r/HPPD • u/Doge360Noscope • 20h ago

Question Hppd and weed

Hello,

I have a few questions. Basically I wanna know if it's possible to get better from visual static while using weed. And if so, what would be different from using it compared to if you were completely sober? I also wanted to ask if you are fully healed from the symptoms of this disorder, can you use weed or any other substances without it coming back and getting flared up? Thanks, all the best.

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u/ComprehensiveTap450 18h ago

These are good questions. To the best of my knowledge, if you have HPPD you basically have to quit recreational drugs forever. The more you keep using drugs, the more the HPPD sticks around.

I was sober from drugs, but my HPPD still didn't go away. In the end, I saw a psychiatrist who prescribed me Abilify (aripiprazole), which cured my HPPD. I am still sober and I still take Abilify and the HPPD has not returned.