StateOfRegret

Do it, I say. I think you'll be surprised what psychological therapy can do for you However, I can't tell you which type of therapy will work for you. CBT is known to work for a lot of anxiety sufferers, some people swear by psychoanalysis or narrative methods etc.

I believe it is, but only the "loose" variety, not the one in portion-sized bags. Silly EU regulations. I was never a big fan of snus, but I used chewing tobacco for a while. I must admit, though, that I prefer the "ritual" of sitting down and smoking a pipe or smoking a cigarette while chatting.

Please, not the grammar nazi game. "Sceptic" is completely acceptable, especially in the UK.

There's a lot of pseudoscience around, no question about it. If we forget about the downright fraudulent (of which there is a lot) we're left with the ones which just don't live up to reasonable scientific standards. There is, of course, also unintentionally faulty science, like the now infamous superluminal neutrinos. My point here, is that there are no surefire indicators of "good science"[1], but there are indicators of bad science. [1] Sometimes even well-thought out experiments just go wrong, just look at Nobel laureate R. Milikan and his ingenious attempts at showing that charge is a quantized quantity. They were well thought out, but in practice he ended up publishing some fairly reprehensible articles. Won him a Nobel prize nonetheless, primarily because he was right.

Hm, perhaps. The 'huge head rush' part doesn't sound that great, though. Large doses of nicotine are not very enjoyable, IMO.

Studies or it didn't happen . Seriously, though, links!

I remember having the "nose filtering" problem once, when I was trying out citalopram. Very disconcerting, I felt strangely "trapped" inside my visual field.

I remember watching these four videos a few years ago, I thought they were very helpful (though they do, perhaps, require some rudimentary knowledge of neurobiology). They give a good basic understanding of the MoA of the "classic" psychedelics (the 5HT2A-agonists).

I doubt it. One problem would be that the actual method of treatment is purposely obscured in these cases .

Well, no, actually - and I'm sure you know that's not the case . Something closer to a "proof" would be some sort of double-blind placebo-controlled study done on a large population showing significant efficacy over placebo. Which would be interesting, seeing as how both groups would presumably in fact receive placebo

This (very old) article shows that quinine actually facilitates the release of histamine. I'm a bit surprised by this, though, since I would have thought that atropine would have the opposite effect, if any.

Wow What exactly did he do? Shoving scissors up people's nose sounds a bit reckless.

Now, you say medicating? I personally enjoy a smoke - I smoke a pipe as well as cigarettes - but I've never really felt that it did anything for my HPPD. It's mildly calming, that's about it. What does Dokha do for you?

I would tend to agree with etardnow's original sentiment; "it depends on how severe your HPPD is" - and especially on the comorbid disorders you may suffer. I had HPPD a few years before entering university. I got it in "gymnasium", which I think roughly corresponds to senior high school. The first year of university was no problem, but I continued doing drugs, and my HPPD got worse. I developed an anxiety disorder as well. I got through another half year after that - and I did very well, academically. I've held a position as a teaching assistant during my second year as well (which is, in itself, quite unusual). However, my anxiety got worse to the point of having daily panic attacks, and recently I've been forced to put my studies on hold to get my anxiety under control. I'm hoping to be able to go back to university in a month or so - we'll see. I have a teaching position waiting for me in a few months as well, and I desperately want to get somewhat better before then. Perhaps I should add, for completeness, that I study physics. I can only agree with treespirit that academic life is, in general, very fulfilling and enjoyable, although it is hard work as well.

Thanks for the update!

I'm not sure what you're asking. A solution? A solution to what exactly? The way ahead seems pretty clear to me; you don't fill threads with gibberish, I won't complain about it. Problem solved. Regarding the "tactical technique of my persona" [what the hell?], I have no idea what you're talking about. Paranoia, dude. Have a good day

Interesting Do you happen to know the name of that particular kind of lenses/glasses?

Nobody is the victim, this is not a fight, stop pretending that it is. Kick back, take a breather. I am not attacking you, never have been. You should know perfectly well what my agenda is by now: more relevant information, less derailing of threads. End of story. I have no other hidden agenda, nothing. The rest is merely paranoia or over-interpretation.

What's special about those glasses? I mean, what would make them specially suited for people with visual snow?

Let me just make one thing clear; I derive no joy from this. Actually, it has been affecting my mood quite negatively, and I would never have gone into this discussion if it wasn't for the fact that I care very much about this forum, and that it saddens me to see fine threads ruined time and time again. (Unrelated: Quoting posts which already contain quotes works really poorly here! )

This is becoming a farce. You're obviously never going to stop trolling, unless a moderator steps in at some point. In the meantime, enjoy trolling, hppd24years.

Is there any actual evidence that the niacin flush is a good indicator? I have seen people touting this niacin flush test several times, but I've seen people calling it unfounded as well.

Oh, take a break, hppd24years. Just to clarify; I reported those posts, not Chris. What absolute sycophantic rubbish. How can you even think that sounds even remotely believable? You are resorting to name calling in the exact same sentence! The sole reason we're discussing this is because you persist in posting nonsense in otherwise great threads. To quote odisa from another recent thread:

Amen, brother! Thanks for sharing all that. z-health.com seems to suggest that they only cater to athletes, but this is not the case, I gather?

Some interesting points shamelessly copied from wikipedia: Trazodone acts predominantly as a 5-HT2A receptor antagonist to mediate its therapeutic benefits against anxiety and depression. Trazodone does not have similar properties to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and is not particularly associated with increased appetite and weight gain. Moderate 5-HT1A partial agonism (6-fold lower than 5-HT2A) is likely to contribute to trazodone's antidepressant and anxiolytic actions to some extent as well. Trazodone's potent α1-adrenergic blockade (about threefold lower relative to 5-HT2A) may cause some side effects like orthostatic hypotension and sedation. Conversely, along with 5-HT2A antagonism, it may underlie its efficacy as a hypnotic. This seems possible as trazodone's antihistamine activity is relatively weak and probably clinically insignificant; hence, it cannot explain trazodone's sleep-inducing/enhancing effects. Trazodone lacks any affinity for the mACh receptors, so does not produce anticholinergic side effects.