Pancakes

Anyone else see similarities between the effects of long term/heavy hallucinogen tripping and the symptoms of convulsive ergotism, which can be induced by a compound similar to LSD? Mania, twitching, fevers, hallucinations, delusions, and psychosis are effects of the convulsive ergotism. Severe brain damage is also reported. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergotism

I suffer from the same problems, but they seem to gradually improve very slowly over time.

Your words are truly inspirational, as the after-images I see from everything on a 24/7 basis makes it hard for me to go from one room to another or to look at something in a fluid motion instead of doing it choppily. I also have problems understanding people sometimes, which is really frustrating. What is your past history of hallucinogen use, if you don't mind me asking? I smoked mj for 3 years, dropped acid once, and have tripped twice on mushrooms, once on less than an 8th, and the second time on 7 grams which is ultimately, in my opinion, what gave me this terrible condition. It was a terrifying trip too.

Hello all, I am new to the board. I was medically diagnosed with HPPD during a mental institution stay in Nov 2010. I now routinely go to therapy and see a psychiatrist and psychologist. I'm 19 years old, have only done mushrooms twice and lsd once and have developed HPPD. Although, I did use a lot of many different drugs before I ever did hallucinogens, including DPH and DXM. I am thinking that increased my likelihood of developing HPPD, but all of this is irrelevant. I am wondering if there are any known full recoveries (no hallucinations or delusions, no medication needed, no abnormal feelings in the brain/mind, no depersonalization or derealization) from clinically diagnosed HPPD. I am also interested in hearing the stories of your own struggles with HPPD. I have been suffering with mine for 3 and a half months now. My episodes seem to come and go, mainly coming and staying. I can feel them before they intensify, and I can also induce an episode upon myself. I am able to visualize things clearly in my mind with my eyes open, sometimes involuntarily which is unsettling and distracting. I have problems focusing on anything. Keeping a conversation steady is very problematic for me because I lose concentration within a few minutes. Although I suffer from all of this, I still maintain a job and stay on a steady work out regime. I find my disorder to be particularly debilitating but I still struggle forwards. Most of my close friends are not aware of my condition, and those who are are highly skeptical of it and aren't particularly supportive or willing to talk about it with me or provide comfort.

No. The fact that you were able to post that as coherently as you did is an indicator to me that you are suffering no cognitive problems or lessened problem solving skills, just a lot of anxiety. As someone with a medically diagnosed case of HPPD myself, I haven't noticed lessened problem solving abilities or cognitive problems. Most problems you're going to encounter are going to stem from your own worries about what you've done to yourself.