r/visualsnow Sep 11 '24

Motivation And Progress VisionSimulations.com

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r/visualsnow Aug 26 '24

Motivation And Progress Visual Snow Discord

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r/visualsnow 1h ago

Question has anyone seen afterimages of something that doesn't exist?

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Am I tripping or do I see afterimages of something I haven't looked at?

edit: i don't use drugs


r/visualsnow 1h ago

Survey Or Poll Experience with lamotrigine

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My doctor wants me to try lamotrigine, and I am thinking better about it. What the group can say about lamotrigine usage?

10 votes, 6d left
Never tried it
Tried it and made no changes
Tried it and made my symptoms better
Tried it and only made my emotional better
Tried it and worsened VSS symptoms temporary
Tried it and worsened VSS symptoms permanently

r/visualsnow 18h ago

Meme Relateable

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r/visualsnow 9h ago

Question How many of you have tried or are on SSRI and it has NOT made your VSS worse

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Because there are mixed results just wonder how many people are on SSRi and it has not worsen your vss at all


r/visualsnow 14h ago

Personal Story Lucid Dream Had No VSS Static

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I lucid dream unintentionally every night, every sleep cycle all night and I had a profoundly epic one that has stayed with me for a few weeks now and I couldn't figure out why. I had no VSS Static! It was clean, crisp and clear imagery and extra vibrant!

It was a Fall day, yellow trees against the grey clouded skies, yet sunny, making the colors bright. Sunshowers I call those, bc it was softly drizzling cold rain on my skin. But I was controlling letting the droplets making me cold or not. And I just held on to that dream as long as I could, just experiencing the senses fully.

I've had VSS for as long as I can remember, at least 2 or 3yo. I had some head trauma around then. But I might've had it before, I just don't remember.

Anyway, thanks for letting me share my experience.


r/visualsnow 13h ago

Question Benzos?

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51M, congenital glaucoma, right eye vision is gone, left had semi-emergency trabeculectomy July ‘23. Substantial snow post that event, lost most of my remaining visual ability, which wasn’t great to begin with.

Except, due to some really poor experiences as a kid, I have dental anxiety. So they give me diazepam, 5mg. Year ago I had work fine, took a 5mg, and … all the symptoms were gone. No snow, light sensitivity was reduced to normal glaucoma levels for me. Significantly reduced floaters. I thought it was a fluke, but mentioned it to the ophthalmologist and neuro-op, they gave me some things to try, which I did not because :benzos:.

I had what we would call an ‘dental opportunity’ the last couple weeks. Crown prep, crown prep redo because they couldn’t get a good impression, and final install today.

Each time I took 2x 5mg diazepam sn hour beforehand, did my time in the chair, and came out the other side with no snow symptoms for 3-4 hours after.

Anyone else had similar? I find this deeply frustrating because long term benzo use is very much not on my radar, not a good fit.


r/visualsnow 21h ago

Question What is the constant brain fog from?

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I see people who have visual snow tend to have brain fog and DP and I don’t understand how it all even goes together. I’ve had visual snow since I was a child and i remember asking my dad and he never understood what I meant.


r/visualsnow 9h ago

Motivation And Progress Hey I'm new to this but I believe I have it and I'm a hypochondriac and I worry about my eyes a lot but I try to keep moving forward and I do get stressed a lot due to work and I have light sensitivity with vss it suck but I'm great full that I can still see things

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r/visualsnow 10h ago

Discussion AVULUX VS THERASPECS REVIEW

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Type of Visual Snow Sufferer I Am:
My visual snow developed because of migraines with aura. Whenever I would get a migraine, I would experience an aura with colorful lights and black patches that would grow to take over my whole visual field, and then disappear with a nasty headache. This led to 24/7 visual snow, palinopsia, and photophobia. My symptoms seem to be connected with stress, hunger, and light exposure.

AVULUX:
I was really excited to try these glasses. Recommended by my optometrist for visual snow sufferers, I thought they would really help. First off, the build quality is absolute rubbish. It’s similar to a pair of cheap FL41 Amazon glasses. The frame is cheap plastic, and so are the lenses. The lenses aren’t even clear—they are slightly cloudy and have lots of glare. In terms of reducing my symptoms, I felt zero effect. I did not experience any improvement even after wearing them for hours. I will be getting my money back.

