Recent content by Liam_Cairns

Hey @Jammer, I'm really sorry to hear you have had so much taken from you; this condition can be really brutal. I, unfortunately, like you, became dependent on benzodiazepines. I am not sure how you've been trying to taper, but I really advise you to research the "Ashton Method" and, under...

Hey, what I meant was my frequencies dropping by 10-15 dB on top of my original audiogram, e.g. going from 10 dB to 20 dB on certain frequencies. AIED and hydrops can have very similar symptomology. I'm not really sure what you want me to say, there was a tonne of cross-over symptom wise so...

Uhhh, I didn't taper Clonazepam. I was taking doses all over the place. When I tapered I just stayed with Valium, started at 20 mg and worked my way down 1 mg-0.5 mg a week. As far as the doses of Clonazepam are concerned, I was taking doses as high as 10 mg and as low as 0.5 mg. It was an...

Better man. Like I still struggle, but overall things are definitely looking up. I also started taking HCTZ, which is a diuretic and it seems to have helped immensely, likely meaning I have Hydrops.

Hi everyone, if you are new to this forum or tinnitus, please don't read this, I don't want you to think what happened to me will happen to you. I have been coming off benzodiazepines and I messed up my withdrawal several times and now as a result have very intrusive tinnitus and it doesn't...

Yeah, I remember reading your story when I first joined Tinnitus Talk, Blue, I don't know if you really remember me but both you and Vicki were kind and supportive which I am forever thankful for. If I may ask, have you ever tried LDN (Low-Dose Naltrexone), and also I wanted to ask if you find...

Hey guys, so I've obviously been on these forums for three years now since my tinnitus went from being stable to unstable due to microsuction. I have spent thousands of dollars on doctors' appointments and different drugs and I think I have finally come down to the conclusion that I possibly...

Hi @linearb, I really appreciate the response. I know you have quite an extensive history with Clonazepam and so I don't mean this to come off as disrespectful at all, but are you sure that Clonazepam actually hits GABA-B receptors in humans? I know in rat dissections there is evidence but that...

Hey guys. I wrote back in November about tapering off Benzos. I went from 15 mg of Valium down to 7.5 mg of Valium. Doing so, I had a bit of loud tinnitus but nothing crazy. However, around the start of March I had several family members die and a vengeful ex causing chaos in my life and so I...

Also don't forget to bring up any side effects you experience just so people can have a better understanding.

Yeah, it does also seem to reduce reactivity.

Yeah I honestly just thought I would try it for the sake of it. I wasn't super hopeful but it seems to have done something, from my understanding it can't make tinnitus worse as it's not a side effect so it seems like you might as well.

Yeah Keppra helped with just how I react to noise, it just straight up doesn't hurt as much, also only side effect I experience is sleepiness which has improved over time. I have both pain and sound sensitivity and my LDLs were pretty low last time I got them checked.

Pretty sure my doctor wants me off the benzos so I think I might just learn to live with this new noise instead of going further down the benzo hole.

When I was young and first got tinnitus at 14 I got put on Fluvoxamine and it actually lowered my tinnitus. Years later I took that same drug and it actually worsened my tinnitus. So yeah this shit really makes no sense hahaha.