Originally Posted by
slipped 
Figure one month for every year you drank
I don’t think there is any kind of timetable like that for PAWS — it varies greatly with the individual. The duration of alcoholic drinking is only one of many factors that influence it. I drank alcoholically for “only” about 12 years (still 12 years too many!), but even at a year sober, I still have bad days pretty frequently.
For me, the symptoms aren’t so much about emotional ups and downs. They are more about headache, shakiness, fatigue, anxiety, and most especially cognitive and memory lapses.