Persistant Visual Snow

[Daran]

I'm wondering if anybody around here has heard of this condition. Basically, your vision at all times has a layer of 'static', not unlike television static. So when you're doing normal things, you'll tend to get tired faster because of all the increased visual stimuli. It also gives me an annoying brain fog and it becomes impossible for me to concentrate on anything.

This shit really bothers me, but it seems to have gotten worse the last few days.

[zombo.com]

tried hallucinagenes or speed?
not saying they'd help but let us know how they interact.
Personally i'd expect speed to clear it up for you, and maybe acid in at least some phases of a trip.
by speed i do mean meth.

[Ivy Mike]

Google HPPD, it sounds like the most likely answer.
Use any sort of drugs?

[Kwinnie Bogan]

Is the following an accurrate representation?

What you should see:
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/2263/dsc05283n.jpg

What you see sometimes:
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/3973/dsc052831.jpg

What you see on a bad day:
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/1664/dsc052832.jpg


I'm not a doctor, which is probably who you should see, but I was having something similar to the middle photo every now and then which especially affected reading - I could see the words, but I couldn't really read them, and nothing sunk in. I'd also get days where my eyes SEEMED to be out of focus, or slow to focus. I think in the end I figured out it was down to malnutrition and some of it was my mind exagerrating. I'm not saying that's what your problem is, what I'm saying is that you should rectify that 'something else'.

[JoePedo]

vision at all times has a layer of 'static', not unlike television static.

Yeah, it's called "severe upregulation of n-methyldextroaspartic acid-sensitive glutamergic receptors in the lateral geniculate nucleus." Someone's been robotrippin'.

[Daran]

Yeah, it's called "severe upregulation of n-methyldextroaspartic acid-sensitive glutamergic receptors in the lateral geniculate nucleus." Someone's been robotrippin'.

I seriously haven't used RoboTuss.

What I have used are as follows:

Anabolic Steroids
SERMS

I'm thinking the eye changes are in some way related to the SERMS, and I don't have HPPD for those who mentioned it.

Is the following an accurrate representation?

What you should see:
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/2263/dsc05283n.jpg

What you see sometimes:
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/3973/dsc052831.jpg

What you see on a bad day:
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/1664/dsc052832.jpg


I'm not a doctor, which is probably who you should see, but I was having something similar to the middle photo every now and then which especially affected reading - I could see the words, but I couldn't really read them, and nothing sunk in. I'd also get days where my eyes SEEMED to be out of focus, or slow to focus. I think in the end I figured out it was down to malnutrition and some of it was my mind exagerrating. I'm not saying that's what your problem is, what I'm saying is that you should rectify that 'something else'.

Mine is like the second one, except all the time. Plus I can't see a fucking thing at night.

[Midnight Sun]

I had this happen once on acid.

The fringes of my vision were also a flashy orange.

[Kwinnie Bogan]

Yeah, now that you menton it Daran I had terrible night vision too.

[Daran]

Yeah, now that you menton it Daran I had terrible night vision too.

Did you have alot of floaters, ghosting and burn-in? I swear, I see more floaters by the day.

[Kwinnie Bogan]

Nope.

[zombo.com]

other people see the floaters?

that makes me feel warm and fuzzy somehow.

[33% God]

Fuck,I have this same exact thing and have wondered for years and years what it was. I have perfect 20/20 vision though so I just assumed everyone saw like this. I'm glad someone could put it into actual words. Like,looking at my monitor i can see a layer of light coming down off it and snow and shit all over "filtering".

What the fuck is this?

[Akagi]

I've pretty much always had this as well, and I haven't done any drugs.

I've got a bunch of minor floaters as well, but I've become so acclimatized to it that I don't really notice it anymore.

[cartmanblue]

I have the same thing, dude. Thought I just had fucked up eyes and no one else really knew wtf I saw....

[Ivy Mike]

I have that every once in a while.
What are some things we could do to improve the snow?

[Daran]

For some people, they have legitimate eye problems like astigmatism, so when that gets resolved the snow becomes more tolerable. Others have to use Clonazepam so that they don't focus on the snow as much. If I really try to keep my mind off it, I can usually stave off the interference for awhile, atleast until I see a totally white surface and I'm reminded.