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Suggest Medication For Stiffness And Numbness On Left Finger And Thumb

hi I regularly drink upto 8 glasses of red wine per day. I have just on Jan 1 commenced a detox and plan to remain alcohol free for 3 months. I have noticed stiffness in my neck in the last couple of days. I am wondering if tgis is related to withdrawal? I did the same detox for 6 weeks last year and had similar stffness and numbness in my left index finger and thumb. This was addressed with physiotherapy.
Thu, 29 May 2014
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Sometimes driniking alcohol for such long period can cause vitamin deficiency periculary thiamine. And ultimately lead to neuropathy. Stifness might me due to other cause. So investigate n start thiamine suppliments.
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Suggest Medication For Stiffness And Numbness On Left Finger And Thumb

Sometimes driniking alcohol for such long period can cause vitamin deficiency periculary thiamine. And ultimately lead to neuropathy. Stifness might me due to other cause. So investigate n start thiamine suppliments.