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After reading lots of theories that one of the causes of hppd could be dopamine depletion I got thinking. I used to be a massive stoner and smoked weed everyday for years. It’s now been shown that excessive thc can over time deplete the brain of dopamine, there’s a load of studies online if you google it. I never ever got any symptoms of visual snow etc while smoking before I took 2cb. After taking 2cb I smoked weed the same night after coming down and that is what I believe caused my symptoms. My theory is that my dopamine levels were super low already and then the 2cb damaged or brought them so low that when I smoked again I caused some changes in my brain. This was in 2016 and I didn’t smoke again after that night for 3 years. Cut to October just passed and I thought I was 100% recovered so had literally 3 burns of a very weak joint. These tokes were enough to make my vs and after images come back, I now also have really mild Palinopsia. I also have had horrible panic attacks and depersonalisation. I also really believe that anxiety and depersonalisation are the absolute main cause of all of the psychological problems we face. CBT is really helping me in this department, addressing some unresolved stuff! I also know I’ll get better again but time is the biggest healer for this shit! Anyway it would be great to hear your thoughts on this, were we all stoners before/while we tripped? I’d love to try Sinemet and see if my theory is right, at least for me. Looking forward to hearing from you guys! edit I also believe visual snow syndrome is the same thing as hppd. Much love R

Any update?

Had VS after the 2cb in 2016 and some after images, the after images went away but VS stayed. Didn’t take anything in between 2016 and last month. VS seems worse, anxiety is through the roof (lots of panic attacks this week) and I think I have some mild tracers but I might just be hyper aware, after images are back too. I got some diazepam today from my doctor to help with anxiety so hopefully that’ll help for the next week or so until hopefully it dies down. seems crazy because I literally only had a few tokes. I’m hoping it’s just a scare and shows me that I just can’t do anything like that anymore! thank you for reassuring me mate, sometimes I’m confident it’ll ease and go back to how it was but sometimes I’m not so confident...

I got what I think was mild hppd, I still don’t really know, from taking 2cb. I didn’t know what it was and then went to a club and had a terrible time, followed by months of hell. Anyway that was at the end of 2016 and just over a month ago I smoked a tiny amount of weed and had a mild panic attack. I woke up the next day with the familiar feeling of anxiety. After a week I felt totally fine and then 3 weeks later I swear I’m getting some strange visuals/ feeling spaced out. My question for you guys is do you think I’ve brought it back or am I just having a bad bout of dp? If I have brought it back will it return to how it was before or have a I made it worse? Anyone with any similar experiences? I could really do with some reassurance Thanks guys