hello there, HPPD online members !
i have been smoking marijuana, for about 2 months now, occasionally, and never had any problem before, but after the last time i smoked weed, which was about 4 weeks ago, i have been experiencing some strange symptoms, which has really started to scare the hell out of me, and giving me terrible anxiety.
the symptoms include :
1) increased sensitivity to light, it feels like the world around me is brighter than usual, and colours are more saturated. (especially red), every kind of artificial light is bright to me, my eyes hurt when i look at lights and sometimes i get headaches also.
2) i see after images of objects when i look at them, (mostly lights) and computer screens. lights seem to have a glow to them.
3) when i close my eyes, i see grainy & noisy vision. i also see it when i'm somewhere dark.
4) at night, i have starbursts from car headlights and street lights, (mostly lights which are bulbs). this is really bothering me much.
5) if i stare at wavy patterns for a long time (10-15 seconds) they seem to move.
6) it feels like i am able to see things very deeply and clearly, which i was not able to see before. patterns seem to be more visible and pronounced in things i look at.
7)i have a changed perception, where objects seem to be either larger or smaller and they were before. kind of like in 3D.
8)i feel incredibly lazy and always want to sleep. and i find it difficult to remember things from a few days back.
9)i have become kind of a loner, and i dont want to socialize much with people, and the world somewhat feels different to me.
these are the symptoms i can currently remember,
ive been to eye doctors, and neurologists, and they say that nothing is wrong with me, although they gave me a couple of eye drops, and clonazepam. they say that because i smoked weed, it has changed the way my brain works, and its going to take time to feel normal again.
so i want to know, if im suffering from HPPD, Depersonalization/Derealization or just anxiety ?
i would like to state that i have never done LSD, shrooms , cocaine , MDMA, Tobacco etc. (only alcohol and marijuana).
any kind of help is greatly appriciated,
kind regards