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Is there a month 24 wave?


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I was doing really well in month 23. I still had weird chemical anxiety but I was managing it very well and had some amazing windows. Ever since around the year mark I've developed really severe mental symptoms. Fear, anxiety, terror, cog fog, intrusive thoughts, racing and looping thoughts.. Just general insanity, I can hardly focus. I've been awful for 3 weeks now.

 

So for those of you ahead of me, has anyone heard about a big wave near the 2 year mark? I cant remember the last time I felt this bad and its lasting way longer than it has in awhile. It feels like acute again.

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I’ve heard of people having bad waves at 24 months off and later, it’s not unusual. Often people have a bad acute wave right before they heal for good. Fingers crossed that’s what’s happening with you.
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Thanks, Sunshine. It definitely feels like acute again. All of my old mental symptoms came back full force, including the extreme "thought confusion." That's probably the worst of it right now. My brain becomes a foggy mess, especially at night. It makes it difficult to think straight, especially through all of the random fear and intrusive thoughts.
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Live, if you’re still around BB, did this ever get better?

Im 24 months and have been dealing with this

All mental symptoms of fear (extreme fear of everything. Germs, driving, strangers, medicine, etc.)

 

I have tiny minutes of windows where I can tell the real me is still in there

And then the fear comes raging back

It started about a month ago and has been relentless

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Live, if you’re still around BB, did this ever get better?

Im 24 months and have been dealing with this

All mental symptoms of fear (extreme fear of everything. Germs, driving, strangers, medicine, etc.)

 

I have tiny minutes of windows where I can tell the real me is still in there

And then the fear comes raging back

It started about a month ago and has been relentless

 

Exactly the same here at 28 mths but I've had these symptoms from just after starting this poison so I've been dealing with it for 30 mths in total. I do get moments as you describe where it really backs off but these are only glimpses and nothing substantial but when it hits back, it hits hard again.

 

I think LAI started another thread where he says it all started lifting at around 29-30 mths. So I'm prating that I get some relief too and soon as these symptoms are so big they keep me homebound.

 

Very hard, almost impossible to deal with.

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I was feeling pretty good from month 19 until month 24. Prior to that my worse symptom was tremors and they seemed to be going away finally only having them at night until I hit the 2 year mark, then all my symptoms seemed to come back. Not as bad as before but pretty close. I had everything, Tinnitus, heart palps, anxiety, bad tremors during the day even. Insomnia, etc. But suddenly after 3 months of all of that boom it all starts to go away again. Now, I am having good days again and the tremors are lighter than ever. No more tinnitus, heart palps, anxiety is going away. Still having some insomnia though. I blamed it all on a trip I took but I can't imagine taking a trip would cause this to last 3 months. I am just glad I seem to be doing better agan. I am having more good days then last year at this time so hoping this is the other side of the mountain now.
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I also got hit at about the 2 year mark with increased fatigue (while at the same time increased anxiety and shakiness).  Increased brain fog.  Increased heart racing, shortness of breath. Increased headache/head pressure, dizziness, nausea.  That feeling like it's a really bad hangover.  Very vivid dreams.

 

This wave has been about 5 weeks long so far.

 

I'm just hoping it's part of the natural healing process.

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I was doing really well in month 23. I still had weird chemical anxiety but I was managing it very well and had some amazing windows. Ever since around the year mark I've developed really severe mental symptoms. Fear, anxiety, terror, cog fog, intrusive thoughts, racing and looping thoughts.. Just general insanity, I can hardly focus. I've been awful for 3 weeks now.

 

So for those of you ahead of me, has anyone heard about a big wave near the 2 year mark? I cant remember the last time I felt this bad and its lasting way longer than it has in awhile. It feels like acute again.

 

I’ve been having it lately and I’m 26 months! It’s really bad. Although, it’s not something new really. I’ve been in wave since Month 7, So I’ve been having it for 19 months now. It’s unreal. it’s beyond imaginable.  it’s just that I’ve learned to cope with it and lost some weight on purpose and then I had started to feel better. Not more healed, but if I cope with it, I can keep the symptom sleeping in there. so I got courageous and I’ve been eating some more sorts of things lately, which was relatively ok to certain point, but then it got out of control. Might have something to with eating, or just I got so emotionally tired from this and my mental strength has just given up.

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I was doing really well in month 23. I still had weird chemical anxiety but I was managing it very well and had some amazing windows. Ever since around the year mark I've developed really severe mental symptoms. Fear, anxiety, terror, cog fog, intrusive thoughts, racing and looping thoughts.. Just general insanity, I can hardly focus. I've been awful for 3 weeks now.

 

So for those of you ahead of me, has anyone heard about a big wave near the 2 year mark? I cant remember the last time I felt this bad and its lasting way longer than it has in awhile. It feels like acute again.

 

Sorry bro. Was looking forward to seeing you improve again.

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I’m almost 27 months and I am in my first setback wave that’s like a acute. It has been ROUGH! After having my baby I got slammed again, and I also have new symptoms too. I am praying this is my last wave!!!
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I’m almost 27 months and I am in my first setback wave that’s like a acute. It has been ROUGH! After having my baby I got slammed again, and I also have new symptoms too. I am praying this is my last wave!!!

 

I messaged you about having a baby! I’m pregnant

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