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@HeavyMantra I keep thinking about how "damaged" I felt after taking Lexapro. It was truly unbearable and I never thought it would get better. While that was 5 years ago and I can't remember exactly how long it took to subside, I guess I have to listen to reason here. Yes, who knows, but as I...

@JohnAdams thanks for the encouraging words.

@JohnAdams I'm trying to get through this thread (it's a long one), but do you have any info on it being a permanent spike? Anyone else? As I said, I was taking it (and feeling some effects) for over 4 weeks. It's been 3 days since stopping after visiting my doc.

Hi all - I have been suffering from tinnitus since 2014 (on top of having spent the last 25 years with Generalized Anxiety Disorder). After many years of going off and on benzos, my psychD suggested medical marijuana. I have been sober for 13 years, but decided to try it after some serious...

I did want to ask the board: my psychiatrist recommended medical marijuana for my anxiety since I've been looking to get off benzos for quite some time. She recommended it for at least a short course to supplement if there were any benzo withdrawal symptoms. I started that January 1, this spike...

@Stu1983 - I didn't see your message. Symptoms haven't improved, but I did see my doctor yesterday. Not much to say as always.

@Jack Straw - thanks for this. It's always nice to hear that type of comment. Thank god for this board and all of you.

Thanks @JohnAdams I really appreciate it. As everyone knows here, it can be so hard to find sanity at times. I know I pushed through it before, and that's what I've got to remember.

Hi all - another sufferer returning after a spike. I've been in this new mess for about 5 days and I don't think I can handle the sleeplessness, guilt, insanity, etc., again. I've been super stressed at work and gave into a few cigarettes last week, and bam! Spike. I blame myself. I haven't...

thanks @glynis I've been pretty lucky with my other symptoms of Meniere's. I only had one vertigo attack (knock on wood) 6 months before my diagnosis and my hearing is good again. But this T is just too much and I don't know what to do with myself.

I'm losing my mind. After reading another thread about SSRIs and someone else's experience with Lexapro (which after 5 days is how I developed REALLY BAD T), this fucking suicide thread that won't disappear, and this spike that won't subside I don't know how long much longer I can manage. My...

@billie48 - thanks so much for your encouragement. I guess with my pre-existing depression/anxiety issues the whole situation is exacerbated and it's easy to lose control. I truly appreciate reading your story...I would say my T volume is somewhere in the middle. Before this spike it was quite...

My Meniere's Disease has been mostly under control since late 2014. I take meds with the occasional flare-up, but those flare-ups have never been based on tinnitus symptoms (usually fullness in the ears). I'm feeling really guilty about the cigarettes having had a handle on them for so many years.

Hi all - still looking for some support from the board.

Hi all, I haven't been around since my Meniere's Disease diagnosis in early 2014...seems like yesterday, or an eternity. The only consistent takeaway from my initial attack was persistent tinnitus which took me 6-8 months to habituate to. I did use a bevy of psych meds, practiced mindfulness...