I took a hallucinogen roughly 3 years ago and during that time period I was smoking weed quite a bit every single day, The day after taking the drug (PCE) I woke up to "Visual Snow" or HPPD you guess it because I am uncertain to be honest (I have not taken any other hallucinogens in my life before this and I did not after) It was a 1 time deal. Anyway, I continued to smoke weed every single day until about 3 months after obtaining the visual snow affect. I got into playing video games on the computer a lot around this time until one day during a very intense session of playing I got a panic attack, but didn't know it was a panic attack, I thought I was dying essentially. The next week after getting this panic attack I would continue to get them and they would increase in intensity, keep in mind I had no idea what was going on so I thought I was dying, making the panic much worse. One day I got a panic attack so bad that I went to the ER where they drew blood from me and ran tests only to find I was completely healthy, From that day on I quit smoking weed and my panic slowly decreased until completely leaving me about 4 months after the incident, I did not seek any help during this time, I delt with it myself. Its been 3 years and my visual snow/hppd has not gotten worse nor better. there are days where it feels completely gone and I am a genius for 24 hours essentially, I am a professional gamer and this as certainly gotten in my way but has not stopped me nor will I allow it to. All you can do is learn to adapt to it until that wonderful day comes where you wake up and its gone. who knows when but I'm certain it will come friends. Thanks for taking the time to read this -Rezoe