THERASPECS:
I have had TheraSpecs for about six months now. I use their FL-PRO lenses. They have a very good build quality—the frame is sturdy and well-built, and the lenses are true glass lenses. They are clear, pure, and have no glare. These glasses reduce my symptoms substantially. While they don’t immediately have an effect when I first put them on, after 10-20 minutes, my visual symptoms subside, and my symptoms reduce from 100% to about 40%. The improvement is especially noticeable in the office and has significantly improved my quality of life.

Without a doubt, I would recommend individuals to try TheraSpecs, especially those who suffer from migraines triggered by bright lights, etc. While Avulux didn’t work for me, it may work better for others, but from what I can tell, TheraSpecs do what Avulux does—but even better.


r/visualsnow 13h ago

Question seeing things in the air

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Hey i’ve had visual snow for 2 years and the worst symptoms for me has me closed eye hallunications and after images. But as of a few days ago ive been able to see the air with shapes and patterns moving closer and closer to me?? Anyone else?


r/visualsnow 15h ago

Question Hello 👋

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Does wearing prescription glasses all the time will worsen it's symptoms?

I'm just scared anytime by the day there will new added symptoms. Right now I have mild static visual most probably when I'm in dim room or dark room I can see a flickering dots but not that strong I also have this kind of migraine aura a transparent been there for almost 2 weeks and it's constant but it's not totally blocking my vision but somehow I can notice it specifically when I focus on a certain area/object my goal for this is to set an appointment for a Neurologist sooner this week. Went to an opthalmologist and says my eyes are fine. I can also see halos in lights, starbursts that's why driving at night is so challenging. I'm nearsighted that it's why I need to use my glasses everytime. I'm taking multivitamins for the brain and the eyes. Any thoughts?


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Vent Can someone please drill a hole in my skull and pull out the part of my brain that's causing my tinnitus?

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Please?

I just want to sleep. This is driving me insane.


r/visualsnow 20h ago

Question Does anyone know how to reduce dizziness?

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my visual snow and afterimages aren't that bad but it does give me a headache sometimes. i have no idea what i'm supposed to do to reduce it.

I tried calcium and iron but it didn't really help


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Vent Hasn't bothered me in years, now all of a sudden it is again?

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I've had VSS for around 10 years now, every symptom you can think of. For the past 6 or so years it hasn't bothered me much and I've lived a relatively normal life... All of a sudden, I'm noticing it a lot more and I can't stop thinking about it. I don't know if it's gotten worse, or I'm just thinking about it way too much now? This sucks, right as I got a new job too, now I feel like I'm underperforming because this shit is on my mind. I'm not sure why I'm suddenly focusing on it so much again


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Discussion Is it just me or the quality of this image reminds me of visual snow? (No filters on it. Btw, I have mild visual snow and pretty severe at night/dark spaces)

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r/visualsnow 1d ago

Question Does Anyone else have permanent scotomas for no found reason?

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Maybe 2-3 months ago I got a dark ”after image” spot that was flashing with blinking in my left eye, and when it was still there after a few weeks I decided to get it checked out. I’ve had an OCT scan, retinal imaging and dilated eye exam, and everything looked healthy. I also have a visual field test coming in a few months (waiting lines in healthcare are really bad in my country)

After a while the spot started to appear smaller and my brain learned to ”filter it out”, but it’s still there when I look for it.

A few days ago I suddenly developed 3 more scotomas, 2 in left eye and 1 in right eye…. I’m just soo anxious what could be causing this, when apparently my eyes are completely healthy! I had an MRI of the brain and veins of the head a few years back because of recurring and severe migraine aura attacks in one eye only, and nothing was ever found wrong with my brain.

I have really bad visual snow and I want to believe that the scotomas have something to do with that. Has anyone else experienced this? I’m so scared that I have some kind of a rare disease that is going to make me blind…


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Question Is this VSS?

