Kronos18 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Is anyone experiencing symptoms like: -visual snow -trails, afterimages -tunel vision -vision seems just not right, disorted -light sparkles -things moving in the corner of the vision All of them confirms HPPD which many say this can be permanent. Lorazepam -2 weeks-1 week 3 mg.4 days 2mg, 3 days 1mg. 13-27 November 2018 Lexapro -2 months-6 weeks of 10mg, 2 weeks of 5mg 27 November 2018-27 January 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Onmyway Posted May 20, 2020 Moderator Share Posted May 20, 2020 There are many many things that can cause visual disturbances like the ones you describe from migraines to stroke. You should see a neurologist to rule things out. Visual disturbances warrant checking out by a doctor. "Nothing so small as a moment is insurmountable, and moments are all that we have. You have survived every trial and tribulation that life has thrown at you up until this very instant. When future troubles come—and they will come—a version of you will be born into that moment that can conquer them, too." - Kevin Koenig I am not a doctor and this should not be considered medical advice. You can use the information and recommendations provided in whatever way you want and all decisions on your treatment are yours. If you would like to get a response from me directly please type @Onmyway some place in your message so I get notified of your post. I am not able to follow all of the threads all the time. Aug 2000 - July 2003 (ct, 4-6 wk wd) , citalopram 20 mg, xanax prn, wellbutrin for a few months, trazodone prn Dec 2004 - July 2018 citalopram 20 mg, xanax prn (rarely used) Aug 2018 - citalopram 40 mg (self titrated up) September 2018 - January 2019 tapered citalopram - 40/30/20/10/5 no issues until a week after reaching 0 Feb 2019 0.25 xanax - 0.5/day (3 weeks) over to klonopin 0.25 once a day to manage severe wd March 6, reinstated citalopram 2.5 mg (liquid), klonopin 0.25 mg for sleep 2-3 times a week Apr 1st citalopram 2.0 mg (liquid), klonopin 0.25 once a week (off by 4/14/19- no tapering) citalopram (liquid) 4/14/19 -1.8 mg, 5/8/19 - 1.6 mg, 7/27/19 -1.5 mg, 8/15/19 - 1.35, 2/21/21 - 1.1 (smaller drops in between), 6/20/21 - 1.03 mg, 8/7/21- 1.025, 8/11/21 - 1.02, 8/15/21 - 1.015, 9/3/21 - 0.925 (fingers crossed!), 10/8/21 - 0.9, 10/18/21 - 0.875, 12/31/21 - 0.85, 1/7/22 - 0.825, 1/14/22 - 0.8, 1/22/22 - 0.785, 8/18/22 - 0.59, 12/15/2022 - 0.48 Supplements: magnesium citrate and bi-glycinate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kronos18 Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 15 hours ago, Onmyway said: There are many many things that can cause visual disturbances like the ones you describe from migraines to stroke. You should see a neurologist to rule things out. Visual disturbances warrant checking out by a doctor. Thank you, ive been checked for many things, including blood tests, mri while on pills, eeg last year, everything went fine, and i didnt have these symptoms before i took the pills. Lorazepam -2 weeks-1 week 3 mg.4 days 2mg, 3 days 1mg. 13-27 November 2018 Lexapro -2 months-6 weeks of 10mg, 2 weeks of 5mg 27 November 2018-27 January 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefulDawn Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Since adr I now see afterimages more. Another thing I've noticed is if I read something on my phone when I look up I see lines in my vision like an overlay and it can take a minute or two before it goes away. Some other visual issues I had that have gone away are: *Seeing everything turn green colour then red and back again like putting a filter over my vision. *Nightblindness. Eyes took long time to adjust to the dark/lights turning off. *Difficulty seeing the details in dark or black things more than usual. An example is I had a dark blue floor and a black dog and when my dog was laying on the floor I could not see where the floor started and the dog ended, they blended together. *I had trouble focusing on items when shopping more than used to. It was like my eyes wouldnt adjust their focus. I got my eyes checked at the opticians and no problems could be found. January 2018 - 50mg sertraline for only 2 days, had adverse reaction. On 0 psych drugs now. Took a very long time for symptoms to go away, got better mentally 100% in April 2020. Turns out also had low vitamin d, low calcium and low thyroid in August 2020. Treated with colecalciferol and now all physical symptoms gone. Possibly overlap between this issue & sertraline symptoms? May 2021 Still taking colecalciferol, all physical symptoms gone. Unsure if this will return if I stop vit D for long time ? Now consider myself fully healed. Other medication: 5mg certirizine for allergic rhinitis once a day or when needed, cut down from 10mg just in case that was causing issue too since i've taken for over 8 years now. FULLY RECOVERED NOW 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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