Some people have had trouble regaining their old speed. This seems to happen if they don't give up QWERTY entirely while they retrain, or if they train too hard.

If you have to type constantly and can't afford to lose a few weeks' work, I suggest you put off switching until you can take some time off.



Although many people (including myself) achieve much higher speeds in Dvorak, a few have complained that they still can't type much faster after switching, especially fast QWERTY typists (perhaps 60 or more WPM). Even so, they usually find Dvorak more comfortable.