Aangtheairbender

Taurine and lions mane are both bad for HPPD. Taurine especially because it’s an upper. I think it’s much more likely that those supplements made your hppd worse, not the trazodone. It sounds like you were getting better and then stopped taking the trazodone and started taking high doses of supplements. I took 500 mg of Taurine once and felt like I was gonna have a heart attack my heart rate went up so freaking quick. Taurine has a similar effect like caffeine that’s why they put taurine in Red Bull. Caffeine makes my hppd a lot worse. 1500mg Is a ton that could have caused your hppd relapse.

Hey what’s up man. I also got hppd in the summer of 2016. Been one hell of a ride and yeah it’s gone down a lot for me too. The first 2 years were the hardest. I’m 23 now and I really only notice visual snow and brain fog, occasional tracers but only if I’m looking at something bright.

I’d agree with Jay1 on this one doesn’t matter if it’s Vyvanse Adderall Focalin or Ritalin all adhd stimulant medications are essentially the same and chemoligically they are all amphetamines I know that Adderall specifically is classified as a methamphatamine. In fact Adderall and Crystal Meth are the same molecule except Adderall has 2 methyl groups and Crystal meth has 3 methyl groups, making it stronger. Studies were done where participants took high levels of Adderall and couldn’t tell the difference between that and meth. My point is that this shit will make your hppd worse and may even put you at risk for an HPPD relapse. It happens. It’s happened to older folks on this website as well as me personally I’ve had setbacks from using drugs. In addition, I think it’s important to say that I was prescribed adhd meds when I was younger and I think it contributed to me developing hppd after using subsequent hallucinogens. So basically I was having minor visual disturbances and tunnel vision after being prescribed adhd meds as a kid, and my theory is that when I did hallucinogens it enhanced these visual disturbances and contributed to me developing hppd. Just a theory but I strongly suggest against taking adhd meds they are literal crack my guy.

I agree with you man, reddit is chaotic and there's a ton of misinformation on there. That being said I do not think supplements are the cure to hppd. If you eat a healthy diet you'll end up getting the same nutrients in those supplements but in a healthy and safe way.

I was taking Tyrosine 500mg once a week because I was reading old posts on this forum that it helped a bunch of people. I also read online that it was a gaba agonist similar to valerian and I was looking for valerian alternatives. Recently I noticed that tyrosine caused my heart rate to go up and increased my anxiety/panick symptoms so I stopped. I'm going to consult my doctor before taking any kind of supplement in the future and I recommend anyone reading this does the same. Hope you're feeling better.

Update: I do not recommend that anyone takes supplements unless their doctor tells them to. Supplements can have either positive or negative affects on hppd and if you're taking supplements or medication it should be under close supervision of a doctor. Some supplements can interact with medication. In addition, there are lab studies that show supplements sometimes have added ingredients and impurities that can cause adverse health effects.

Hey how's it going. I think you're onto something here. In the DSM it says that HPPD is often misdiagnosed as panic disorder. In addition, we know from individual accounts that HPPD can sometimes mimic PTSD symptoms and severe anxiety/ panic attacks. All of these symptoms are directly connected to the adrenal response. This explains why gaba agonists like Klonopin and Valerian reduce HPPD symptoms. Because gaba functions to calm down the fear center in the brain aka the adrenal response (fight or flight). I was actually diagnosed with b12 deficiency a year after getting HPPD. Your body needs vitamin b12 to create cortisol, which means my cortisol levels were low. After taking b-12 supplements my panic symptoms reduced but I still have hppd.

Some people develop VSS without having any past drug use sometimes and some people have it from birth. My friend has Visual Snow because he was in a car accident and the collision affected his eyes. But he doesn't have HPPD. So it is possible that you have VSS and some sort of anxiety disorder together. I have pretty severe Generalized Anxiety (GAD) so I know how anxiety can affect people and its sometimes hard to step outside of the panic. It's also totally possible that you developed HPPD after smoking weed. Honestly I think if you do have HPPD the hash you smoked was probably laced with some sort of hallucinogen. Some people also develop HPPD after taking certain prescription drugs so maybe that factored in to you developing HPPD/VSS. My best advice is to either go the persciption route which is usually Klonopin (Clonazepam) or Keppra; or the natural route which is like omega 3's, magnesium, and valerian root/ passionflower, vitamin b-12, b complex, vitamin e. Also precision tinted lenses can help reduce visual snow.

Meditation has always helped me with hppd related symptoms, anxiety the most. I wouldn't worry about it triggering anything or making it worse. I find it's easiest to meditate when I'm in a comfortable position, eyes closed, mind clear, and focus on nothing except my breathing. In through the nose and out through the mouth.

