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It's either on or off for me. No in between.

I'm sorry to know Clonazepam hasn't worked for you. My experience with it has been a complete opposite to yours. I have found it immensely helpful over 12 years, and will be forever thankful to my ENT for prescribing it. All the best, Michael

...that this was likely caused by an effect from multiple withdrawals known as kindling. I acquired tinnitus in the summer of 2017 and took Clonazepam for four months, a few times a week. The total amount of Clonazepam that I took, over the course of four months in 2017, was less than many...

Me too.

@Jammer, I would be interested in hearing your Clonazepam story, if it was prescribed for tinnitus and hyperacusis, effectiveness and how long you were on it and how you tapered off.

...has joined in a bit too but it’s not as reactive as the first two months. Still completely life destroying in terms of quality of life. Clonazepam was literally a miracle drug initially, I’d take 0.5 mg and it’d just shut the left ear off. Similar to you, I’d try to use it sparingly. It...

Yeah the COVID-19 vaccine worsened his tinnitus. Klonopin (Clonazepam) taper caused the nasty tones. He said he was somewhat doing better before the Klonopin too. He was allowing time to heal, kept getting worse and acquiring new tones. After having a small better period he got a helicopter tone...

...with diet, I knew something else was going on here. Well he sent me his book he wrote, and on several different pages he mentions he took Clonazepam multiple times in the past. Well long story short, this guy began taking up to 3 mg of Klonopin a day when he got tinnitus in his left ear. He...

Gabapentin doesn’t do anything for me either. Haven’t tried cyclobenzaprine. As to the rest of them, you know they probably chill out my reaction to the noise a bit, but not in a way that makes any meaningful difference above the relief coming from the empowerment of doing something in the face...

Wait 12-24 hours.

If any doctor had mentioned it was the Clonazepam, I would have been well out of this hellhole by now! But thanks! How long have you been on the Clonazepam for? This stuff makes you depressed as hell.

You didn't find doses that high helped temporarily?

This thread is about hyperacusis. Please read the paper. If OHCs (the amplifier) have nociceptors, then these can cause an uncomfortable feeling and pain. Mrs. Megan Wood told me there is other research claiming IHCs get more ribbons with age, so you get a double-whammy effect. This research...

2-3 1 mg doses of Clonazepam a month for about the past four months and you believe you are having withdrawal? What makes you think they are related @GoatSheep? Do you feel any better if you take some Clonazepam?

Once a week, although when I don't use it, I take 2 mg Diazepam as needed (most days in between), usually in the afternoon and usually just once.

I take Gabapentin 2-3 times per day. I take Deanxit with Clonazepam as per Dr. De Ridder. It's to 'break up the tinnitus network' as single medications only do so much. There are a bunch of different neurotransmitters. Most important part of Deanxit is Flupentixol.

You could try asking for a very limited Rx - like 4x 0.5 mg doses per month.

For a couple weeks I took ~0.4mg for a couple weeks(quarter of a .5mg tablet during the day while waiting for my paxil to kick in, and a half tab at night), then I cut back to just .25 at night for the last 2 weeks. I just sent a message to my primary care physician, and am waiting to hear back...

@IntotheBlue03, Diazepam has a longer half-life than Clonazepam. Because of this, it can be great for sleep. For me, it does have an effect on my fatigue, so I end up sleeping too much - it works. Clonazepam seems to be the most widely used for tinnitus, but there do seem to be some horror...

Hey Carlos just curious how ur doing on Clonazepam?

I've recently entered the worst setback since this all began a year ago. I am worse than onset. 2 weeks ago I felt pretty good, now every impact and sudden sound, loud or soft makes me want to hide in a closet. My T is screaming loud. NO loud noise exposures...but my facial.nerve pain returned...

@Bart, any difference between Xanax and Clonazepam or are they basically the same thing?

Deanxit (with Flupentixol) does not lower your tinnitus per say, it will make you care less (imho).

@Frayact, Brian started to take Clonazepam, just 4 weeks, very low dosage. He stopped it cold turkey and shortly after he started to experience nasty withdrawal symptoms (hallucinations, as far as I remember). Then he reinstated Clonazepam for 6 weeks and tapered. I recall him saying that while...

So here's a very limited anecdote with no statistical significance. Monday night I took 0.5 mg Clonazepam. Tuesday my tinnitus tone was significantly lower in volume. So low I thought maybe it was resolving itself. Tuesday night I did not take any Clonazepam. Today my tinnitus is back to its...

@Jonno02, I'm not jumping down anyone's throat. I'm as anxious as most. Dr. Shore's device won't work for everyone, just like Clonazepam or Gabapentin or hearing aids don't. It will be a viable treatment for a reasonable chunk of people though. How can we guarantee it? Of course we cannot do so.

