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Does nothing for symptoms. Quit either way. The head rush is not really a good feeling and they just suck in general. 1 out of 2 people that smoke will die, I don't know the time frame, but it's bad for your health and stupid anyway.

Do you know what strain it was? It's interesting that you felt good afterwards. It seems like the strain "strawberry cough" was designed for anxiety/depression/paranoia, it's supposed to be a relaxing high with no paranoia. I wouldn't have a clue how to get this, I would like to try it though as I reckon there may be some benefit from it (temporarily anyway, sleep aid, anti-anxiety and recreational value would be nice).

There are many people that have had their symptoms develop later on down the track.

Very low to maybe non existant anxiety and depression, I was fairly normal to be honest. I do remember when I was younger if I was at a festival type of event I would feel very out of place with all the crazy stuff going on and the amount of people, I suspect it to be dp/dr related as it was a simalir feeling, but I only got it in those situations. It may of had something to do with migraine.

I can't remember if I made a topic on this board or the old board (or if it was someone else altogether, thanks benzos, thanks for the memories, even though they weren't so there, lol bad joke) anyway. CBD is known for it's anti-anxiety properties, yet there is no products yet that are just CBD, the closest thing you can get is a really low strain of THC and high content of CBD. Who here smokes cannabis without much of a problem? I smoked about a year back to see how it would effect my symptoms, it caused a 3 day hangover and was probably up in the top 5 scariest (if not number 1) things to ever happen in my life, the physical sensations caused a strong panic attack. This wasn't even strong from what other people told me too. So I'm guessing the only way to test the CBD theory is to find a strain with really low THC and high CBD, if thats even very possible. It would be nice if they would make cannabidiol extracts or something. I wish I could still smoke, not to get the trippy feeling, that was too overwhelming and would lead to panic attacks anyway, but it was relaxing, if there was a strain without the high (trippiness, I have nothing against being high but the last time I smoked I was tripping harder than I would from mushrooms) that could reduce the anxiety and help me sleep would be great! Anything non benzo or equivalent side effect and dependance would be nice anyway.

Girls, cars and money. haha horrible things they are. Then again, girls and cars come under the title of money, lol.

I am going to try this.

This drug has caught my intrest now and again, mainly for it's anti-anxiety application (the add application is also interesting, I personally think I have to some extent add/adhd, not bad levels, but they did figure out that the condition is not black and white but rather a spectrum condition, where you fall will determine how the condition effects you, anyway I don't want to get into an arguement about this condition as I seem to frequently lol) It sounds like it basically calms things down, I think a lot of medications need to be specific to each person because each persons etiology is differen't (Hence why some drugs work for some and not others) There is a case study from the old stormloader site: http://hppd.stormloader.com/clonidine.htm "It was hypothesized that the hyperarousal, traumatic nightmares, and flashbacks that characterize posttraumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) are related to long-term potentiation of locus ceruleus pathways to the hippocampus and amygdala (2). Pharmacological agents that can dampen the hyperarousal associated with PTSD should have a palliative if not a curative role (3). Clonidine suppresses locus ceruleus activity and reduces adrenergic activity (4); thus, it appears to be helpful in the treatment of PTSD (5). We think that LSD-related flashbacks, like PTSD-related flashbacks, may be associated with excessive sympathetic nervous activity; therefore, clonidine may alleviate this condition." This is on a big list of stuff i want to try, at this point I don't really care about being a guniea pig, Opiate (even though it's just codeine) and Benzo (clonazepam) addicition are really screwing me up latly so I am game to try a few things. I realise this drug would have been discussed before but I feel it's worth trying for my self, I'm rather medicated right now and can't be bothered getting to into the reasoning behind wanting to try this drug.

http://www.anxietyinsights.info/sk_corporation_announces_fda_ind_approval_of_anxiety_drug_yk.htm

Don't get excited because it is only in phase 2 of it's trial, so it probably won't be out for a long time. Just reading about some of it's research is rather interesting. The drug it's self is "YKP3089" it is said to help with epilepsy and anxiety. The particular epilepsy is interesting, photosensitive epilepsy, so it has a link to vision (I'm sure plenty here suffer from photosensitivity) I also think there is a link to what we are expiriencing to epilepsy. Anyway I'll keep it short, it's mechanism of action is the antagonism of the 5HT2a(which is where I think the symptoms may stem from) 5HT2c, D3 and D2 receptors (the dopamine theory is also something that has been of interest in regards to this condition) You can find some information here: www.kobio.org/kobio/fileupload/downloadFile.bio?fnum=48& http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00616148?term=YKP3089&rank=1 I'm not well versed in neurobiology but have somewhat of an understanding, I just thought this may be interesting to share so maybe someone else who is clued up could see whether there may be benefit from said drug.