Oh I guess I was wrong about Keppra, I did more research into Klonopin because I heard a lot of positive feedback about Klonopin so I thought they were in the same class. It seems like most people on the forum react the best to Klonopin and Keppra from what I've read. Yeah so the brand of eye drops I use is all natural homeopathic, made in france so you can get it basically everywhere. The issue I have with regular eye drops and artificial tears is that they're commonly made with harmful ingredients like propylene glycol (which is an artificial preservative and should not be going in your eyes). Passionflower can cause sleepiness or drowsiness and interacts with sedative medications like: Pentobarbital (Nembutal), phenobarbital (Luminal), secobarbitol (Seconal), clonazepam (Klonopin), lorazepam (Ativan), zolpidem (Ambien). I don't personally take any medication but you should always be careful about any supplement if you're taking a prescription. Yeah I mean Valerian has consistently worked for me in reducing visuals but it always hurts my stomach and gave me really vivid dreams at one point so I stopped. Passionflower seems to work in a similar way but I don't notice any side effects. Also if you do end up taking valerian or passionflower I don't reccomend taking it before sleep, I take it during the day and take melatonin for sleep. If I take it before bed it makes me super drowsy in the morning. In addition to what I posted I'm taking L-Theanine and L-Tyrosine. Also I take fish oil supplements for DHA and EPA and flaxseed oil for FHA. Theraspecs have reduced my nausea symptoms, visual snow and macropsia/micropsia. I take passionflower every day in combination with either Taurine, Theanine, Tyrosine and Magnesium. But i don't take them all at once because I'm not trying to overstimulate gaba. Instead I take passionflower every day and mix in one or two of the other gaba supplements; taking different gaba supplements on different days. I figure that each of them stimulate different types of gaba receptors seeing as gaba receptors consist of 40% of the brains receptors. edit: Ever since I've started on this regimen i've noticed a reduction in symptoms. I also watch this video to reduce visual snow.

Using precision tinted lenses helps me to tune out the background static. Without them I kept drifting off into the snow it was hard to focus on anything. I personally use the Theraspecs "Wrap" lenses bc they block out light the most and i'm super light sensitive. Whenever I start to look at the snow or geometrical patterns it gets worse, that's what I remember a lot of people saying also its basically a rule of hppd don't look focus on the visual stuff or freak out about the mental stuff or it gets way harder.

Hey whats going on man. To be honest it seems like the only things that help are substances that stimulate gaba receptors. Benzos are used to treat the anxiety problems associated with hppd and I know that its reported to help with the visual symptoms also. From what I've heard the Benzo that works the best is Klonopin (Clonazepam). But a lot of people get side effects and dependencies so just be aware of that. Another popular one is Keppra. I personally do the natural route and try to take supplements that stimulate gaba receptors. My regimen consists of Omega 3 fatty acids 2000mg /day. Passionflower 350mg /day (I used to take valerian root but it hurt my stomach, passionflower is similar I don't notice any bad side effects after switching). Taurine 1000mg /day. Optique one eye drops for floaters, vitamin b12, vitamin b complex, vitamin d, e. Here's a full list of things that stimulate gaba naturally: Valerian root, passionflower, L-Theanine, L-Tyrosine, Magnesium, Taurine, Inositol.

From what I’ve gathered I feel like the most probable cause of hppd is excessive serotonin 5ht2a up-regulation resulting in neuronal toxicity and subsequent neuronal death. The running theory is that hppd is caused by 5ht receptor death over time. I think that what’s causing the 5ht death is overexcited / overstimulated 5ht2a receptors following drug use. These neurons are connected to vision because lsd and pcp (leading causes of hppd) affect the visual cortex primarily. I think this because all of the things that seem to make hppd “better” stimulate gaba receptors which are function to calm overexcited neurons. (Valerian root, magnesium, klonopin, benzos they all stimulate gaba receptors). When a neuron is overexcited that means it’s firing too often-wouldn’t that mean that 5ht2a is firing too often?- and gaba makes neurons fire less often, thus quelling hppd symptoms. That’s just a hypothesis though. That’s why I feel like ssri’s make hppd worse. They must up-regulate 5ht2a because ssri boost serotonin. Moreover, we know anti psychotics don’t work either. Maybe this is because when serotonin levels are too low they induce psychosis symptoms. So maybe the cure is down-regulating 5ht2a but not fully blocking it? Just a theory again what do you guys think?

Hey guys how’s everyone doing? Had pre-hppd symptoms for a year and 4 years of full hppd after dosing 2 tabs of LSD which felt like 10. It might have been 2CB. I just recently got diagnosed with HPPD though. Main symptoms are micropsia/macropsia, visual snow, geometric patterns, closed eye visuals, tracers, DP/DR, brain fog. I really have all the symptoms though. Was having full lsd flashbacks for around 6 months but they stopped eventually. Doing a lot better now though I’d say my symptoms have reduced at least 50% probably more. Things are becoming manageable.

I think the reason your computer monitor makes your hppd worse is because of blue lights. Every LCD works with 3 color pigments to create an image. Within every pixle theres a blue light, yellow light, and red light. Blue lights in particular are known to cause adverse side effects for some people because they stimulate outside light/ daylight. Your brain is programmed to wake up when it sees the color blue basically and causes a sort of adrenaline response. Also if you're dealing with hypersensitivity issues like light enhancements or color enhancements the backlight from your monitor can aggravate your eyes and cause headaches or migraines. I would recommend theraspecs because they block out 80% of blue lights and protect against backlight monitor light and fluorescent light. There are other types of blue light blocking glasses that work also, one's that have clear lenses if you're a gamer (Theraspects are are orange tinted).