Popular Post Ghost Posted August 1, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 It's been a few months since my last post. I experienced awful PAWS after quitting adderall and spent 7 months in misery. I almost lost my job. My wife was getting so frustrated with me. I was getting so frustrated with me. But right around the 7-8 month mark, things started to change for me. The anxiety vanished. The brain fog left. Just as it was told to me by some of you caring members, the recovery was not linear and the good days were mixed in with the bad... but now it's all good days, and I am finally coming out on the other side, and I have this wonderful website, and you wonderful people to thank for that. I had read on here that PAWS can last up to a year or more (depending on how long and how much you used) but generally eases up considerably around 9 months, so I kept telling myself "I just need to make it to 9 months, I just need to make it to 9 months." Well I made it, and I'm so happy. My work is not done as "expertly" or as quickly... but I'm a happy person again, I feel like me again. I feel like the person I was before I started trying to be superman on Adderall. My challenge now is to develop time management techniques that will work for me. It's now time to try to work with my ADD and not try to mask it with a temporary solution. We can coexist, ADD and me, just gotta figure out how. I almost gave up hope... so glad I didn't. Keep up the fight, you can and will get through this! 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemoon Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Yay!! So glad to hear I'm just over 8 months and I feel like I'm FINALLY beginning to feel just a little bit better every day. I can't quite say I'm feeling totally like myself before the pills yet, but hoping it is just around the corner for me too Congrats on 9 months and may things continue to only get better for you 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LILTEX41 Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 I needed to hear this tonight. In a bad mood and this was like the healing fresh breath that I needed. Thank you and congratulations!!!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quit-once Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 You have turned the corner in your recovery. I can't think of a more substantial milestone than feeling better at 9-10 months after quitting. I am glad to hear this good news from you today, Ghost. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 Thank you for posting your success story. It is exactly what I needed to hear. I'm fighting like hell to try and make it to 7 months. So happy to hear you have come through on the other side. Would you mind sharing what the worst part of PAWS was for you? I like so many here look at these to remind ourselves that we are normal. That skin crawling hell of withdrawal is normal. How was your sleep and anxiety? Thanks again and God Bless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 I think I sounded a bit off track there. I'm sure your sleep and anxiety were miserable. Guess I'm more looking for details. I'm only getting 4-5 hours of relief a day from near panic level anxiety. But I'm not aware of what the hell I'm anxious about other then will survive my symptoms... Sorry to ramble and make this about me. Please forgive me I'm just in a desperate state of being. God bless 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerokewl Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 Progress is progress. Good work. Keep stacking days it will go by quicker than you imagined. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank B Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 I think I sounded a bit off track there. I'm sure your sleep and anxiety were miserable. Guess I'm more looking for details. I'm only getting 4-5 hours of relief a day from near panic level anxiety. But I'm not aware of what the hell I'm anxious about other then will survive my symptoms... Sorry to ramble and make this about me. Please forgive me I'm just in a desperate state of being. God bless What anxiety overwhelming to you right now? Realistic problems you can work on or worried a loved one may die in a car wreck etc. For me personally I find it better to list down what I'm worrying about see what I can change or have no control over. Also I rarely watch the news while recovering call it selfish but I don't care. The media is based on selling fear so with the medication giving us bad anxiety out of nowhere who needs that additional bullshit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renascido Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Ghost, I remember like it was just yesterday that I was welcoming you to the forums. I'm beyond ecstatic to hear that your recovery journey has made a turn for the better. I hope you continue to develop yourself to become an even better Ghost than you were pre-adderall. Take care, brotha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerokewl Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 congrats dude. Enjoy the day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danquit Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 Congratulations on breaking through! I really need to hear stories like this heading into my 5th month and although I'm not miserable like I was in months 1-3, I am definitely not out of the woods yet. I am so unmotivated and I have anxiety about the littlest things. I am so glad to hear that your anxiety just vanished at 7 months, it gives me hope. Anyway, thanks for sharing your progress, it helps so much to see others who are ahead of me making it through recovery. For those just quitting, hang in there because I am just like you and I know what you're going through. It does get better! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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