Someone on the thosewithvisualsnow board tried it, I don't think it did much for them. Could be worth looking into though. I would love a non drug treatment for my anxiety!

http://thosewithvisualsnow.yuku.com/topic/7009/Brahmi-Bacopa I wrote this on the visual snow board, I don't feel the need to re-write the whole thing here. This herb may be worth looking into.

Doesn't work for me. I've tried the powdered stuff, made me feel extremely sick.

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Good luck getting off it, I am going through withdrawals now as I have run out of it and won't be able to get it for a while. Although I have not been on it anywhere near that long but the feeling is pretty horrible.

I have stopped the drug about a week ago, my health at the moment isn't the best physically and mentally, I would like to get these under control (get my sleeping pattern, anxiety, eating and exercise) before I start back on this medication so that my body is in a better state and I can gauge the effects of the medication better. Will keep updated.

Yes, I haven't been able to find anything in herb or supplement form that has any effect whatsoever. I need to exercise more, I'm no where near being fat lol, I try to do weights 4 times a week and go for walks and a bit of yoga but I find it hard to get the motivation when I feel crap. Nac helped your anxiety? I haven't seen any literature to suggest that it would but am willing to try it (depending on price) I will exercise a lot more though, finding it hard to get the motivation though!

I have come across these sort of programs after making this thread actually, I have read of success with MoodGYM and others, there is an Australian one that is directed for anxiety and panic, I will give that a go at some point and report back.

I don't think Clonazepam (Klonopin) to my knowledge effects the dopamine systems in the brain, I could be wrong though.

I've tried pretty much every supplement and herb you can name to no avail lol. Valerian was strange, I tried to use it as a sleep aid and sometimes for anxiety but nothing really happened.

Jay1 - I've cut the dose back down in half and am taking it 3 times a day now instead. I think the sickness I have been feeling is from the other day when I got a combination of sunstroke and took a few too many drugs to help me sleep, which I think has upset my whole system even til now 5 days later. So that might have something to do with the drug not having much impact. Also I read that you don't respond very much too most drugs, I find this to be the same in my case. Except for opiods (which I do not want to take as the addiction potential is too high) and benzos (Only I have to take rather large doses) Visual - My visual symptoms are, visual snow, palinopsia, trails and floaters, I would say I have others but they aren't really worth mentioning or don't know the names for some (only because they don't bother me at all, the ones I listed are the annoying ones) My visual symptoms were what pissed me off in the begining but more so the anxiety is what effects my life the most. I still haven't felt any effect yet, I will stay on this drug for the next 2 weeks I am thinking and if there is not effect at all I was slowly taper off and look into something else (maybe keppra) although I would like something for the anxiety.

I think you are reffering to xanax? If so, that is a benzodiazipine which I not what I am looking for. Were you only helped while on the drug though?

Sinemet is pre-cursor to dopamine I think whereas amphetamines are going to deplete the dopamine and make other problems.

I remember from the old forum someone used this method and said it cured them to 99% if I can remember correctly. It has shown to be an effective method for anxiety, this is mainly why I am posting this, my anxiety is pretty bad, I would like to know if anyone here had tried this? If it is anything like going to a psychologist I'm not interested (Not saying they are useless but I find no benefit there and don't really care for their techniques)

Apart from benzos are there any drugs someone with this condition can take? Anxiety is my worst symptom, I can handle the visuals, they are no direct harm to my self so I don't worry about them as much anymore but my anxiety levels are still very high, I took an online test (I know it's not very professional, but I was just curious) to see where I land on the level of anxiety I have and came out on the severe side of things. I am not working due to this condition, I am really over it and each time I fall into a depression I feel closer to just giving up. I wouldn't say I have depression but I do have some nervous breakdowns from time to time. I'm meditating, I think it helps, it helps while doing it but I think it will take at least 6months before I see any strong anxiolytic effects from it (and even now my practise isn't very consistent) All I really want is to be able to work and to enjoy my weekends again (drug free) Not really asking for all that much but seems so hard to live with this shit.