So I’ve quit all stimulants 6 months ago(before that I was on 30mg XR and 15mg IR of Adderall per day for 8 months, but the last four months I slipped into abuse territory where I’d binge on ~150mg for 48 hours without sleep, and then sleep for 16 hours, rinse and repeat), and have been feeling largely fine for the first four months of abstinence. I was a bit scatter brained and exhausted, but was largely able to think clearly and complete school work etc. the last two months however have been absolutely brutal: I’ve been experiencing intense brain fog and OCD symptoms, cannot think straight and clearly for the life of mine, and found myself scouring for any bit of dopamine by shuffling between short-term rewards such as mobile games etc.

I’ve read on here that PAWS generally peaks around the 6 months mark, and also on the stimulant subreddit where an addiction counsellor said that cravings are usually the strongest around that time. My question would be whether it’s normal for cognitive function to tank along with this peak in PAWS(brain fog, scatter-brained-ness, memory issues)?

Thanks a lot for stopping by~