medical advice.
You can get neuralgia (and neuropathy) without being a drinker though - what makes you think it must be connected?
whats 'drinking sensibly' to you?
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None of us are doctors here, so we can't give you medical advice.
You can get neuralgia (and neuropathy) without being a drinker though - what makes you think it must be connected?
whats 'drinking sensibly' to you?
D
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Very concerned
I've read that alcohol is responsible for neuralgia even though it mentioned lower in the body. It's just that I haven't seen it anywhere online about this particular neuralgia causing a lazy eye or ringing in your ears. I don't know if my past is contributing towards this aswell because I used to drink 16 beers a day but now stick to 5 at the weekend nights.
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