The sharp edge of cravings begins to soften. Many customers notice a calming effect within days — that background noise of wanting a drink starts to quiet. You're still in the early stages, but something is already different.

Barry said Desistal really kicked in around day 8. By the end of month one, many customers report going entire days without thinking about alcohol — something that hadn't happened in years. Your brain's acetate levels are stabilising.

Sleep improves. The fog begins to lift. Energy you'd forgotten about starts coming back. This is where most people who started with one bottle would have run out — and lost the momentum they'd built. With 3 months, you press on.

This is the real turning point. Darren — a 30-year drinker — described wanting to get on with a whole new life. Donna was down 2.5 stone. Not drinking, or barely drinking, stops feeling like effort. It starts feeling like who you are.