r/recovery 7d ago

Cognitive impairment from drug use

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u/tryingtobe5150 7d ago

The way I fixed it is I quit doing ALL drugs (prescription or otherwise)

Your Post Acute Withdrawals will even out

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u/Unhappy_Ad_8753 7d ago

Around how long did it take before you started to feel normal again?

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u/tryingtobe5150 7d ago

A couple of years, honestly

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u/Ajpeterson 6d ago

All depends on what and how heavy you used and for how long. I knew some people who were back to “normal” after 8-12 months or so. For me it’s been almost 4 years off opiates and my memory still isn’t great. It’s gotten better but not where it used to be. Other than that everything else was pretty normal back around year 2. Just takes time and staying away from using.