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All very interesting. Did anyone from HPPDonline ever try JDTic?

Seconded, you ought to consider the way you come across in your posts in general, qaiphyx. There are some very clever people on this board. Talking down to them only makes you appear... Daft.

Perphenazine? Is that wise? Antipsychotics (dopamine antagonists) are generally deemed the single worst class of medications for HPPD sufferers

I see we've got people representing all sorts of music. Personally I'm listening to this one at the moment:

If you look in the literature, you'll see that they usually find some qEEG abnormalities, as far as I remember.

That seems to contradict your original statement:

I've been considering giving L-tyrosine a shot myself. You seem like an intelligent person who can speak for him/her self. I cannot fathom why your family do not take your ailments seriously. I would be furious in your case, I think (not that it would be helpful, of course).

Hi stormbel, your story was very moving - I'm very sorry for you. The fact that people around you are not treating you right, and that the doctors are obviously not being very helpful is just adding insult to injury! 6 months is not very long when it comes to HPPD - there is still every reason to believe that you will recover in time In the meantime: this board is good for support and advice, but spending too much time on it may not be good for everyone (hyperfocusing on HPPD symptoms generally doesn't lead to anything good). (This makes me think (as others have probably done before me) that we really need to put together a professional-looking document detailing the symptoms and possible medical treatment options of HPPD, with references to primary literature. I'll definitely begin looking into that soon! Perhaps two versions would be in order - one for relatives, and one for medical professionals.)

Haha, good to know. Whereabouts in Norway? I live in Copenhagen, but I am with my family on Fyn at the moment. But yeah, Christiania still exists, and weed is still sold openly all over. However, it isn't as cozy (hyggeligt ) as it used to be, since our previous (right wing) government decided to instate a "task force" and devised a "zero tolerance policy" with regards to cannabis. This has of course led to nothing good; cannabis is still being sold, but instead of being sold by a few hippies it is not being sold by unscrupulous, and often violent, criminals. I remember sitting down and smoking with a group of Norwegians a few years ago. It was quite funny; they thought that the weed was so amazingly cheap, and of course they over-indulged Well, that was back then. I wouldn't touch the stuff with a ten-foot pole now.

Water, almost exclusively. I too was somewhat of a coffee enthusiast before HPPD. I eat too much, and too unhealthy. Müsli for breakfast, sometimes yoghurt. "Whatever" for lunch (if I'm at the university I buy a meal there). Today I had chinese take away for dinner, and I'll probably eat a lot of junk tonight, as per usual (chocolate, crisps etc).

I like the fact that you posted that at 4:20 (in my timezone at least).

'tis indeed. In fact, this is what I look like using this here forum software:

I don't think you have HPPD, I think you're just plain nuts

Seriously? When this drug-induced disorder goes into remission, what you want to do is take drugs?

May I ask what country that would be? We have an identical saying in Denmark.

That's amazing How did you get ahold of it?

Hi hppd33, sorry to hear that you are in a bad way. Have a look here. There does not, in my view, seem to be any interactions which are serious enough to prevent you from combining those meds :-)

Missjess; as you are no doubt aware, Suboxone contains buprenorphine and naloxone. You can read a lot of buprenorphine/suboxone experience reports on Erowid. Here's a short excerpt from one of the reports on buprenorphine (no naloxone): All in all, I don't see why you would take Suboxone if you have the possibility of getting an opioid antagonist without an added opoid - naltrexone, naloxone, JDTic etc. JDTic especially sounds promising, in my opinion :-)

Conversely, I resent the notion that atheists lead hopeless lives, or that non-spiritual thinking somehow leads to helplessness and hopelessness. I do not believe in the existence any divine entity, and I certainly do not find my life hopeless. In fact, I have never felt depressed. Even when I was feeling my worst, I always believed in the possibility of improvement. The world is a rich, fantastic place with or without any so-called spirituality.

In your situation I'd definitely give opioid antagonists a try.

I've said it before, but I still maintain that benzos would be warranted. I had an episode back in June where I was essentially in constant panic. A couple of days on benzos broke the cycle and allowed me to deal with my situation.

Hi! Yes, I read your "Introduction" post with great interest, and I mean to comment on it later :-) We have something in common, in that we have both used psychedelics extensively. There is one difference, however; I never had a truly horrendous experience with psychedelics. Sure, there was that one time where an unknown ''research chemical'' landed me in the ER, but even then I didn't experience severe anxiety or existential dread or the like - it was mostly the physical symptoms which were bothering me. I've had some intense and strange experiences on psychedelics (''ego death'' and the like), and I have felt anxiety while tripping, but nothing as severe as what I've experienced sober over the last few months.

My plan for my next doctor's appointment is to draw up a timeline - much like you said, make it clear when the individual symptoms started. In my case, the visual HPPD symptoms started years before the anxiety and panic attacks. If the doctor understands that, I can't see how he could attribute it all to anxiety. My experience with doctors thus far has been pretty negative, though. They love prescribing antidepressants and they don't like learning. Every time I speak to a doctor I can't help but think "You would make a lousy real scientist". That kind of conservatism and lack of ingenuity would get them nowhere in, for instance, modern physics research.

MD? What would that be?

Hi all, just wondering if this is a sensation that you ever get? I am talking about the sensation of receiving an electric shock. The severity varies, of course. I can often feel the sensation building until it suddenly climaxes in what feels like a "jolt" of electricity. It feels almost exactly like I'd imagine being on the verge of a seizure feels like. Very unpleasant. I'm aware that anxiety on its own can cause some people to have a similar feeling (which is bizarre; anxiety can do some absolutely crazy things). Interestingly, the first time I ever felt it was on a high dose of psychedelic mushrooms many years ago.