One thing I noticed when using oxycodone every single day, I started forgetting things that happened in the past. Such as a friend from high school or a memory of something we did 20+ years ago. So what I'm wondering is does your memory and brain function clear up after detox and if so, how long?
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Ligaturd
Bluelighter
It will tend to get worse after you start getting clean, or it could. Opioids are anti-cholinergic and the brain utilizes acetylcholine for various brain processes such as memory formation. In acute withdrawal there is an acetylcholine rebound which means there is more cholinergic activity than normal which also increases anxiety. Once you enter PAWS (the phase after acute physical withdrawal) you may still struggle with memory for close to 6 months but it will get better slowly. Once you get past the 5-6 month mark you will find life gets much easier.
Jabberwocky
Frumious Bandersnatch
Yes, it will come back, though it may take up to two years. It will definitely come back though, especially if you only went hard with opioids. For some people it comes right back after they have detoxed, for others it takes years. It al depends on the individual. But what is most important for you to realuze is that it will come back, especially you cognative function. Stronger and better than ever before if only you were to cultivate it a bit I mean.
Captain.Heroin
Bluelight Crew
BDNF deprivation mediated brain fog is most likely what you're experiencing
I would post about this more in depth but I'm busy, much
, hang in there
I would post about this more in depth but I'm busy, much
, hang in thereYeah it must be terrible while detoxing because I completely forgot I wrote this thread! :D Thank you all for your help!! Hopefully today or tomorrow I start to post more in here than The Dark Side. I'm anxious to hear how life is better after withdrawals and how recovery is the best choice anyone made. Although I don't "feel" that way right this moment, I do have hope for my future!
Cap, thanks for the name of the symptom. I will research more of it today!
Have a great Monday!
Cap, thanks for the name of the symptom. I will research more of it today!
Have a great Monday!
manboychef
Bluelighter
IME benzos leave a lasting mark on your cognitive functions...or it takes so long to get back to baseline if you used them for a long time. I had a different experience when I was detoxing from opiates. Memories that I suppressed came flooding back to cause me waking nightmares.
Captain.Heroin
Bluelight Crew
Sorry that wasn't so much the name of a symptom as the description of what's going on.
Brain derived neurotropic factor is really important to how we feel, and to how the brain functions (think of it as growth hormone for the brain). I'm not the most educated person but this is essentially what I've taken away from studying this.
Most drugs of abuse increase BDNF, especially ones like meth but it can be the whole gamut of drugs.
Either way, the best way to get your brain back on track is to stay clean, and exercise as you feel able to. Exercise is a natural way to increase BDNF in ways that are manageable.
Captain.Heroin
Bluelight Crew
Jabberwocky
Frumious Bandersnatch
Absolutely, benzos really prevent total cognative healing.
Exercise and healthy habits elsewhere in life are essential, but so to is mindfulness IMHO.