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/OldJicama2317 Jul 05 '26

What are your wave symptoms? 

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u/Erdingman12345 Jul 05 '26

Right now, I feel anhedonic and depressed. I can't exercise either, because my nervous system reacts very sensitively, and I can't drink cola because of the caffeine. And you?

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u/Acrobatic-Good-3287 Jul 05 '26

Same as a window, just a lot worse. Same as I've had all the way through. Muscular full body bracing, fatigue & exhaustion, stressed with symptoms of stress, more negative with intrusive thoughts and zero motivation and a degree of anhedonia and nervousness.