Healing mental decrease from contact other plane

[nogoodscallywag]

Can the Int and Cha drop caused by failing the Intelligence check be cured by using restoration or other ability damage or drain repairing spells or does the victim just have to wait until it wears off?

"Avoid Int/Cha Decrease: You must succeed on an Intelligence check against this DC to avoid a decrease in Intelligence and Charisma. You cannot take 10 on this check. If the check fails, your Intelligence and Charisma scores each fall to 8 for the stated duration, and you become unable to cast arcane spells. If you lose Intelligence and Charisma, the effect strikes as soon as the first question is asked, and no answer is received. If a successful contact is made, roll d% to determine the type of answer you gain."

[LazarX]

It's not listed as damage or drain, so I'd say that there are no standard spells to take care of the problem. I'd allow miracle or wish spells to work though. The effect seems to be that of a divine level curse rather than damage.

[nogoodscallywag]

AH - just found this thread...post by James Jacobs:

http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2kqm0?Ability-Score-Damage-Penalty-and-Drain#16

"Bestow Curse: This spell decreases your ability score. This effect works more or less like ability drain."

[Quantum Steve]

Restoration dispels any effects reducing ability scores.

[Lincoln Hills]

Here's a droll little quasi-loophole I discovered recently: if you have limited wish, you can use it to emulate commune. No more mind-blasting from cryptic forces that are beyond mortal ken! Of course, it's not free... but if I were a wizard and had to choose between temporary brain damage and a material component cost, well...