Great job on nine months! My answer to your question is yes, I can relate quite well.
First, here is a good article on PAWS - digitaldharma.net under tab PAWS. It describes what the syndrome (not any offîcial diagnosis) can entail. Everyone differs and I was one who was extremely ill when I quit, so I went through pretty much everything this describes and more. I am two and a half years sober and considered myself in early recovery for a year and a half give or take. Particularly in terms of expending a lot of energy once I was able (a jump forward at five months then around 10) and ne ding to recover from that.
I kept progressing and am healthy now, but I would describe it as everything the alcohol had affected having to heal, like the badness rolled out of my body from head to toe.
My sleep continued to be a problem in different ways through that time. Now I have an innocent sounding but incredibly frustrating condition that is causing me sleep problems I still take naps most days.
The first year in particular was a roller coaster that began to smooth out. I struggle with anxiety and have various ways to deal with it. My emotions are much more even and I can also catch myself more quickly when going one extreme or another. Figuring out how to just be, to just have whatever kind of day it was, took time.
There is a lot mor I could write so maybe PM me if you like. Staying sober was the only way forward for me, and knowing that has continued to reward me with mental, emotional, and physical improvement.
Exercise- though I got very fit and then injured my back last Mar so I am coming back from that- and lots lots lots of water and club soda, lots of produce and a generally healthy diet, my AA program, my support group in and out of recovery, a great psych who monitors meds that help me,....there are a lot of components to how I got through the terrible getting well, into the year two of a lot of colds, and strep, and occasional irrationalirritability sometimes popping up, and into year three with mainly just the sleep issue to handle.
Best to you. Keep going. It will get better.