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

There is actually a lot of double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled studies on energy healing. There were studies showing health benefits attributed to praying to/sending positive 'vibes' to chocolate, tea, coffee, etc. before consuming it, and it was replicated in multiple studies.

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.

Does anyone kno y and how the psychedelic drugs perform specifically into the audio, visual function of the brain. Like what is actually going on in terms of the horrible reactions that take place?? If we could figure that out then we would be on the right track..

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).

Ha, well yes. I wonder if we'll ever get such a study?

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

Surely the proof that something was done would be that you'd be healed?

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.

Increased plasma histamine concentrations after injection of the drug into the blood circulation were demonstrable only with pethidine, atropine, and quinine.

I'm a bit surprised by this, though, since I would have thought that atropine would have the opposite effect, if any.

I also received a physical operation from jog on Friday, it knocked me out for 2 days and I couldn't stop sleeping, he shoved a pair of scissors up my nose and then when they took me to the information room to rest I felt energy moving things around in my nervous system, tummy and my brain.

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.

Irrespective of HPPD, I started supplementing SAMe (for those that don't know, a methyl donor) a while back, as I suspected myself to be moderately histadelic (high histamine); I have symptoms and a niacin flush test suggested so too. 

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Perhaps it is an idea for people to get their histamine levels checked? If you were an overmethylator that would most definitely (I infer) contribute to HPPD. Also, if you had any significant histamine imbalances they would contribute to your sense of well-being anyway.

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.

Jay I would never waste ur time with these type of mindlessly rhetorical messages like Christopher Columbus and his side kick write on this board and to u.. Respect.. Hppdjusttryingtofitin..

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:

I'm going to use this as a little HPPD journal and to make public all the things I try, what helps, what I go through (no one can understand my issues better than all my HPPD brothers and sisters  )

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:

You know, I'm not even joking, I know people who do things like this to increase Co2 levels. There is actually a mask that was designed to stop seizures in 20 seconds by drastically increasing CO2 content in the brain. Some people go to welding shops and fill up bags of CO2 and occasionally breath it, or put their entire body or head in it and report some amazing things. Not saying one should do that, but it's interesting nonetheless. 

There's even an Erowid Vault for Carbogen (CO₂/O₂ mixture)

Great stuff, Visual! Exactly the kind of information I've been looking for (my current plan is to try Keppra and Sinemet, separately. Looks like it's going to happen.)

Later I'll PM you on another strange thing I do that has reduced the dosages of med.

If it's something that you're willing to share publicly, I'd be interested

Perphenazine is Nardil, correct? Looking forward to your experience with it; MAOI's tend to have a higher efficacy rate than first- and second-line treatments.

Perphenazine is a typical anti-dopaminergic antipsychotic unfortunately. Nardil is phenelzine, so they do sound a lot alike

Oh! Got my drugs mixed up. I'd advise against it then, though it does seem better than other AP's from a glance.

Sorry State; I really got my stuff mixed up today.. I just edited your post instead of replying. -odisa

Oh, I wouldn't exactly say that I had a bad experience. Insomnia and anxiety is everyday stuff for me :-P