r/visualsnow

Do you guys also find your visual snow to nearly quadruple during vigorous exercise? I just rode several miles on my longboard with my visuals being somewhat like to a blizzard.

Not sure if this is the correct subreddit for this, but I have realized within the past 6 months that im physically unable to look at a clear blue sky for more than 2 seconds before my eyes water and force themselves shut. Is this a normal thing? I cant remember this ever happening before maybe the last year. Maybe I just never paid attention to it?

Has anyone here ever experienced seeing people, figures, or objects in the room right after waking up that looked completely real, as if they were actually there?

So after developing vss a couple years ago one of the last symptoms to develop is very strange and troublesome. Anytime I look at a light source whether it be a street light or even light coming through a window at home and I blink or even squint my eyes huge rays of light take up my entire vision. They stretch off of the light source and stretch out up and down really far.

This bothers me so much and makes me not even want to be outside at night anymore. It happens in the day as well but to lesser extent. I'm just really wondering if anyone else with vss had this start after their vss developed. I'm having a hard time with it. I was always really bothered by my afterimages but this has became even more unbearable for me......

I have visual snow and the chase is either ssri’s, stress/anxiety or my neck posture (pause 1 artists of spine, it hurts slightly but isn’t unbearable. I don’t exactly know the cause of my vss because multiple doctors told me it wasn’t my eyes and a different doctor said it wasn’t my brain but I have a brain mri scheduled soon.
I want to take oral minoxidil because my hair is thinning very badly in the front for the past 2 years, I have cats so I didn’t get the foam option because it can be lethal to cats. Just was wondering on anyone personal experiences with taking minoxidil and also having vss, I just am a hypochondriac and I make up symptoms in my own head a bunch and I worry that there a chance it’ll make my vss worse. But yeah let me know what you guys think.

Added context: I am 23 and my visual snow started about 5 years ago and about every other year or every year and a half it gets worse, it’ll stagnant for a while and get worse. Also I was on ssri’s for a long time but I’ve been away from them for about 8 months and I am getting prescription glasses very soon (won’t help with vss but it will help with blurry vision and stigmatism at night)

So I’ve started reading as I want a new hobby and I used to love reading as a kid. I recently started but my brain has been fixating on like little black horizontal bars between the lines that I’m currently reading. I read on a kindle basic as it’s easier and more comfortable for my eyes than a book, and I’ve tried all spacing settings, dark mode, font sizes, margins etc. I don’t know how much better it would be if I got the paper white to have a warm touch to the screen.

Are there any tips people have, or will I ever get used to it eventually? I notice it even when reading this post on my phone but it’s more of a bother when trying to immerse myself in a book.

Thanks :-)

Anyone else has this? I feel like every single time I take a supplement with B6 in it my vss gets worse. When I don't take them I feel better

I have visual snow syndrome, and I see afterimages and trailing, especially when things move. Sometimes my vision feels like it can’t keep up with the movement, which makes me feel motion sick and nauseous. It’s really affecting me, and I’m worried about it. What can I do to manage these symptoms? Do other people with visual snow experience this too? I really want to find a way to improve or treat it because it’s becoming very difficult to deal with.

I been having a very small black (or white) spot shoot around my vision usually peripheral area just for a split second. It never seems to be exactly the same and I can’t find it if I look for it. It’s not happening all the time either. I thought it was a gnat at first lol

I’ve had visual snow for many years but noticed it ramp up a lot last week too and that’s been bugging me . so think it could be related but of course my mind goes to worst case scenario (thinking I’m going to lose my vision)

My health anxiety has gone rampant due to this but I’m seeing a doctor Wednesday. I’m afraid of going blind but I know it’s probably a fixation of my anxiety 😥

I’ve been pretty stressed with work and life so maybe my brain went haywire

For the last 4 months my VSS has been 100% manageable. Life was good, very little static, few visual disturbances it was the best it had been since I got this in 2022. Last week I got pneumonia, while I have recovered from that my static is worse than it has ever been. I cannot focus and it’s just absolutely brutal. Does anyone else experience a flair up after sickness?

Im young, i already took alcohol before this vss shit, i decided to take some but nothing serious, didnt change anything when i took it but the next day so today, it seems like my afterimages last longer? Is it permanent? And also could it be just placebo effect, when should i worry.

i’ve always had visual snow for a few years and i’d eat like shit, never drink enough water, never sleep enough whatsoever many all nighters etc… but i was the happiest person ever and the visual snow never was noticeable or worsened at all from any of that??? why is it all the sudden fluctuating so much

I've had this condition since I was a child but lately it's gotten much worse due to strong stress. That's why I discovered this syndrome, I thought I was schizophrenic 🤣. But serious question! I think it allows you to see the invisible. Only I have the feeling that I can see spirits, ghosts, or hidden entities? Let me know your experience please!!!❤️