Recent content by Björn

A balloon pop in the library I worked in was the incident that started my severe tinnitus and depression journey five years ago. A career path I took because of my sensitivity to noise. It's quite ironic, I must say, but mostly sad I guess. Sometimes it feels like the harder you try, the worse...

For me it was ototoxic meds that made my tinnitus severe, and I just took half the daily dose of lexapro(Escitalopram in Sweden) for five days, and Phenergan(Lergigan in Sweden) for two nights to sleep better, it was sadly enough to give me a really bad reaction. You don't have to take it for...

I’am in the same boat, and been trapped below deck for years, and I really appreciate this thread, its hard enough to live in the real world where nobody understands how hard this severe tinnitus life is, how it just kills your soul and trigger depression over and over again. The it will get...

As someone who lives with both severe tinnitus and depression(because of tinnitus), I must say that the hopelessness connected to tinnitus is just something else(for me), the big difference is that even really bad depression in most cases gets better by time, you might not understand this in the...

The same thing happened to me, escitalopram made my tinnitus worse and since that day my ears are extremely sensitive and my tinnitus get worse by everyday sounds, and this was not the case before taking an ssri. The sad truth is that you can never trust doctors about this stuff, or other...

I think this is the best comment in this thread, the debate between ’live your life’ and ’always use earmuffs’ reminds me of the debate climate in Sweden, where no one can give the other part credit for having some valid points, and its all about winning the debate more than helping people...

@Makrohn It's really hard, my tinnitus is horrible and it feeds the depression, and the depression make me focus more on the tinnitus, a very hard combo to beat. Spikes are part of my everyday life now, and thats something new, before I took the medicine my mornings were calm, now its like...

I was in your situation, being depressed after a balloon pop made my tinnitus worse for the first time in 15 years. After a year of suffering from tinnitus related depression, I started on a low dose of escitalopram, despite my fear of it worsening my tinnitus. The sad truth is that the...

People wich have been helped by medication will recommend them, many friends pushed me to take them, and most doctors are not aware of the risks, my doctor gave me an ssri wich made my situation a lot worse, its a bit like russian roulette to take these kind of medication, especially if you...

The majority of doctors I have met dont know anything about ad:s and tinnitus, even if I tell them about how an ssri made my situation worse, they dont believe me, but if you do your own research there is a risk with both benzos and ssri:s, so my suggestion is to only go down that road when you...

My t got worsened by ad:s, ssri, so I wouldnt recommend it, depression is definitly one side of the problem, but the good part of the story is that depression Will pass, you just have to do time, find ways to survive all these miserable days and nights, talk to supportive people, try therapy...

Hi, I'am new here, but have been reading posts in the background for over a year, because of an permanent spike that accoured in May, last year. Following the spike I have been dealing with depression for over a year, and finally I felt that enough is enough, so despite my fear for meds, I...