Oh, bummer. Hope you catch some Zzzz's soon.
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@OnceUponaTime im so scared right now
Aww. Im sorry this is troubling you. The beeps went away, so that is good. If you can't sleep, don't just stay in bed listening to tinnitus. Maybe get up and have a cup of tea or read for a bit...Do you use a sound machine at bedtime?
@OnceUponaTime i have work tomorrow and my partner is in bed here, I tried to put on some rain sounds but my anxiety is so heightened now. I know it went away. Maybe it's just a fleeting t attack but I'm so scared and anxious now. It actually woke me up. I just feel like crying as I'm frightened
I understand. If you feel like crying then let it out. Do you have any anti anxiety meds? I use them lightly when I feel anxiety kicking in and they help me much. I do not overuse them. Anxiety can make tinnitus worst. You need to distract your mind from thinking about it.
@OnceUponaTime i have nothing for short term use. My doctor wanted to give me Valium but I had Valium once and it was a really scary experience I was Hallucinating on it. I'm not sure if it was cause of other medications I was on. I am trying to distract myself. I am going to try to do some breathing exercises
When taking anti anxiety pills, I never take the full dose. I usually start with 1/4 and increase it slowly (never taking more than 1/2 the dose prescribed) letting my body adjust to it. And never take it for long periods of time. A lot of people start taking the full dose immediately and it is when they feel all these side effects as the body is almost in shock. MHO.
@OnceUponaTime yeah I probably should've at least halved it. At the time I was on two anti depressants (which I don't think you're supposed to do that but doctors prescribed it) I was on Paxil at the time.. (that was the worst drug I ever had)
Breathing exercises are great. Hope you get to sleep soon, Luke.
Oh, 2 anti-depressants?? No wonder you were hallucinating. Dont mix them again.
@OnceUponaTime i just used my Apple Watch because it has an app for it. I feel a little better now. Just was worried a i have read those horror stories of people just waking up with new permanent sounds. I guess I am just on edge from being woken up by it and thinking it could've been permanent