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I know some people who were safely doing Keto for a long time. Is it really that dangerous?

Maybe there is a way to cure or treat HPPD by replicating what happens in the brain during mania without actually inducing full blown mania? Functional neuroanatomy of mania

Very interesting and the first time I heard of it. I remember watching this schizophrenic on YouTube who also had HPPD and he never mentioned that and he would say he could tell the difference between his schizophrenic hallucinations and HPPD pseudohallucinations.

I'm around the same time frame as you (11 years). It gets a lot better but it's still very distracting for me at least. Like just now I felt like I was semi tripping again and at night the headlights from bicycles, motorbikes, scooters, cars, etc are like overwhelming. Sometimes certain noises become like overbearing. Thank you and I wish you the best as well!!

I don't know. I've never been through the experience. I have symptoms even on the benzos lol. I'm used to it.

Interesting. What I found is that I'm "better" overall after benzo use. However I can't escape the permanent visuals.

Actually no, I never had any problems with vitamin C.

I read about other posters curing after around 5 years. I also read about an R&B singer who said she had minor visual disturbances (not as intense as HPPD) after using LSD that lasted 10 years. I think after 10 years it's safe to say you will have it forever.

HPPD Specialists Directory

HPPD specialists are so expensive!! I called them as well.

I am so happy you guys like it!!! Yes it is very scary and the brain is like: why is this happening? I'm sober!

Yup...exactly... although I never have mania, if anything I'm the opposite I'm usually sleepy and tired. I think all of these visuals tire me out.

Okay so I tried to write a book about my 10 years of living with HPPD, visual snow, anxiety and depression (psychiatrists also love throwing the word bipolar around lol). I also included my previous drug usage in college before I had any disorders. Unfortunately I do not have enough content. This is all I have, I hope it helps our cause somehow. It's sort of like a diary and summary at all of my attempts at finding a cure. However after exercising today I still have severe visuals (it's almost 11 years now). For the first 22 years of my life I had no disorders and life was way easier. Shattered Perception, A Journey with HPPD and Visual Snow.pdf

Sure, why not?

People use drugs like Xanax to halt a bad psychedelic trip — but "trip killers" also come with risks

The links do not exist anymore. I was thinking about writing a book on this lol

Antipsychotics made my HPPD worse so I was taken off of it.

Aggregate all of the articles and studies in the "Research Articles, Publications and Studies" section of the fourm

Alcohol helps me while weed and coffee I completely stay away from.

I have some double vision and blurry vision from the Lamictal. This sucks because it works well for my depression and anxiety.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/psychedelics-improve-mental-health-nerve-cells https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-08-medication-therapya-psychologist-neuroscientist.html Yes except visual snow and hppd should be included in the fine print lol

Hey just curious, did you try Lamictal? It affected me in a unique way and made me less depressed. Might be worth a try for you.

Hey how has everyone's experience been with antibiotics? I am currently on amox-clav and it has exacerbated all of my visuals.

Yes I remain optimistic as well. I think we can cure schizophrenia, HPPD, visual snow and other things as well one day.

Taken from the article: "The five brain chemicals examined in this study were noradrenaline, dopamine, serotonin, glutamate and GABA. Researchers found that in patients with VSS there were particular differences in the activity of glutamate and serotonin networks in specific areas of the brain. There was less synchronized activity (or functional connectivity) in the glutamate networks in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in those with VCC compared to healthy controls and those with migraine. The ACC is a hub for thinking and top-down control over sensory inputs and the different pattern of activity could represent an interruption in the filtering and integration of visual information. Analysis also showed that VSS patients had reduced functional connectivity in the serotonin networks of the visual cortex, insula, temporal pole and orbitofrontal areas of the brains compared to healthy controls. This reduced connectivity in serotonin networks was also seen in migraine patients with aura suggesting a biological link between VSS and aura. The findings suggest that serotonin activity in VSS patients may be influencing the integration of complex sensory information. The results did not find any differences for the other brain chemicals that were investigated in the study."