andybob90

Thanks for your reply. Yeah I would say luckily my condition is much better than most people in this forum as it is mainly visual snow and floaters and hasn't really negatively affected my life except for no longer using psychs. Thanks!

On 2/21/2016 at 8:05 AM, Onemorestep said:

Yea I smoked DMT a few times after I got HPPD. This was about a year and a half after getting it and not doing any other psychedelics in between (except a lot of pot) Only thing I noticed is I would have some anxiety for three days after if I did it for two days in a row.

I am incredibly sensitive to DMT. I had ego death from a resin hit in the glass pipe we used. It wasn't a pull through, but in between consciousness and what's left when you take enough to pull through. Now it's hard to say however if my physical symptoms (extreme muscle tension everywhere in my body to the point of high amounts of pain) didn't get worse from this because it did get worse but I didn't associate it with the DMT. No adverse psychological effects other than the mild anxiety I spoke of which faded.

It was truly an amazing experience. Fascinating and something I don't believe I'll experience until I die (assuming I don't have a sudden death). I'm glad I did it.

That being said I learned nothing from it. It didn't cute me of HPPD or cause me to need less meds or any of that bullshit. It was simply cool. Im glad I did it only because it didn't hurt me. I didn't totally understand what HPPD was back then like I do now and had I had information about what aggregates it I would never ever have taken the chance. I strongly advise against trying it because if it does make it worse, the chances of which are either low or high depending on your specific chemical makeup and the "type" of HPPD you have but you will never truly know for sure, you will absolutely regret it.

If I had to speculate as to why some people are able to smoke DMT and be okay, even though it's similar to other psychs that cause HPPD (I got some of my symptoms for rampant mushroom use) is because compared to those other psychs the effects of DMT are quite short. The difference between having your brain exposed to a hallucinogen for 10 minutes vs 6-12 hours is staggering.

Considering that only ten min exposed to this could affect me for days after says something. I know if I trip on anything longer, I'll definitely make it worse and if I do DMT I'm probably at least arresting my healing process.

In conclusion for anyone thinking of trying DMT with HPPD-- Don't throw your intelligence and life away.

I am a minor sufferer of HPPD, I mostly get visual snow and eye floaters. How did you find smoking weed affected your HPPD? I have been smoking it as long as I have had symptoms (4-5 months) and I would like to continue to do so if possible because not helps me in relation to wellness and mental health

On 6/28/2017 at 3:20 PM, LethargicAcid said:

Success here I'm used to it I cope using natural herbal remedies. 

-marijuana (to go bAck into the trip and resolve ptsd)[makes visuals way worse]

-ginkgo biloba for anxiety and depression

[makes visuals worse]

-green tea to help with anxiety

 

 

And then I take my meds 

-risperidol

-depakote

(I'm schizo-affective)

 

 

3 years hppd/dp here

 

message me if u wanna talk about anything or need help with anything. Hppd/dp is more like a lifestyle than a disorder to me now

Did smoking weed make your symptoms worse when you weren't high or just during the high and return to the normal level when sober? I am asking because I developed mild HPPD symptoms 4-5 months ago (visual snow and eye floaters mostly)  but I would like to continue smoking weed if possible because it brings me a lot of wellness and mental health benefits

Hi I am new to this forum and this is my first time posting. I believe I am a minor sufferer of HPPD. I have used several psychedelics a small number of times (LSD, 2cb, mdma) and a few months ago whilst taking mdma near the end of the high I smoked a joint to help me sleep and a few minutes after strong visuals onset and I had a strongly visual psychedelic experience akin to LSD lasting 4-6 hours. Ever since then I have had visual snow (more pronounced in very low light) and eye floaters when it is bright. I get closed eye visuals sometimes. I still smoke weed which makes the visuals worse but still much less prominent than the visuals on a full acid trip. When I sober up the visual snow goes back it's normal level. Since reading about HPPD the advice seems to be stopping taking all drugs but I really enjoy smoking weed as it brings me a lot of wellness and mental health benefits. I would like to continue to do so if possible. It has been 4 or 5 months since the HPPD started and my symptoms have not worsened. I am wondering if there is anyone that has this condition that still can smoke weed without Ill effect? Is it feasible that I could continue to do this?