BrOKeN_1

BrOKeN_1

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  • SharonBell
    Broken_1 did you have tinnitus before you started taking trazodone?
    BrOKeN_1
    No. My T started around the 20th of Oct 2020. I've only been using trazadone for around 2 months because I went through a massive spike that caused really bad insomnia.
    SharonBell
    ok i was just checking
    BrOKeN_1
    Helped the kids build a tree stand in the apple tree today. No hammers allowed. Cordless drill only. And hand saw kept the dbs down.
    Forever hopeful
    @BrOKeN_1. How are you? Been off for a while. Was doing pretty good and then ended up with another inexplicable spike. Friends took me to dinner at a loud restaurant but I had my custom-made earplugs in. Been dealing with an ailing parent I'm sure the stress and lack of sleep isn't helping. Now have reactive tinnitus. So much fun not being able to mask. Hope you're doing OK
    BrOKeN_1
    @Forever hopeful Sry to hear you are having trouble masking. That stress can really be a SOB. I've pretty much quit trying at this point. Besides the shower nothing works. Luckily I've been able to sleep more then 3 hours a night lately so I'm doing ok. I'm probably as habituated as I'm gonna get so I'm just working on acceptance. One day at a time :)
    SharonBell
    Broken do you have hyperacusis? I was hoping someone could explain it to me.
    BrOKeN_1
    First time to the dentist in 3 decades. Cracked wisdom tooth extraction. Not as bad as I thought. Mostly.
    4Grace
    BrOKeN_1
    It seems strange that the noise in my head creates anxiety in my body. Alas the frailty of mankind.
    BrOKeN_1
    Celebrating/Not Celebrating 3 years this week. Exact time and place not 100% sure. But my life was changed and I've fought hard to be here.
    gameover
    @BrOKeN_1... 3 years... Have it improved at all over these 3 years? Tell me it did...
    BrOKeN_1
    Damned headache going on 4 days... most likely Trazadone. May have to quit and figure out another way to get sleep.
    BrOKeN_1
    Sleep has become difficult at the moment. Most likely due to the reintroduction of AD. Thrown off my circadian rhythm maybe? Must Stay Calm
    kingsfan
    I know that when I started Wellbutrin, or whenever my dosage was increased, I would have terrible sleep for a few weeks.
    gameover
    I've resisted ADs. No Tradozone, Zoloft, Mirt, Clomipramine, I was prescribed. Bought all of them, and just put away. I am still too scared but I wonder if I should relent.
    BrOKeN_1
    Anxiety seems to be stabilizing and AD side effects letting up. They ain't lying when they say it gets worse before it gets better.
    RunningMan
    That's for sure. Was increased anxiety one of the side effects?
    BrOKeN_1
    @RunningMan Yep. Although it can be difficult to blame the anxiety on the AD or the increased perception of T. Have to ride it out now.
    BrOKeN_1
    Not gonna lie.. struggling a bit with the side effects of resuming the AD prescription. .Maybe worse beforr better moments?*sigh*
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    4Grace
    You will feel much better soon I am sure. The meds can be a life safer. Hope you feel better very soon.
    BrOKeN_1
    @Ryan Scott fluoxetine (aka prozac) low dose 10mg. Hopefully they get to work and I don't have to bump up.
    BrOKeN_1
    @4Grace definitely.. I'm pretty sure if successful I'll commit to staying on them long term. At least until there is a sufficient treatment for my type of tinnitus. Which I'm 99.9% sure is the culprit!
    BrOKeN_1
    Day4 back on the meds. Body having that uncomfortable anxiety tingle. I know this shit will pass but damn it sucks getting used to.
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    4Grace
    @BrOKeN_1 I had to go back on meds too. Now I don't know if it's the Meds making me worse. Every time I go on them it's because I can't take it anymore. Then when I go on them and begin to feel better I want to come off. Afraid it's making T worse. I am sure this back and forth not good.
    BrOKeN_1
    @4Grace yea.. I came off the meds in May thinking I was feeling much better and I could handle going it alone. But for some reason my tolerance took a nose dive nearly 2 weeks ago and now I'm in getting used to the meds agian shit cycle. Emotions are flowing.
    4Grace
    @BrOKeN_1 - so sorry to hear that… I know how you feel - The irony that the meds we need to survive can make the condition we suffer from worse is the glaze on the cherry that sits on top of the icing on the cake.
    BrOKeN_1
    There is a cricket IN my bedroom. In the past I would have found and put outside. Now. I'm like.... Sing Little Cricket Sing!!
    SarahMLFlemmer
    Same! There was one in my garage! He left. I'm sad, lol.
    Dylan Blake
    Were not for Your anguish of Tinnitus I would let the little Diva sing anyway, I like the songs, on a similar note they are supposed to be good luck.
    BrOKeN_1
    Even after all this time it's hard to imagine this condition being permanent. Staying positive one day I'll glimpse silence agian.
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    L along the way
    Amen to that broken_1.. i tell myself every day.. time is a healer
    BrOKeN_1
    @kingsfan you and me both brother. My tolerance has gone to shit this week. Anxiety is spiking. And I'm contemplating getting back on the meds after 6 months of being free of them. But enough about me.. sorry to hear your having a rough go all around at the moment.
    Juliane
    I know exactly what you mean. It just goes against the very core of the human soul to accept or even adapt to this. Of course we want silence.
    BrOKeN_1
    Met a man with cochlear implants last night. Said he had loud tinnitus for decades and eventually went deaf. No T after implant. Insightful
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    SarahMLFlemmer
    Say what?!
    BrOKeN_1
    @sakrt no choice but to take him at his word. If true that's good for him. I wish I would.of thought to ask if people sound different to him. Robotic even. Idk. It was a very short conversation in a poor environment for serious talk.
    Supersix
    My ENT told me he had patients who were deaf and had Tinnuits. He said it's worse for them because they can't mask the noise. I believe he said it was the nerve that caused it.
    BrOKeN_1
    Curious if anyone here has FLARE AUDIO products. I'm wondering if the CALMER may help those with hyperacusis or just loud sound in general.
    kingsfan
    I have them. They don't really do anything, maybe round off high freq sounds ever so slightly. They're also hard to get out of your ears. Had to use tweezers once.
    BrOKeN_1
    Been getting really mild dizzy/vertigo episodes lately. Don't know if it's related but it is rather annoying.
    kingsfan
    I live half my life in a dizzy, brain-fogged state.
    BrOKeN_1
    Nothing like a good headache to test your tolerance level. T sucks! It would be nice to get a break. I'm tired of this mental exercise. *-*
    makeyourownluck
    Got a cracker of a sore head myself, and my T is annoying me like crazy! Just drinking lots of water and hoping for the best. Fingers crossed. Hope it passes for you soon.
    BrOKeN_1
    I know its bad right now and I feel like hell. Tapered off meds and perception did swell. One coffin.. one nail.. No. I fight to get well.
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