Would Ketamine be safe for HPPD-sufferer?

[Merkan]

I have had HPPD for 4 years now, Kratom made it go crazy after 1.5 years and i had to go on meds and a ketogenic diet to be fine. I am pretty much ok now though i still need the diet and my anti seizure meds to be fine.

I was wondering about Ketamine since i cannot do any other psychedelics like shrooms and MDMA.

Would it be safe to take for instance 50mg (i am not looking for the K-hole) sniffed?
Nitrous was my drug of choice and then HPPD kicked post a MDA trip so i never got to try much.
Nitrous is fine but doesn't work well for clubbing/raving so i am just asking if this is even an option.

If not what other options do i have?

Kind regards

*The meds are keppra and small dose clonazepam so you know

 

[helium-4]

I've never had any lasting visual disturbances from ketamine. Not sure about some who actually has HPPD though.

 

[ikkyu]

It depends on the nature of your HPPD, I think. As Cloudy mentioned, ketamine doesn't seem to produce lasting visual changes the way the serotonergic psychedelics do. But ketamine does leave many otherwise healthy, down to earth people feeling loopy and slightly psychotic even after moderate use, so if your HPPD gives you feelings of unreality/depersonalization, I'd avoid it completely.

 

[Merkan]

Thanks, i will avoid it then. Try to get high on life or something (and the occasional opiate

 

[helium-4]

Occasional use of ketamine is seen to produce wonderful anti-depressant effects, but yeah with high frequency it can leave you with that loopy feeling. If you are worried about lasting after effects, don't unless you start using it often. However, I can't comment further on its potential influence on your HPPD. I couldn't imagine inhibiting your sensory neurons to be very influential on exacerbating the HPPD, but this isn't really based on much. I've been trying to look but haven't found much.

http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/showpost.php?p=5745411&postcount=45
Click the link, leads to a post with some research showing that ketamine hasn't effect on monkeys vision during the experience. So take that however you like

 

[Merkan]

Thats too bad cuz what i wated was something that gave me some kinda pleasent experience, like nitrous but longer. And not hitting the K-hole. Same time, wonder what would happen if i got hurt and went to the ER and they gave it too me.

 

[Static_Color]

for me, it brings out the static a bit, makes it more noticable but goes away after a night sleep... Probably just heightened visual senses..

but i'll add that i get swirls in the static once I close my eyes at higher doses...

when I combine it with liqour tho its all just fun at low doses for partying

I never got lasting HPPD effects from Ketamine, but my HPPD is very simple really, just some static or 'shooting stars' in bright daylight or pitch blackness

 

[Merkan]

Well, maybe i just start at the low-low, like 25 mg if something would happen if or when i come across it.
I do not really care about the non-lasting effects but if there would be a permanent change and increased effects, well that would be hell.