Spiderman1979 Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 Hi Everyone , Its now 18 months ever since I took the last Ritalin pill. Over the time I believe my body made a lot of progress, I have more energy during the day. however, I still have depression, anxiety for short windows in addition to flow like symptoms that come and goes. Did anyone experience this pattern after such a long time of 18 months? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyStupid Posted May 13, 2019 Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 hey that's great news! congratulations (: it's hard to say regarding PAWS - as i'm sure you already know, it comes and goes in waves and is very different from one person to another. all i can say is that it is certainly possible to feel it 18 months out. the other possibility is that even normal people go through periods of feeling down or off - perhaps its that and you're just attributing it to your recovery? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricP Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 18 months is a huge success! I am very near 2yrs and still have odd symptoms. I think the brain takes a long time to heal in some areas however everyone is different. Some bounce back quicker than others and also even believe in my case that I over think some symptoms and mentally make them worse than they are. This journey has make me a hypochondriac on more than one occasion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderman1979 Posted May 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 On 5/13/2019 at 4:16 PM, sleepystupid said: hey that's great news! congratulations (: it's hard to say regarding PAWS - as i'm sure you already know, it comes and goes in waves and is very different from one person to another. all i can say is that it is certainly possible to feel it 18 months out. the other possibility is that even normal people go through periods of feeling down or off - perhaps its that and you're just attributing it to your recovery? I am sure it is somehow related to my Ritalin usage as it all started once I stopped. Though I am not considering myself as a depressed human being , I actually start to think that quitting the pill that cause to lack of energy makes me depressed. Depression goes hand in hand with physical symptoms as far as I read. Do you think it might be an option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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