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My skin was itching all over, developed hives on my skin and tongue, felt chest pains when running, cognition got worse, was sensitive to smells, felt tingling in my extremeties, dark circles under eyes, had a metallic taste in my mouth, felt random sharp pains throughout my body, had trouble sleeping and would wake up much earlier than usual, had muscle twitching, and just generally felt weird. The symptoms actually started a day after the injection and lasted primarily a couple of weeks and then gradually went away. Garlic actually decreased the severity of my hives btw.

The dye did not affect visuals but gadolinium is a metal and some of it lingers within your body. Yeah you can take a blood test to see kidney function.

I had some symptoms of heavy metal poisoning. Google it. Also google people's stories with gadolinium. For the majority of people with healthy kidneys taking it once is safe long term though.

IMO - unless you have something possibly fatal, stay away from dye contrasts. I had some slight to moderate bad reactions to gadolinium before that lasted a couple of months.

What is happening in the brain while the visual abnormalities are being experienced?

In my case, exercise is literally good for everything except visuals. I think it's good to do a little bit of weights and different types of cardio. It's a must do for all humans lol.

Hey how many mgs did you take and can you send me a link to the product page? Thanks

The tick that bit me has been tested positive for Lyme and negative for the other bacteria. I have no symptoms of Lyme yet but the anxiety of possibly having Lyme and ending up with a bad case of it has increased my visuals. I took the recommended (by the CDC) preventative dose of 200 mg of doxycycline within 72 hours of the bite. Now I'm eating a lot of raw local and raw manuka honey since they are natural antibiotics. I'm going to get tested for Lyme in a week or 2 since it takes time for your body to create antibodies to it which will show up on the test. Mycall81 if you do end up testing positive for Lyme I recommend you stay away from tetracyclines and try other types of antibiotics first since they increased my visuals and other members as well.

Just wondering if anyone of you survived Lyme and HPPD simultaneously?

If we still don't have a better understanding and treatment of HPPD by the time we reach our 50s then we did something wrong.

^^ Maybe start a business Shadowplay lol

This herbal remedy has been used to treat migraines, rhinitis, and allergies. Has anyone used it before and if so has it affected their HPPD in anyway? A reputable brand is Petadolex btw.

Has anyone tried this one? It is a herbal remedy used in China and Japan to treat dementia. It reduced drug-induced hallucination-like behaviors in isolated mice and it might even downregulate 5-HT2A in the prefrontal cortex. However it can cause severe hypokalemia in some cases so be careful. Yokukansan, a traditional Japanese medicine, decreases head-twitch behaviors and serotonin 2A receptors in the prefrontal cortex of isolation-stressed mice - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25732836?dopt=Abstract A case of severe hypokalemia caused by a Chinese herbal remedy (Yokukansan) in an 81-year-old woman with dementia - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22323035 Yokukansan in the treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23359469

Aren't there a few people out there with very similar symptoms to HPPD with no prior drug use? Maybe if they were studied it would shed some light as well?

Rosemary Tea Consumption Results To Anxiolytic- And Anti-Depressant-Like Behavior Of Adult Male Mice And Inhibits All Cerebral Area And Liver Cholinesterase Activity; Phytochemical Investigation And In Silico Studies - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25910439?dopt=Abstract

Awesome! Has anyone done a diffusion tensor imaging MRI yet? We still haven't gotten a large amount of genetic samples from HPPD sufferers as of yet. Maybe we can try deep brain stimulations and optogenetics (once human trials begin). We can also try MEG (magnetoencephalography), TES (transcranial electromagnetic scanner), and NIRS (near-infrared spectroscopy). Since the berkley foundation is testing how hallucinogens act on healthy brains, maybe they can test how hallucinogens act on the brains of people with HPPD and compare the results (that's if anyone with HPPD would be willing to do this of course).

My light sensitivity went away after about the first 10 months My light sensitivity went away after the first 10 months

The Neurofeedback Services of NY charge $650 for a QEEG Mapping and $175 per neurofeedback session. They have the cheapest QEEG mappings in the NYC area that I found so far. I will probably end up getting a QEEG mapping eventually and share my results.

I'm in!

http://www.the-scientist.com//?articles.view/articleNo/42823/title/One-Man-Tinnitus-Map/

I think some cases can be considered "benign" but not most.

Reduced memory skills and increased hair cortisol levels in recent Ecstasy/MDMA users: significant but independent neurocognitive and neurohormonal deficits: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25900184?dopt=Abstract

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25863714?dopt=Abstract

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25856700?dopt=Abstract

It's towards the bottom on the page: Is it dangerous to give people LSD? What are the risks?It can be risky for people to take LSD, but the dangers associated with its use are reduced significantly if it is given in a research setting with appropriate care. The two main risks associated with LSD are flashback phenomena, otherwise known as ‘hallucinogen persisting perceptual disorder’ (HPPD), which refers to the apparent persistence of unusual perceptual effects (e.g. visual ‘trailing’) associated with the acute effects of psychedelics; and exacerbated mental health problems. With respect to flashbacks, studies have tended to show that persistent hallucinations are very rare in recreational users and the phenomenon has been widely exaggerated. In the present study, we minimised this risk further by recruiting only individuals with prior experience with psychedelics that have never experienced symptoms of persistent hallucinations. With regard to the exacerbation of mental health disorders, evidence tends to suggest that psychedelics are more prone to be associated with improvements in mental health outcomes than decrements. There are some very rare cases of psychotic reactions to LSD persisting beyond the drug’s acute effects, but the risk of this can be reduced by carefully screening volunteers, ensuring they have no personal or family history of psychosis, and including only individuals with prior experience with psychedelics who have not had psychotic reactions. Finally, the risk of dangerous behaviour under LSD is significantly offset if the drug is administered in a controlled research environment.