archways

Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone here has experience with the drug buspirone and whether or not it made their symptoms of HPPD or VS worse. For the past few days, I've been looking all over the internet trying to figure out what the best course of action for me in regards to treatment for my GAD. My only symptoms of HPPD include a very minor amount of Visual Snow, but I believe this has been present all of my life (additionally, my mom says she experiences this exact same thing as I do). It was only after a very bad mushroom and the resulting depression and anxiety that fallowed for months after that I learned about visual snow and hppd. Ironically, while the mushroom trip did not cause my VS, It was the catalyst for my discovery of the disorder. I was treated with ativan for a year and was able to put my life back together completely. It's been a couple of years since then, and to be honest I had all but forgotten about my visual snow and just sort of lived with it. Recently, however, I have been experiencing large amounts of anxiety and am working with a psychiatrist about getting on a medication. The doc that I see is very cool and understanding and is willing to let me experiment with different drugs to find my best match. Due to my minor underlying visual snow, I am concerned about SSRI's since I've heard that they can exacerbate symptoms of VS and even in some cases cause HPPD in people prone to it. Additionally, I am concerned about using drugs such as pregabilin and gabapentin due to their minor carcinogenic potential (my anxiety largely relates to health). So basically, that leaves me with buspirone or benzos. Anyways, I just want to know if anyone here has heard about buspirone use and whether it has been linked to either HPPD or VS. It looks to me that based on its pharmacology, it actually lowers levels of seratonin in the brain to some degree so does that mean there is less potential for the worsening of symptoms? I appreciate any and all responses, and if this is not the appropriate place to post this please let me know! all the best, archways