...have some high-frequency hearing loss in my left ear, but it's above 8000 Hz, so my audiologist didn't measure it. My tinnitus doesn't respond to Clonazepam, but given your posts, maybe I'll try alcohol instead. This was an old post of yours -- I hope your tinnitus has improved over the years.

Time to try a new psych, you'll find one. One of the proposals I have in my back pocket is to say, just give me 5mg per month. No risk to their license and no risk for abuse.

...Flupentixol can cause tardive dyskinesia, and it can be permanent. He was very upfront about this and that's why he emphasised to use Clonazepam. He did say at 0.5 mg of Clonazepam getting tardive dyskinesia is unlikely. Like many, I don't want to use Clonazepam every day though so I'm really...

A lot of people take Clonazepam for years with no issues. If you come off gradually, then there really isn’t an issue. It’s when you stop cold turkey that it’s a problem and even then, if you’re only taking like 1 mg, nothing will happen.

...one (lose dose of Lorazepam) occasionally, but I try to limit it to twice per week at the most, and it has a shorter half-life than Clonazepam. If you develop tolerance and dependency, withdrawal can be extremely difficult and increase tinnitus, causing hyperacusis and other withdrawal...

...than 3-5 days. Yet it can be repeated about a week—ten days later. For using Flonase, I’ve had the best results following this advice. Clonazepam has reports of ototoxicity, true. In my case, I’ve used it temporarily without any issues, and that’s why I asked my doctor for it. It also seems...

Thanks. And have you tried without the THC? Does the Jastreboff protocol work - and can you take Clonazepam long term?

Yep, same, if you’d have told me a year ago I’d be on a tinnitus forum discussing the best way to take benzodiazepines and other hardcore drugs because of a simple MRI scan, I’d have said you’re crazy. I still can’t believe the situation I find myself in at times. Interesting cocktail by Dr...

Yep, Clonazepam basically and I take some others. They help sometimes but sometimes not. After the last setback it does not seem to help at all. It's frustrating that there is no way to alleviate the pain.

@TLion, no, I think, given your struggles, it is helpful. You may be better off with extended release or a longer one like Clonazepam.

I guess I will have to give up sleep for 6 months if I want to try this device.

@2noist, have you ever tried this protocol?

Can you tolerate people talking? What kind of things set you off? My tinnitus is also very loud. Lots of tones, a cacophony of noise.

...to the “safest” route first, with meds that are generally well tolerated and have less potential severe side effects. I would love to try Clonazepam due to my current issues with insomnia and panic attacks but, unfortunately, I am prone to addiction, so I doubt any doctor would ever give it...

Hello! Has anyone here found a bad interaction between Clonazepam and antioxidants, natural anti-inflammatory stuff when taken at the same time?

Has anyone who has visual snow syndrome induced tinnitus tried Gabapentin here? I would consider Gabapentin together with a higher dose of Clonazepam but I'm not quite sure, at least yet.

Yeah, I'll continue using it sparingly (I took 0.25 mg last night) though I will say, I feel far less desire to take it. I'm actually surprised how relaxed Lexapro has made me. My resting heart rate has dropped from average of 60 to an average of 50 bpm! Very clear cause and effect as measured...

Look for Abraham Shulman tinnitus protocol. He used Clonazepam + Gabapentin combo successfully on tinnitus patients.

Yeah, that's why I mentioned it to my doctor, it's one of the drugs that seems to help.

...process that can also take a very long time. These drugs were originally intended to treat seizures, not tinnitus distress or anxiety. Clonazepam is very powerful and has a terrible reputation for exacerbating tinnitus. I would advise against the use of any and all benzos, especially this...

I've been through similar experiences with my wife regarding doctors assuming one thing and then placing contradicting information into her chart, that then impedes her getting medication that has been helpful to her for years. Really sad. I've also had doctors ask me if I grind my teeth when I...

Did Clonazepam help your hyperacusis and tinnitus while on it?

...is in the same category as Oxazepam (short-acting benzo), so they work quickly and stay in the system for a shorter period than Valium or Clonazepam. The downside is that you have to be more careful with them because of the shorter half-life. I cannot tell you how it compares to Clonazepam...

Yes, I have been off since February 6th and have seen some improvements. I do not want to take any other drugs and if I survive this somehow, I will never take another drug in my entire life. Not directed towards you, but I'm wondering if anyone has opinions on when suicide becomes merciful and...

...2 mg a day ends up equaling a blood level similar to a ~10 mg single dose. I'm not encouraging anyone to use benzos, but 0.25 mg of Clonazepam would do very, very little for me even before I had a significant tolerance it took 2-3x that to feel any relief. And, again, I do think the...

I have been prescribed Deanxit + Clonazepam before the Abilify. They did nothing for me. I take the Abilify in the morning. Effects are not as strong as in the beginning but I am still doing better than before it and so I continue to take it. I have more good days now than bad days which are...

If I may say so, I would also like to wish you all the best! Thank you so much for that!