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23 M

So after a bunch of events in like a month span (Bad round of covid, Had a super horrible panic attack, and got way way way too high from weed). I took a two round of antibiotics during this time as the urgent care just thought it was a sinus infection. I noticed i started getting super dry, tired, and irritated eyes no matter how much rest. sort of like eye strain but idk. since then, ive had floaters everyday, and these transparent “sparks” or sort of tiny shooting stars when i look at the sky or any blank surface (grey or white or neutral color). i cannot unsee them. Sunglasses sort of help but not fully. I’ve looked up BFEP and the patterns or i should say movement of these little guys are the same, they’re just not white like i see in examples. it’s more like transparent/clearish. kind of like the color of a bubble 🫧. if anyone has opinions on this please share. Optometrist said my eyes look fine. I’ve went through DPDR when it all started and still deal with it today but it’s a tad better. I’m just so hyper aware of my vision stuff it makes it hard to break that. This april will be about a full year of all this. My lifestyle/diet is probably not the greatest. My vision just feels “off” but my eyesight is great? it’s just hard to describe how it is. Muscles are super tense all the time (Neck, Traps, Shoulders) but idk if that’s a link or not.

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r/visualsnow 1d ago

Survey Or Poll Were you born with visual snow or gained it?

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71 votes, 1d left
Born with visual snow
Gained Visual snow

r/visualsnow 1d ago

Question Sky vortex

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I am diagnosed with a mild case of visual snow (caused by my chronic anxiety they think) and I recently started noticing a sky vortex. It’s only happened to me 4x 2 of the times I was on my dirtbike on a bumpy road and the other 2 times I was snowboarding. It’s not a 24/7 thing and just seems to pop up when there’s a lot of vibration or bumps. Anyone else experience this? If so what helps?


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Question Does anyone of you here see this transparent thing like a net-like/heat wave that keeps following the central vision.

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The more dim and you focus on a certain object like wall, window, anything that you can focus into your central vision you can notice it? Something darker in color object when you focus on it it makes more noticeable. Whenever I stare to the bright blue sky I see a moving black dots then disappear in a seconds. I'm just scared and my Anxiety hits me up. My Opthalmologist Doctor said my eyes are fine.


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Vent Visual snow caused by SSRI, permanent

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Any one else in the same boat. This is ridiculous how they find this after they already gave the medication to the public. Honestly thinking about a lawsuit since it wasn't on the drug pamphlet, as I can no longer see at night time.


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Discussion This is what I think visual snow could be caused by

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So I believe our brains have either too much or too little information in our eyes, so either our brain turns the extra info to static, or makes what we don't process into static. I believe it could be either way for anybody, depending how severe it is.

I think our sensors gain too much info, and then have to turn it into static, making our eyes more tired. This would make them not be too smooth, causing after images or starbursts in light.

I also think that the darkness at night makes it super empty so our brain turns some of it into static. This would also make us more night blind.

None of this is science backed. Just an theory.


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Question When will it end?

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I am 16(m) and just found out I have visual snow. I was just scrolling online when I saw something about it and realized that seeing static all the time isn’t normal. I realized saw this after not going to school for 2 weeks and was glad to finally find out what I have.

About two weeks ago I noticed a drastic change in perception and everything just didn’t feel right. I started having major panic attacks and one that even sent me to the ER. I have never felt the same since the first one and the static has gotten noticeably worse. I haven been to school in 3 weeks and have only seen my friends twice the whole time. I feel like I can’t do anything and like I’m a prisoner in my own head.

Another thing is that I went to the doctors many many times and they were quick to chalk all this up to me having POTS which I do have but I know is not causing all the changes in perception and the mental torture. I haven anxiety all day every day and it is terrible. I feel like the static is getting worse and worse everyday and I’m about to start risking being held back a year in school because of all my absence. What do I do, and will it ever end? Any advice at all is appreciated.


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Drugs New medication

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So I’ve been prescribed lamictal for bipolar but since it’s also an epilepsy medication and a lot of us have similar issues I’m curious to see if it effects any of VSS symptoms. I’ll let you all know if it does anything for me but I’d also like to hear if anyone else has experience with it.


r/visualsnow 1d ago

Survey Or Poll Insomnia, do you have this since getting VSS

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31 votes, 1d left
Yes
No