Hey. About 2 weeks ago my roommate and i took some acid and tripped pretty good, i think. this was both our 2nd time the 1st went off vary well. but this time everything was fine for me but she had a vary bad trip and ever since that day she has been haveing withdraw or hangover type effects includeing bad headakes, nausea, flashes of light, tunnle vison and feeling over all like crap. i had the same amount of the same acid and still had a good trip even takeing care of her and have no after effects. has anyone else ever heard of this or seen it before? can she do anything to "clean out"? and how long will this last? are just some of my questions. like i said before this was only our 2nd trip and i dont know much about LSD affter effects. any info anyone could offer would be great. my e-mail is Ganlaak@sc.rr.com i will also be checking for replys. thanks for the help. -Ganlaak
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I suggest she stop using psychedelics altogether. It sounds like she may be susceptible to HPPD. The symptoms will probably go away with time, maybe a few days or even a few weeks. But it sounds like she is especially sensitive to drugs like LSD so she is best avoiding them.
Yea, those aren't withdrawals or a hangover. Withdrawals can only happen with drugs you can get addicted to, while hangovers are generally the lack of energy and basically feeling like shit the next day after imbibing whatever. LSDSeeker offered good advice: your friend should stay away from psychedelics for a while at least, maybe indefinately. These sound like slight symptoms of HPPD, that will probably go away in a few days or a couple weeks.
I think this girl should avoid psychedelics forever, and when she gets back to normal take it as a lesson from her body that these substances are just not for her. Tell her to avoid all drugs until the symptoms go away: this includes caffeine, alcohol, and pot (they can aggravate the symptoms). When the symptoms do go away, she should use these drugs cautiously or minimize her intake, so as to not retrigger the symptoms of HPPD (always a possibility). It's important for her not to be scared, but to take it as a lesson in life. You might want her to start meditating and finding ways to divert her attention from the headaches and other symptoms. She should also be cautious about taking prescriptions, since they can make things worse (doctors are ignorant about HPPD).
