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Sorry for the late reply but yes I have been on 500 mg Depakine / Depakote (brand name Enteric). It was prescribed to fight my Meniere's disease and/or vestibular migraine attacks. Long story short, yes, it affects your mood. It is a mood stabilizer. I was more of a zombie when I took the 500...

If it wasn't for the white noise generators, I wouldn't have any relaxation at all. They do not help to lower the tinnitus, but give a more comfortable sound than the BEEEEEEP which is annoying. They are not a cure, but they help to keep the mind of the beep which in my book is a helpful tool...

Prednisone is also used in Meniere's treatment, in which it initially increases tinnitus. But hey, in order to combat the very fierce vertigo related illness you have to do something.

Be careful when tapering down Pregabaline. It gave me serious anxiety attacks which were sleeping for the past 7 years.

Do you have any side effects? Do you take it for vestibular migraines?

The UK government published official data on the vaccines (as you can see from the link) on side effects. Both Moderna and Pfizer are listed. Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Analysis (PDF) Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Analysis (PDF)

But where do you get the low-dose Naltrexone?

My ENT tries to treat my Meniere's disease. First he tried Betahistine and diuretics but those didn't work so after three years I'm still very ill. After consulting with the university hospital that also reviewed my case he opted to try Kenacort injections that go through the eardrum via the...

Unfortunately I cannot afford to go back to Ghent and ask him about the drugs that are being developed. However, since Sven Vanneste is also in the research advisory board of Neuromod I'm hoping that they will bring Lenire to Belgium.

Well transparency is key, but look at other Tinnitus Centres. They have not been very open either.

Offtopic: Bob, I see that your T was triggered by Amitryptiline. My doc wants to try nortriptyline (the sister of ami). Do you discourage it?

That is professor Dirk de Ridder on the last picture. I hope @Hazel interviewed him or will do so later.

That is because it is no candy. Quite addictive and tapering off seems to be hard. At least that is what I have heard. I have it at home but not tried it yet.

Well IMO the hearing field is less dominant than the research field. But Jastreboff's model needs a big update. Simply saying that more stress is more tinnitus does not count anymore. Good luck @Hazel and best to your mom. There is a big interview with Dirk de Ridder in this weekend's Dutch...

She then probably will deny this and say because your focus is more on it or something. I tried every possible thing to counter such answers, to the point that they thought I was not cooperating enough to let the therapy succeed. It is louder but they say it isn't... They don't have your head...