mycall81 Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 I'm sure it has been brought up many times but for anyone out there with some improvement of photophobia, can you provide me with tips??? I'm now just under a year in with constant headache, severe photophobia that immediately worsens the pain, worsening afterimages, etc. It seemed to start soon after weed and stress. Been in Paxil for many many years. Want to come off it but scared to. Doc started me on nortriptyline to try and address the headaches. I'm certain that the headaches are a direct response to light sensitivity. Any stories of light sensitivity improving??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trip into hell Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 mine improved over time...a few weeks before my hppd was gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VisualDude Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Had mild photophobia that dopamine meds helped. Had pain from movement in the peripheral field (yea, that is a strange one) that gabapentin helped. It is gone now after several years. It was so weird, just wiggle a finger at the edge of visual field and it would cause a sickening pain similar to tooth pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycall81 Posted February 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Trip. Did you have headaches? Visual. I'm considering trying Gabapentin or possible Trileptal. Started nortriptyline (doesn't have any dopamine effect though). Considering coming off Paxil. I've essentially been diagnosed with new daily persistent headache which has no cure and is generally regarded as permanent. My symptoms onset soon after some sort of viral infection (but also within a month or so of last smoking weed-after which time, I had a migraine). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.50's Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 I tried tegretol which is basically trileptal with more side effects, reduced my visuals about 40% the first day but it made my depersonalization worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trip into hell Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Trip. Did you have headaches? yes i had terrible migraines for some weeks wof hppd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycall81 Posted February 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 On my 12th month with only worsening to show. Whatever happened to time and abstinence will result in recovery??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trip into hell Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 On my 12th month with only worsening to show. Whatever happened to time and abstinence will result in recovery??? it shows us that its obvious that time and abstinence are not the actual cause for betterment if it occurs...it just makes hppd more bearable to wait and stay clean but wont touch the root of the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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