xemg8187 Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Hey guys, just wanted to share my story of a full recovery of my experience. I was diagnosed with HPPD in the summer-time of 2006 , but before I get to my recovory and complete dissipation of symptoms , let me tell you my story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostibator Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 cheers bro, always uplifting to hear people are beating this crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balance Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Wow! that is great! have you been off the medication? and if so were the symptoms still gone when off it? I'm glad there is already a success story this early into the new forums development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Year2 Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 What does Mirtazapine do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xemg8187 Posted October 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Wow! that is great! have you been off the medication? and if so were the symptoms still gone when off it? I'm glad there is already a success story this early into the new forums development. Thank you ! I stopped taking the mirtazapine for about 6 months last year and none of the HPPD effects came back. I opted to get back on the medication just because it got rid of my anxiousness/nervousness. I still take the klonopin PRN (as needed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xemg8187 Posted October 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 What does Mirtazapine do? It is an SNRI (different from an SSRI like Zoloft) for treating General Anxiety, Major Depression and others. Unlike an SSRI (zoloft/paxil) it increases your Norepinephrine (stress hormone) levels as well as your dopamine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 so it was mainly the klonopin that helped you out, since you were off remeron for awhile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 so you were having "episodes" and your visual phenomenon wasn't constant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xemg8187 Posted October 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 no it was constant but when i would get into a crowded area like walmart or a highway the tracers would get bad, lights, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaolinbomber Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 From what i've read on the literature describing the neuropharmacology of Mitazapine, it sounds like it has heavy activity in the serotonin system and it is said that the drug is very thorough in preventing cluster, tension, and migraine headaches. The current understanding is that these headaches can arise from a sort of malfunctioning of the serotonin receptors. More and more evidence points to the 5-ht2 receptor theory for HPPD causation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xemg8187 Posted October 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 From what i've read on the literature describing the neuropharmacology of Mitazapine, it sounds like it has heavy activity in the serotonin system and it is said that the drug is very thorough in preventing cluster, tension, and migraine headaches. The current understanding is that these headaches can arise from a sort of malfunctioning of the serotonin receptors. More and more evidence points to the 5-ht2 receptor theory for HPPD causation. That's what I got from it too. It can be rough at first for someone with HPPD. Reason being is many people who take report Phsycoactive activity from it. My friend described it to me as a "Bad X Trip" one time. My first week of it sucked but these kind of drugs takes weeks and months to take full effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Smith Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windscar Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Im afraid of taking klonopin and ending up worse than I am. Just look at www.benzowithdrawal.com . It's scary. EDIT: do you still see trails and afterimages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Also remember that people get better just with the passage of time. The brain can eventually reregulate. It has happened to lots of people. They are not here. They have no reason to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1998 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 "Also remember that people get better just with the passage of time. The brain can eventually reregulate. It has happened to lots of people. They are not here. They have no reason to be." Exactly! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC0N Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 ummm i know your happy your cured but.. putting up your phone number isn't a good idea. Due to spam bots you will get a lot of marketing calls. Dam spammers. Yea i know this a little off topic but just letting you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferret Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Good to see that it can be overcome. I'm going to continue to try to beat it without medication though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay1 Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 I'm a bit confused about this.... If you are still on Klonopin, then you might just be masking the symptoms. I don't wanna put a dampener on things.... But I also don't want people to read this and think Klonopin is a cure. It is simply not true. The HPPD might have gone away while you were on Klonopin, but Klonopin did not contribute to the healing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2muchmandy Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Im with jay on that. Great its healed but u might just have hidden it. I like to think doing it without meds I have an accurate day to day idea of progress. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Smith Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 DISREGARD THIS POST...IVE SEEN HIS POSTS ON SHROOMERY AND BLULIGHT SAYING HE GOT CURED THROUGH INTRACRANIAL SURGERY AND HIS STORY WAS DIFFERENT AS WELL, OTHER MEMBERS HAVE SAID THAT THIS SOURCE IS UNTRUSTWORTHY 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VisualDude Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Ohh, guess I'll skip the 200 tabs then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windscar Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 I was expecting that. Thank you Boogres. Again: cases of cure = 0. Dealing with it is the current solution and studying it is our hope of finding a solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2muchmandy Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 na man, thats balls. there is cases of people being cured. theyr just not on these forums cos they have no reason to be here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferret Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 na man, thats balls. there is cases of people being cured. theyr just not on these forums cos they have no reason to be here I really fucking hope so. It seems like most doctors are sure that it usually does pass but I can't find any cases of it actually happening. I'm getting better slowly, My only open eye visual is visual snow in dark enviroments now. I still have some anxiety but I'm sure that that will pass. My sleep problems I don't really care about anymore. I feel like I am close to being cured. I feel like alcohol is probably the only thing that would make me regress so i'm not sure if it is worth it because my problems ae extremely mild right now. I'm still not going to drink for a while but I start college in the fall so I would really like to be able to drink without worrying about this shit. I promise that if I do fully recover I will still stick around here to make sure that others know that it's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2muchmandy Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 By the sounds of it ur the closest to being healed on this site. Then me I think. I just need to get my anxiety under control again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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