Gaz Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Anyone else find that their HPPD is amplified by 10x when trying to sleep at night? I get intense open and closed eye visuals in the forms of moving shapes and fractals. The biggest problem is my racing thoughts about completely senseless and meaningless crap. I am trying to detox so don't want to take any drugs to help me sleep. Anyone know of anything that can help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.B.Fante Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 I had this same problem a few weeks ago. As my mind sort of returned (I was pretty out of it the first three months or so of HPPD) so did my thoughts, yet they were so fast and never stopped. I read some of topics on this in the forum and it sounds like there are some meds that can help, but a lot of times they can hurt too. From my own experience benzos are the best because not only do they make you drowsy but they help with the symptoms as well. I have Lorazepam and I keep a pill by my bed and if I wake up and can't go back to sleep within 20 minutes I just take a pill and am out shortly there after. I always wake up really refreshed too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trip into hell Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 better try lavender for sleep it always increased my sleeping by hours and its an anti anxiolytic too + its non addictive and completely natural...better than destroying yourself by benzos ending up addicted + the long term effects of benzo use are unpleasant for most people and can cause an opposite effect than usual...i can take lavender each night without any negative side effects and stop after month of usage without any withdrawl...these days i dont take it anymore cause my sleeping patterns are rebalanced but it was a great help when i was at my worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onelovez Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 I saw lavenders action on 5ht1a receptor and I was hoping it would be of some help in treatment of HPPD.. Im trying it first day today.. but as you say it will prob improve sleep and thats about it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trip into hell Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 sleep is also helpng to recover an exhausted brain...and if lavender is not helping try small doses (500mg) of kratom, pssion flower, valerian, kava kava, hops, 5htp or even melatonin (very small dose)...some/one of these will help for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umit Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 You can try melatonine and its a proven strong antioxidant to so you can continue take it for the second property even if it dont work and its cheap the therapic doses are 10mg-20mg sleep dose 2-3mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trip into hell Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 my melatonin suppliment contains only one milligram per pill..thats nice but if i exceed the dose of 1mg i will get some nausea and cant sleep...thats different for everybody and youre right it regulates and increases the reproduction of the cells too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted December 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 I have found that listening to certain ASMR videos with earphones in bed works wonders for helping me get to sleep. Here is one of my favourites: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.B.Fante Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 First off, discount what I said above. Benzos are the worst idea ever -- unless of course you plan on taking them for the rest of your life and never going off. I would second the melatonin vote. I've had terrible sleeping problems over the last few weeks and have tried every supplement in the book. Melatonin is the only thing that's worked for me. I also think valerian is pretty good and when taken with melatonin can form a pretty potent mixture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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