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Re:'I took magic mushrooms at 64 and the fog I've lived unde... by pimlottc on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @06:20PM (#33632443)
“Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD) is a rare clinical condition in which patients who have had previous exposure to a hallucinogenic substance continue to experience perceptual distortions months to years after complete cessation of the initial substance use.”

https://eyewiki.aao.org/Hallucinogen_Persisting_Perception_D...

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Re:'I took magic mushrooms at 64 and the fog I've lived unde... by minimal-o on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @06:29PM (#33632530)
Under the right circumstances, hallucinogens can permanently change you in a positive way. I think there is clinical evidence of this with MDMA or mushrooms and PTSD, but I'm not sure.
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Re:'I took magic mushrooms at 64 and the fog I've lived unde... by mjthrowaway1 on Thursday November 17, 2022 @12:08AM (#33635209)
It’s not that rare. I had it for ~18 months after a heavy trip at age 20. It’s dose dependent and can self-resolve. Even if it hadn’t self-resolved it didn’t substantially interfere with my life during that period.
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