Blunderbuss89
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Figured as much. I appreciate the reply.
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I'm living in Los Angeles and am curious if anybody knows of any doctors/clinics/research groups around this area who are a little more open-minded/informed about HPPD? LA is a big city with some fairly progressive, vast medical resources so it doesn't seem impossible to me, although doubtful considering how uninformed the medical community is on this. Just figured I'd ask.
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Thanks! I've been feeling pretty good about things lately but like everyone I have my ups and downs. I think this forum can be a big help. It'll feel good to have an outlet during the not-so-good times.
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Hey Everybody,
I'm new to the forum and just figured I'd introduce myself. My story is fairly typical. I had a really bad acid trip about a year ago. Before then I had only smoked pot on occasion. For weeks after the trip I continued feeling dizzy/lightheaded, high-contrast textures seemed to move, couldn't focus on text at all and all sound seemed weirdly amplified in that trippy way where it seems like you can hear every conversation in a public place. I eventually noticed crazy phosphenes at night, Halos, static, floaters/flashes and after images after a couple months. I'm lucky enough to not have experienced dp/dr or panic attacks. I'm happy to say that after about 11 months most of my symptoms have either been greatly reduced or gone away completely. I rarely feel dizzy anymore, textures are mostly stable, rarely see phosphenes, no more halos, and I don't get the auditory trippiness anymore. My floaters/flashes and static are still there but I think they've either improved greatly or I'm just good at ignoring them. The only thing that hasn't improved are the afterimages, which seem to have gotten worse over the past few months (negative burns and tracers on bright lights at night). I'm hoping with a little meditation, stress-management and possibly therapy I can be relatively symptom-free. I've sworn off all recreational drugs and I very rarely drink alcohol or caffeine anymore. When I do it's in extreme moderation. This stuff freaks me out because I work in a creative, visual field in Hollywood so I really depend on my vision. It hasn't affected my career and I want it to stay that way. I'm proud to be hitting the one year mark in a month. I'm hoping the first year is the hardest. Trying to stay positive. So anyway just wanted to say "hi".
Any other LA-based HPPDers out there?
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Okay something needs to be done about this site
in MAIN AND GENERAL FORUM
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The first six or seven times I tried to register I couldn't post at all and I couldn't even view most of the threads while logged in. I would be sent to a page telling me I don't have permission. Then after about a week my account would be magically deleted. The tech support emails don't seem to be active. It took me months to finally create an account that works. This is a great resource so it was worth it to keep trying but I sometimes wonder how many people suffering from HPPD aren't able to access this community at all.