dayum_son

Well it's nice to see that as we get along with this "magnificent" disorder, we can sort of laugh at it a bit. HPPD also gave me an OCD-like condition, and while sometimes a bit annoying, I get to laugh at it from time to time with my friends.

Makes me think of what I see when I look at barcodes. Except I see red dots and then after a few seconds it stabilizes.

You're not a scientist, you don't know what the members of this forum experience visually and cognitively, you do not add anything constructive to the forum, therefore I think you posting here is totally useless and undesirable. If it was only anxiety, we would all be healed since most of of the people who seek medical help get misdiagnosed as having anxiety.

I think we all found our HPPD symptoms amusing the first time they occured. I can guarantee that this will not last. It will soon start to be distracting, you will start obsessing about it and might even get worse if you constantly think about it. As dasitmane suggested, you should stop the intake of any substance (no cherry picking). You do not want to end up like us here on this forum, trying to find a way out of this mess. Take care.

Recreational doses (usually 120ugs), about 5 times. Recreational doses per se never gave me unintended visuals days after the sesh. What triggered this wonderful disorder is microdosing once a week and smoking weed at the end of the day. One day I woke up and the visual snow just stayed there. I think consuming acid microdoses with weed strongly increased the chances of me getting HPPD.

Let's say that it is LSD that landed me on this forum.

I didn't have VS or any kind of vision problems. However when I got HPPD, I told my mom about the symptoms and she said she has VS too, she says it used to be strong when she was young but has diminished with age. AFAIK, Dr. Abraham talked about some kind of hereditary weakness when it comes to visual symptoms.

Yes I'm not very smart. Let's say that I did many drugs before I knew what HPPD was. From worst to least effects : -Acid (no shit Sherlock) -Weed -Ketamine -MDMA -4-MMC (Mephedrone) -Alcohol -Nicotine -Cocaine Even though I am talking about "worse" effects, HPPD returned to baseline in a matter of a week (3 weeks for weed though). But I never was a huge consumer and always consumed within safe dosages, without mixing and with reasonable intervals between each sesh. And tested all my drugs, so I guess that helped. Drugs are bad m'kay ?

If there is one thing on this forum that we can never say enough is to stay away from all drugs. Even caffeine and nicotine. And weed is a huge no no. Mind you that because of the acid I took, I can no longer enjoy the weed that I used to love so much. Go look up a few posts about DP/DR, you will rapidly lose the wish to get high, trust me. If only I knew... If only we all knew... Get good amounts of sleep, go out and have fun (without drugs), go to the gym, all these things help. I wish you all the best and hope that you will get rid of this truly awful disorder.

I can say with confidence that Kratom did worsen my visuals. And mixing it with weed was a big no no. And every single other drug I take/took worsens my symptoms. Even potassium/calcium supplements. The only one that didn't do anything noticeable was cocaine. And as far as I can remember, many people noticed this too. But cocaine is by far the shittiest drug I tried after LSD.

Damn 48 years.... That's some time eh . Well there have been many speculations like always when it comes to HPPD but AFAIK, no progress so far.

I have this too when very tired and I got sleep. I have it in my whole field of view though. It's like if shadows move around along with the static.

I thought about that too but since my visuals are always a bit worse after being in the dark for a few mins, I never got around to trying that.

Well, best way to know about this is to send it to a member of the forum. If the results come back as extrenely positive, we can talk about it. But if I hear someone I don't know coming to me about some kind of remedy and saying it costs a certain amount... I can only be reticent.

Anyone has experience with it ? I tried it and so far I have seen a worsening in my symptoms. I don't know if I should take it longer than a few days to see changes but so far, VS is worse and so does after images etc... So, anyone tried it ?

I can't say about how long it will last, however what I can say is to not take any drugs, sleep well and try to distract yourself once you start noticing the snow. There is no real way of getting rid of it apart from waiting. The weird dreams are normal I think, I've been having them since HPPD settled in. Weird is one thing but they feel very real. Colors, sounds, smells and touch, I can feel/see all of those in my sleep. Stay strong my friend, it will subside eventually.

Please don't post the same topic twice, it's annoying.

It will get better eventually, you must just not expect it to get better very fast. HPPD healing is a slow process that requires mental strength and patience. It might not heal like for most of us, but it will get better to a bearable level. As with any HPPD sufferer, recommendations are always the same : No drugs (especially weed), no stimulants in general and get as much sleep as possible. And try to distract yourself from the visuals. Try to do something as soon as you start noticing them again and thinking about them. Give it time, but it will at least get to a bearable level.

Yes I have the flickering too, especially when I shine a bright light after being in the dark. I also see what you mean by vibrating, it happens too. Just stay away from drugs and stimulants in general. It will subside eventually.

Personally I have seen my HPPD worsen with no special trigger. It just gets worse.

If I were a guy who wrote a guide to heal from HPPD, I would release it for free on the forums. So I'd call bullshit on that one. And come on, 30 fucking bucks ? If you really wanted to open a website, you can create a google website for free AFAIK. It is scandalous to charge 30 bucks to desperate people who are going through hell everyday. Shame on you. I don't care if it works or not, monetizing this is unacceptable.

I have/had something similar. Blue stuff appearing and disappearing when trying to sleep. Not streaks but more like light, which wasn't actually there obviously. Looks like we all have unique symptoms. HPPD is still very interesting from a medical standpoint ?

Hi there ! I'm sorry to hear about your symptoms. I have seen several reports of people starting to notice HPPD symptoms months after their last trip, so in that regard, it looks like it is possible to get HPPD even months after the last drug intake. Maybe some fellow members can elaborate on this, maybe it happened to a few of them. When it comes to drug consumption, there is always one and only one answer: Discontinue all drug use. Especially weed (and hallucinogens obviously...... but you know that already.). Everyone has different reactions to different substances, let it be cannabis, caffeine, alcohol or others. Usually the ones to stay furthest away from are usually stimulants and cannabis. For many people including myself, alcohol is pretty tolerable as long as it is not consumed daily or in large amounts. If I consume large amounts of alcohol, I will usually see a slight decrease in visuals when drunk but the days following the binge will have exacerbated symptoms. The best recipe I have for myself to keep visuals to the lowest level is : -No drugs -No legal stimulants (caffeine, lots of sugar like in energy drinks) -Limit milk intake (I think calcium makes visuals worse, maybe @dasitmane can elaborate on that, he knows more than I do on the subject) -Low level of stress (keep calm at work even in uncomfortable situations) -SLEEP (Written in caps because it is very important for me) That's all I could come up with right now, hope it helps. Stay strong !

Yeah, you're not an idiot. I have been the idiot for taking acid on too many occasions. As MadDoc said, once or twice is enough to feel the beneficial effects. More than that is just asking for problems.

That's really weird, I suggest you sleep well and do some sport.