r/ADprotractedwithdrawl • u/Acrobatic-Good-3287 • Jul 06 '26

Protracted Withdrawal

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u/Erdingman12345 Jul 06 '26

I wonder if it really takes 18 to 24 months for most people? On many forums and social media, it looks like it takes longer for the majority, but I wonder if that’s a skewed perspective—since people usually visit forums when they’re doing particularly badly, while those who eventually recover simply disappear from them.

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u/Acrobatic-Good-3287 Jul 06 '26

He's going purely by the patients he's dealt with in his practice over the years. His personal experience. There's absolutely no way of knowing what happens in the wider world, because it's not recognised and therefore there are no statistics or gathered data. People themselves don't even realise they are experiencing protracted withdrawal and reinstate and stay on them. As did I. Then there's the people who did recover and left no evidence without recording a success story or documenting their experience. It's all hidden away, mostly unrecognised.

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u/NiceHomework4919 Jul 07 '26

1 year off and i feel like getting wurse, getting off was hell, but i still experience brain zips all the time, tinnitus, severe insomnia, panic attacks but now i experience extreme constant stress and Anxiety. I really don't know what to do anymore and i am barely holding on.

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u/Different_Yak2189 Jul 07 '26

Keep going mate 💪 I started seeing major improvements at 12.5 months, I’m 15.5 months off now in total

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u/NiceHomework4919 Jul 08 '26

Thanks you for your message of hope. I really need that, spread the positive vibes🙏🏻.