Nothing works 100 %

[Sheila]

In the last couple of decades, they’ve discovered that the brain is far more plastic than they thought, and that new neurons are still created even in old age. Many processes seem to happen a bit slower as we age – except for wisdom, which speeds up – but there is no limit to your healing.

As you get further into recovery, everything you *do* helps your brain heal and develop.

Also, I want to point out that there are people who were on these drugs as teens who are taking many, many years to heal, even though they’re very young.

[stan]

I have heard of one person who is in the 30's that is just getting better after 10 years. Another who in 40's got almost better at 5 years and at 7 years is completely better.
Does make sense that you take longer to recover when you are older, no hope for me, 5.5 years off and now 67.
poodlebell

i am searching what is wrong by me, lose sometime hope when reading people recovered at 3 years, and i at 3 years am in a bad state;

[squirrel]

I know the feeling stan, been living in hope for a long long time.

[Needinghelp]

In the last couple of decades, they’ve discovered that the brain is far more plastic than they thought, and that new neurons are still created even in old age. Many processes seem to happen a bit slower as we age – except for wisdom, which speeds up – but there is no limit to your healing.

As you get further into recovery, everything you *do* helps your brain heal and develop.

Also, I want to point out that there are people who were on these drugs as teens who are taking many, many years to heal, even though they’re very young.

This really scares me. I dont want to sit in this hell for so long

[Needinghelp]

I have heard of one person who is in the 30's that is just getting better after 10 years. Another who in 40's got almost better at 5 years and at 7 years is completely better.

Does make sense that you take longer to recover when you are older, no hope for me, 5.5 years off and now 67.

poodlebell

Does anyone know people who are off 10 years and still very bad? Any young people? :'(

[Sheila]

It's unpredictable, but it's definitely preferable to be younger going into this recovery. You will heal fast, NH.

[stan]

Does anyone know people who are off 10 years and still very bad? Any young people? :'(

i know a man who is 55, approach 10 years and has several problems(he was on cocktails and cold turkeyd several times in hospital) he was drugged something as 15 years; he is better but not enough;
i know a woman 92 who took 3 differents meds during years and years, hospital cold turkeyd her 2 meds because liver(i thought she will die) she is fine and drinks coffee everyday; she is from my family, she buried all her friends, maybe she will bury me, she walks 17 stairs without stopping, i have to stop, overhelmed chest pain

[Sheila]

There ya go....a big mystery.....