Recent content by Larry OT

Don't use benzos. I am in benzo hell trying to taper. Valium is the one to be on for taper. See Aston Method. My anxiety is off the charts when i don't have enough in my system. Then T spikes. All benzos make for a bad long term solution. I wish I knew about this forum before I took docs...

@Hudson The valium makes the anxiety go very manageable. Do you take something similar ongoing?

My doc just told me to quit mirtazapine 30mg I've been on for months and take olanzapine (zyprexa) I have extreme anxiety and depression. Just started Zoloft 9 days ago as well. Also added keppra 250 prob for tinnitus since I don't have seizures. And Valium for anxiety. Does this sound crazy?

All benzos are very hard to control when you have bad T. It's way to easy to seek relief and when you get relief and rely on them you are stuck. My anxiety has driven me to use these meds and even though I went through hell getting off of clorazapan, my new doc prescribed Valium for my insane...

Fluctuation of T is my story too. It's important not to over analyze why. I still drive myself nuts trying to figure it out. I find tracking everything you do gives it a real obsessive nature. Many have fluctuations but I've never found a reason. It's just the way T is. Do try and stay away...

I only wish I didn't check in with my T when it hits. That's the problem with just qualifying it as just tinnitus. There are levels that defy standard descriptions. My doctors don't understand it except for the tears that I've cried in their offices. I didn't know till my mild T went haywire...

You need to calm down. Take some deep breaths. Seek talk therapy and stay away from opiates and meds that you should not take. That's a disaster in the making. I know from experience. Your making the long run worse. Be strong and stay clean as you can from that stuff.

Gary, Have you increased dosage over time? How much do u take?

I know its a bad idea. My anxiety is overwhelming. Every day. I can't control it without the meds. It's not even from the T which is lower. It's my mental state of ongoing confusion and depression and loss of my work in audio. I've become useless. It's too much.

Sorry Telis! I hope you can still skate. Best regards with everything. Larry

After massive consistent anxiety attacks I went on 5mg Valium for sleep alongside the mirtazapine I take. My T has dropped significantly as with my anxiety at this dosage. Is having less anxiety dropping the T or the drug is really turning volume down? Its been a week at this dosage and my T is...

Dear Martin, I pray for you and your family. Your a stronger man than I am. God bless

Hi Joseph, Take it only when absolutely needed. The Xanax will make you take more and more and its hell to get off of. I had a hell of a time with kolonopin and now I'm keeping Valium to a minimum. You are not alone. The world doesn't know what bad tinnitus can do. Here is the place for support...

Soul, What do you do without music for work? I Struggle with audio productions as they drive my T up.

The one antidepressant that acts as sleep aid is mirtzapine. Some people here take it. I do as well. Talk to your doc about a 15mg prescription. You may need time to adjust to it but it helps many with sleep. This med also helps with panic attacks. The panic attacks are not from the ambien. It's...