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As soon as you wake up, get out of bed! do something though, have something like exercise, read a book anything really so as you have a reason to get out of bed.

Very good result!

Thank you for your reply. I doubt I will get the chance to do this drug because the impurity in my country is so scarly poor but it is good to know what is a no go and what is a goer, no pun haha

This seems to be the same for me, I don't know whether or not it is just my anxiety flaring up though which in turn causes me to think my symptoms are worse, but I get times when I feel better, so I'm not sure, it's rather confusing.

Interesting anecdotal evedince that Vipassana mediatation may be something worthwhile for our symptoms.. Post #12 of the thread (thats the only post I read when searching Vipassana on thosewithvisualsnow forum) http://thosewithvisualsnow.yuku.com/reply/9012/snow-effect#reply-9012 There symptoms may not be caused by drugs, who knows, but they say there vision improved.

I would like to do this but I feel like I would go mad :/

Have you been able to find that document?

Would doctors change my prescription from clonazepam to valium if I tell them it had a negative affect on my memory? because I take it at night, black out and remember very little the next day. I also notice it affecting my memory day to day, and I only take it at night so if valium has a positive affect on visuals (clonazepam hasn't had any for me) and doesn't screw my memory up I would rather take that!

This seems pretty interesting, from most cases where peoples symptoms have dissapeared/imporved visual snow doesn't seem to leave or it improves but is somewhat still noticeable and that is in most cases, pretty weird. Has your dp/dr also improved? Opiates, benzos and alcohol are great for dp/dr but they haven't been great in the long run.

I think this is somewhat normal, but how vivid are these hallucinations? Before I had any symptoms a simalir thing would happen, I think it just because it is dark and your brain is trying to help you from walking into something or trip over because it has no visual stimuls. My night vision is horrible, I don't get vivid hallucinations but I get moments where my visions goes a bit fuzzy and feel like I'm going to walk into something but I remember having this before these symptoms anyway. Torches are a great invention, haha!

I also cannot relate to anything in this paper.

Go back to work.

They are IT but they are not IT for partying, ha.

Always good to hear a success story, and as for the panic attack and heart beat thing on cannabis, WORST expirience of my life, more instense than my mushroom trips, I was so scared that I nearly called an ambulance. Sorry to dampen the thread with that but I can definatly relate, very scary expirience.

Of course, but I think opiates are hard drug to work around, the addiction is (from what I can gather from knowing addicts) a lot worse than what we are suffering (give or take some people) I wouldn't bash anyone down for self medicating, that would make me hypocritical, but I do not codone it, especially opiates.

I miss them and do not do them. Just like most people here I'd say.

It was harsh and I apologise, I can't help but feel they are taunting our condition though.

It sounds like it is affecting the right areas but not in the positive way we hoped for. How were your visuals affected?

Thats how it goes, ha.

I doubt many people are going to want to try a surgery like that (even though I don't think you are suggesting it) especially when this is just a theory, maybe if someone here with parkinsons isn't responding to any treatment and also suffers HPPD might be a good candidate for this surgery, I doubt we are going to find someone like that though. Yes, large doses of benzos seem to have a positive effect short term (until you pass out). high doses and using them frequently should be avoided though, so no one repeat what shaolin has described here, haha.

Bump, this drug may have a lot of negative hype but I could see it having some treatment value, anyone expirience at all? I am mainly looking for people that have taken this drug while having HPPD but any input is welcome.

Another article.. http://www.springerlink.com/content/24q4064480608258/ I know some of you may be wondering why I am posting migraine links but the fact our visual are so simalir to ocular migraine and this drug has had affect on refractory migraine shows that the same chemical process is being affected here and this drug may be worth trying.

I remember discussing this drug a little bit on the visual snow board but not sure what ended up happening, don't think anyone tried it or it wasn't on the market yet, I'm not sure, I think the discussion was about tinnitus though, which is relevant for most anyway. (there seems to be a little disccusion here and there about this drug on the thosewithvisualsnow forum, I'd go through some threads but don't have the time, might be worthwhile though if someone else has the time) This drug seems interesting because for me it seems as if too much perceptual/visual information is coming in and if this drugs mechanism is correct then I think we might see some benefit from this. To test the hyperexcitation theory anyway. Here is an interesting article in regards to refactory migraine, which from this article explains what that means.. Basilar migraines (originating at the base of the skull) and ocular migraines (originating in the eyes) are examples of migraines defined by the form they take http://www.ehow.com/facts_5749768_define-refractory-migraines.html and this article shows evidence in this drugs role in refractory migraine, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19031499 which in turn gives us a link (although not a very strong link, but still something) that this drugs role may have an affect on us, as refractory migraine can be classified as "ocular" and I'm sure many people here have been diagnosed with migraine with aura or silent migraine or something along those lines. I do think this condition is strongly migraine related. What also sounds promosing if this is correct then it differentiates it self from other drugs, I don't think it would be a relief drug but more of a drug that will be a preventitive, so hopefully we've stumbled across something that might not be needed to take daily? who knows though, If I had the time I would look into this some more but I see some promiss here. I guess all we need is someone whilling to try this drug or to here some expiriences if there is any. I'd like to see where this goes, I might add this to the list of drugs to try.

Codeine and hydrocodone have a a positive affect on my symptoms, and the affect is not just making me high and forgetting them. Both the codeine and hydrocodone eleviate my dp/dr, the codeine has minimal effects on the visuals though, I have checked my pupil size in regards to this though and codeine doesn't conctrict my pupils very much, so I feel this must be why the visuals aren't dampened, I do think pupil size has a big role in this condition. When my dp/dr is at it's worst my pupils are huge! The hyrdocodone eleviated my dp/dr also but I did not have a sufficient dose, so I cannot comment on whether it helps my visuals, If I am able to try a larger dose I will post my results. Too bad opiates are addictive and aren't very nice to move around on, and the tolerance and all sorts of negative factors surrounding them. Otherwise these drugs would be helpful in my opinion, but the negatives outweigh the benefits, which are only short term anyway. I don't think anyone should try these just to see if they help though, these are pain medications and should be used for that.

This is what I thought may be the case, in general anyone (obviously everyone reacts differently) I had stopped drinking for a very long time and started to drink again and while I am drunk it does wonders for my anxiety but the next day is never good if hungover, no real increase of symptoms and if there is I only usually get this from partying, lack of sleep a hangover and not eating/drinking enough. I remember a long time back before I would classify my self as having HPPD, I was doing pills (ecstasy, who knows what was in them though) and amphetamine, I noticed from amphetamine use I became highly aware of flashes and snow and all sorts of symtoms i was not suffering at the time, after a few days they would dissapear and I would be fine (although at the time I was under a lot of stress so "fine" is I guess how I was normally at the time, when I was slowly aquring these visual and perceptual symptoms) I don't think most stimulants "cause" this condition (I'm not saying all, maybe some do) but add a heightened awareness to the symptoms we are suffering. ghostibator, do you feel as if after taking cocaine it affected your symptoms in the long run or just in short, or not at all? I tried cannabis at one point to see if it would help, it made my anxiety flair up extremly while my visuals only a little bit, and that was only from thinking about them when I was stoned. I had 3 days until I recovered, I was very sluggish, had major anxiety and could not think. I think it is good to learn whether or not you can take certain drugs (only if you are that way inclined, otherwise stay away! haha)