Originally Posted by
lynnmarie123 
I've read that PAWS can last up to 2 years and that insomnia can be a permanent thing, but that is just what I've read. Doesn't mean it will happen to you.
I was a hardcore alcoholic. I have also read and been told and heard people in AA (my program) describe the one year- two year (the latter especially for women) process of healing. I have experienced severe PAWS that lasted about 5-6 weeks, and an ebb and flow to my health - overall, at 19+ mo, I am healthy and feel so, but fatigue is a big thing for me. I have struggled with insomnia and night sweats still. Emotional fatigue is also something I watch out for.
The best thing I can say is that on the whole, it keeps getting better and better. The brain fog and aphasia (at it's mild end of the scale, a loss at grasping words, forming sentences and such) lifted for me (thank God- I was worried)....my energy is high (I do hot yoga 5x a week, run a 5K every month, have full days, etc) yet I protect it carefully and nap as needed, etc.
Everything is better sober. Keep going!