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  1. Larry OT

    Drugs From Doc

    My doc just told me to quit mirtazapine 30mg I've been on for months and take olanzapine (zyprexa) I have extreme anxiety and depression. Just started Zoloft 9 days ago as well. Also added keppra 250 prob for tinnitus since I don't have seizures. And Valium for anxiety. Does this sound crazy?
  2. Larry OT

    Depression

    Dear friends, My tinnitus doesn't really bother me as much. I guess that's the good news. The sad part Is my depression, or the meds for depression have made my mind very lost. I just started Zoloft but all the other drugs they tried may have made me worse. It's hard to know. I'm think I should...
  3. Larry OT

    Vertigo! Emergency

    after walking I am experiencing dizziness / vertigo. I sit down, it goes away. Any head movement make me dizzy. I am supposed to fly tomorrow for 5 hours. Any remedies ? Medications? This has happened before but it got much worse past few days. Urgent !
  4. Larry OT

    Fatigue

    I get so fatigued from something. Either it's my depression and anxiety from this crap or it's the T dragging me down... Or the anti depressants, but I wake ok and get out to walk dog, then I go between being ok and falling down tired. I can handle the anxiety attacks ok lately but I'm not sure...
  5. Larry OT

    Spike Every Four Days

    T is never the same volume in a day and spikes every 4 days. Anyone live this? It goes to zero sometimes, but comes back so hard. What being suppressed and released over time? Winning answer gets a million $.
  6. Larry OT

    Pain Medications

    Anyone have any tinnitus issues with pain meds like OxyContin? I have a chronic condition that I try and deal with and not use the meds. When I do take them my T which gets extreme, becomes tolerable. It's a low dose, 10mg and I avoid everyday use but it's becoming harder. It's supposed to be...
  7. Larry OT

    NY Times: When Everyday Noise Is Unbearable

    Nothing we don't know but it's in the news: http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/well/2014/12/01/when-everyday-noise-is-unbearable/?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3As&_r=0&referrer=
  8. Larry OT

    Tinnitus From Low to Loud in a Day

    Does anyone's T go from mild to extremely loud in one day on a consistent basis? It seems so many have spikes that deviate, but this is making me nuts. For months it goes from reasonable quiet wake to unmaskable intensity by afternoon in a day. Every week, twice a week. Then back to no sound on...
  9. Larry OT

    Let's Make TV News

    I have a friend who video edits for ABC in NYC. Im thinking about proposing an awareness and research news piece about Tinnitus. No guarantees, but if he's up to it... It just seems to me not enough is being done and awareness is a key element. Any thoughts on what I can present as options are...
  10. Larry OT

    Abilify

    i am depressed beyond words. I can't think clearly at all and act out badly in front of my family. I have fought hard to not take another antidepressant besides remeron, but I think I have to. Has anyone had any experience with Abilify? I appreciate anyone's repsonce, but please, for those who...
  11. Larry OT

    Habituate Me!

    any ideas on how to actually get habituated are appreciated. Is there a process that helps when T is screaming and sucking the energy and happiness you used to know? people talk of CBT and TRT but never discuss parts of the process other than live your life and make your life what you want it...
  12. Larry OT

    Have You Named Your Tinnitus?

    My therapist wants me to give my tinnitus a name. Anyone name theirs? Do I really want to personalize it with an identity? Other than "bitch" (not a female reference). I can't imagine a suitable name.
  13. Larry OT

    Cortisol Supplement

    My tinnitus was gearing up for a takeover and I was gonna reach for anxiety med I promised I would not be taking again, but went to my cabinet and took one of each of these and it helped quite a bit. My tinnitus settled down a bit and so did my nerves. Hey it's more healthy than lorazepam...
  14. Larry OT

    When Do Spikes Occur?

    When do your spikes occur? Soon after an event, right after eating or taking a medication? Except for stress, I don't have spikes. My T does the same thing in a cycle. If it's quiet, nothing usually affects it, but the next day is a different story. My T builds throughout the day till evening...
  15. Larry OT

    Dr Hubbard

    Has anyone ever Skyped with Dr Hubbard for CBT? If so how did it go?
  16. Larry OT

    Specific Cycles of Tinnitus

    Does anyone have cycles of tinnitus? My T goes like this: Day one, wake @ moderate loud then builds to screaming loud by later in day and night is hell. Off the charts loud. I was shaking in previous months and going though different meds to stabilize me. Next day is moderate loud @ wake and...
  17. Larry OT

    Anxiety and Tinnitus

    While I am having a quiet day (as my tinnitus cycles from very quiet to 11/10) I have been hit so hard by the anxiety during the past 6 months that even the quiet days can be filled with great anxiety.
  18. Larry OT

    Still can't believe it

    Got bad T 6 months ago. Hearing loss in left ear for years and then what seemed like sinus trouble. Right ear has sudden hearing loss a week ago, now has T but lower most times. Crazy anxiety and lack of support from spouse took me to the edge. If not for my kids I would have called it a life. 3...