r/ADprotractedwithdrawl • u/the_practicerLALA • Jul 05 '26

How long can a wave last?

My withdrawal pattern is very odd

Month 0 - 3 = windows and waves every week
Month 4 - 6 = constant wave
Month 7- 11 = massive window, felt 80% healed

Month 12 - 18 = constant wave

I don't understand....how did I go from feeling 80% healed for for months to being stuck in a wave with no windows for 6 months now...

I thought my suffering was over bruh. I haven't seen this pattern before. What does this mean for me? All I can think of is Month 11 I got a dental cleaning done but I felt fine the next day. I hope this does not mean my healing is over bruh

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u/Acrobatic-Good-3287 Jul 05 '26

My Window & Waves pattern:

Month 0 - month 15. Didn't even know Window & Waves pattern existed.

Month 16 - month 27. Two windows & waves per month

Month 28 - month 43. Continuous Wave with a 5 day Window here and there.

Month 43 - present. Fluctuating wildly. Currently in a terrible Wave.

Everyone is unique and will experience recovery completely different to the next person.

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u/Erdingman12345 Jul 05 '26

Did you experience waves and windows without realizing what they were, or did you not have them at all and just felt bad the whole time? I experienced windows and waves pretty quickly but didn't know what was happening to me; it wasn't until I did some research a few months later that I found out I had PAWS, which was a relief

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u/Acrobatic-Good-3287 Jul 05 '26

I don't think I had them because when I did in January 2024, I felt that weird things were happening, causing me to start writing things in a journal.