Do you get rusty in live chess fast?

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I find that if I step away from Live Chess for a few days or more and start playing again, I have to lose some games, a few or maybe several, before I hit my stride again, and then after playing a lot, for a day or a few my reflexes and instincts get really honed and I start winning a lot more.

Is that common?  

However, sometimes long breaks after a heavy period of playing lets me integrate things on a deeper level and I seem to return a bit stronger than before.

SmyslovFan

Yes.