Recent content by elizabethab

Ugh. I am very nervous to take it. Xanax seems to lessen the ringing, so I guess he thought the Zoloft would help.

Hmm. My regular GP is out for a couple of days; I saw another one in the practice that told me it was an "annoyance". What a jerk. He told me it would help my anxiety, that I needed to calm down. UGH. One thing he did tell me that it was a really low dose, and if it did cause anything, once I...

Hi Guys! My T has been pretty bearable lately-it's still there, but I am reacting to it less.... I have been taking .25mg of Xanax twice a day to combat anxiety symptoms (I have always had severe anxiety) but hate the sedated way this drug makes me feel. I am going to wean off of it (have been...

Hi Guys! No spike :) So for that I am happy. My husband is very sorry-he is walking on eggshells over this, I told him it is okay :) Another question-I have been taking Xanax for anxiety for the past month-but Xanax is a drug that scares me. My GP, ENT, and therapist all think I have anxiety...

I have been dealing with high frequency tinnitus now for about 6 weeks....my husband just popped a balloon really close to my ear-I felt deaf for a minute and now my constant high frequency hum seems to have stopped. I am terrified that it is just the calm before the storm-and a spike is about...

How did you sign up for this? I am barely 2 months in-have been told it has to be within the first three months...I am in North Carolina....

Not doing so hot today. Full blown panic attack- which of course, made the T worse. I am just so tired....all day today trying to will it away- it takes my energy until I have nothing left. Sorry guys- had a rough time today. Sometimes I wish for my old self back- and that makes it worse too-...

Well today started off good- then it got bad at work and I took some backward steps. ***SIGH***. I am trying to acknowledge the feeling like mad- like a mantra almost. I guess that is how it goes- forward, then backward. Day by day.

So! Got up today, read this board and other success stories, tried BTS techniques ALL DAY so far; and I am happy to say that I feel better than I have in a month! I woke up, got dressed, went out with the kids, took them to lunch, ATE finally some food (my T seems to increase with certain foods)...

Yes, I have had a multitude of tests. Blood work, hearing work up; done. MRI and CT scheduled for next week (although my doctor does not think that she will find anything in those). I have an ENT, a GP, and a therapist-and I am lucky. They are supportive, and I listen to them. They all believe...

Thanks guys! Trying it this morning-and with 3 little kids demanding breakfast, asking what we are going to do today, and all in all general chaos around my household, it seems to be working. Not concentrating on it so much today. :) I guess the hardest part is trying to just adapt to the fact...

So it is just a matter of acknowledging it is there- but acknowledging it only- not trying to quantify it? Is that correct?

@Phil-O i saw that when I was lurking :) I have actually been trying it today. It is hard training my brain to not think about the loudness, the severity, but I guess it is a learning process :)

Thanks! It may not seem like it now- but I am definitely coping better with every passing day.

Trying. Yours helped!! I am trying today to not notice it- rough! It seems to spike in the evening- then go down to manageable levels after I calm down, lol. In the past 4 weeks I have dropped about 20lbs (I was skinny when this started- don't need to lose weight, lol). I have been afraid to...