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Vekt0r
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HPPD and some other questions
#23702187 - 10/03/16 01:00 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hey guys,I would like to greet everyone as I'm new here,I have some questions considering HPPD I got mild (to very mild) HPPD 1 month and a half ago due to the use of MDMA and LSD.I had a pretty bad comedown after an MDMA experience (lasted about a month and a week)because I rolled two days in a row,250mg one day and 250mg the other(500mg)in total, I have done MDMA 8 times (from March to August) and LSD 6 times (From last november to August again).After my last MDMA experience I noticed some changes in my vision,I searched it up and I came into a conclusion that I have mild to very mild HPPD (I concluded that reading other peoples experiences with HPPD which are way worse than mine) My symptoms include -Visual Static Snow(Mostly noticable in walls or in the dark) -After Images(like when I look at a poster or a screen I can see a negative after Image of it in my vision floating for like 2-3 seconds) -Tracers -Lights are really bright and white lights have a blue border around them,also when I look at light they have a round aura just like the sun Anyway I know that this topic has been posted many times but I couldn't find answers to my questions,none of my friends have experienced this and have done the same drug usage as me(including smoking weed daily) Anyway I know that my HPPD will get worse if I keep doing drugs(I stopped doing drugs including my weed smoking because weed just makes it more intense and I really dont want it to get worse)and that anxiety will make it worse too and also obsessing about it will make it worse.I used to think about it all the time but now I kinda got used to it and started rolling with it. The thing is that after I (hopefully) completely recover will I be able to go back to smoking the great herb again?It was really a part of my life and I really miss it.If I recover and smoke again will it bring the symptoms back?I also noticed that my symptoms are steadily improving or I might got used to it so it doesnt bother me anymore.
Edited by Vekt0r (10/03/16 01:04 AM)
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PsilocybinPrincess
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Re: HPPD and some other questions [Re: Vekt0r]
#23718868 - 10/08/16 09:51 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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i have the exact same symptoms as you. except i would consider my hppd to be not mild, but nearly severe. i am constantly hallucinating in my peripherals. i also see floaters a lot, especially when i look at the sky it looks like little worms or bugs flying around in the sky. i see rainbows in lights and reflections from the sun (being reflected off of vehicles for example) and i see a blue border and the round aura as you have explained. also visual snow, tracers and after images as well. if i stare at certain patterns (for example black and white stripes) my vision goes crazy and the stripes wiggle everywhere and i sort of get tunnel vision and can only focus on the stripes. i first noticed very mild symptoms, mostly with the lights, after taking lsd. all of the other symptoms started showing up and getting a lot more severe after i took morning glory seeds. since then, my symptoms have not reduced. the last time i took morning glory seeds was on June 17th. the last time i took any other psychedelic which was mushrooms, was on May 13th. i find the hppd to not be distracting, in fact i enjoy it. but it can get annoying when you're trying to work in class and the words you are writing are wiggling all over the page. i smoke green everyday and have smoked everyday since i first noticed the hppd symptoms. i am fine smoking it with my hppd. i have heard about others freaking out on weed after taking a psychedelic, but personally i have not had that problem. just remember, it's all a mind game. if you are afraid to smoke, that is what will give you a tough time. you have to embrace it and look forward to it rather than the other way around. i think if i did stop smoking weed after the first symptoms appeared, they may have reduced a small amount but honestly not much. i understand why you wouldn't want too though. but if you can trip out on LSD and MDMA, you can trip out on HPPD and Mary Jane. i wish you the best on your hppd symptom reduction progression. let me know if the symptoms do alleviate!
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Edited by PsilocybinPrincess (10/08/16 09:53 AM)
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PsychoKinesiS
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I did MDMA by itself for 3 years and never had any HPPD until I took LSD.
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Eclipse3130
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HPPD isn't real, it's actually just illusions your mind is creating and manifesting in your vision, "HPPD" is actually a form of PTSD. So yes, stopping drug use and repairing your psyche naturally should help. This occurs when uneducated (usually young people) dabble with psychedelics without first knowing their effects, and or set/setting (little to no research done)
The mind is a very powerful thing that can lead you into experiencing pretty much any state of being. Allowing a traumatic experience to get so deeply planted into your sense of self has the potential to produce some very intense depersonalization, derealization, and difficult emotions, and even perceptual changes.
That said, it's still something that a lot of people experience. Psychedelics are not 100% safe, and should always be used with respect and caution.
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Edited by Eclipse3130 (10/08/16 10:17 AM)
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PsilocybinPrincess
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Re: HPPD and some other questions [Re: Eclipse3130]
#23719013 - 10/08/16 10:39 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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PTSD - post traumatic stress disorder. i have never been stressed nor traumatized on a psychedelic trip. i have never had a bad trip. so you're telling me the reason for these recurring visuals is because i have PTSD? maybe on some occasions with other people, but not all. every trip i have had was wonderful and i have never been afraid to trip again. i do agree that hppd symptoms are just illusions but i do not agree that it leads to PTSD every time.
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Eclipse3130
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It's a form of PTSD, is what I was getting at. Too much "stress" on a certain aspect of your mind, which is now making you see things that are not suppose to be there, subconsciously you could be looking for them to be there, but really either your mind is sensitive to what you took and is having lasting impressions(which you should take as a learning experience) and should find out what your sweet spot dosage is for the least negative aspects, psychedelics also change the brain and pathways, MDMA being the least safe of the common psychedelics.
In OPS case, he drained his serotonin completely from 500mg of MDMA(it takes a very long to fully recover if overused) and used LSD on top of it, his balances are/were most likely off for a while which can cause an array of symptoms by itself including visual distortion.
Everyone recovers/adapts to psychedelics differently, just find what works for you
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Vekt0r
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Re: HPPD and some other questions [Re: Eclipse3130]
#23719473 - 10/08/16 01:12 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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It looks like I still havent recovered from my comedown/after effects im still dealing with headaches,head pressure and anxiety.I'm on the 6th week of recovery so yeah I just hope my HPPD is linked to the comedown and it will ne gone when I recover if I recover.Im kinda losing hope because it's 7 weeks post mdma.
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Vekt0r
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Re: HPPD and some other questions [Re: Vekt0r]
#23782000 - 10/29/16 07:57 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hey guys,yesterday i ended up taking 4 hits of some really good weed and it was really intense and made me really anxious at points.I got super high for some reason.My hppd visuals became worse and i was like okay its gonna end when im high.today i woke up with some brainfog and a headache and noticed my visuals are worse.back to the baseline that they started.did i just fuck up my recovery or will i be like this for months again?
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