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I’m not really sure, but I started experiencing symptoms as soon as I switched. I also began tapering almost immediately, so maybe I should have held steady first. I didn’t have any experience with the liquid form, and since then, I’ve read that switching can feel like a dosage cut for some...

Thanks guys for your responses! I’m currently experiencing extreme tinnitus, intense pressure throughout my body—especially in my head—as well as tingling, burning, and prickling sensations in my arms, legs, feet, and face. I also have insomnia and numb, tingling feet. All of these symptoms...

Thank you for your kind response. I read that post early on when my taper first crashed, and it’s a great success story. I’ve had severe tinnitus since 2008, and I’m devastated by how getting stuck in withdrawal has affected my tinnitus and hearing loss. Thank you for your kind response. I...

Hi, can anyone share their experience with benzodiazepine withdrawal and how it affected their tinnitus? I could really use some help...

Valium, Amoxicillin.

I am struggling with severe benzodiazepine withdrawal after tapering off Valium. I successfully tapered for two years, gradually reducing my dose to 0.25 mg. However, after taking an antibiotic, I experienced a significant setback, and I haven’t been able to recover since. I held my dose for...

Hi @linearb, @Forever hopeful, and @Maria Francesca, I know you have had experiences using and tapering of benzos. Did you find that your tinnitus changed during tapering or after tapering, did you get new sounds? If so, did they go away after you were off the benzo and how long did it take? I...

I have been taking Clonazepam 0.5 mg for about 2 weeks to help with sleep but decided not to continue because it was not really helping me. After trying to do a rapid taper my tinnitus went through the roof. So I went back up to my original dosage and started a slower taper at 0.125 mg for 5...

Hi @jimH, I have read your posts on your last serious spike of which I am going through right now. You mentioned that you had yours for about 4 months. I was wondering how you handled it and if you took any medication? I am struggling to get my life back to where I was before but I am feeling...

Hi Arielle, I have had otosclerosis for 13 years. I also had surgery in both ears. My tinnitus has gotten worse as hearing progressed. Would love to chat with you.... Maggie

@CompostInTraining, how are you doing? I tried Mirtazapine but it made my tinnitus spike as do most ADs so I was afraid to take it again. Did Mirtazapine affect you tinnitus? I agree how quickly you can lose control of everything again. It's like starting over. I also have added...

@CompostInTraining, I understand how you feel. I was relatively habituated for 13 years and now am experiencing a major setback along with hyperacusis that has brought me back to the fear and anxiety cycle all over again. I feel like I am completely starting over, completely devastating unable...

@Michael Leigh, I have found your posts very helpful. I was wondering if you had any thoughts on why many of my noise exposures (i.e. room with a lot of people talking) have caused my spikes to be permanent and not go back down to a baseline? Do you think it's because of my otosclerosis and ear...

@billie48, Thanks again for such inspirational words. It must be hard to deal with SSHL. I have hearing loss too which has gotten worse. You are a very strong and courageous person. With my second current spike and setback I think I have gone further done the rabbit hole even worse than in the...

@billie48, thanks for your kind and inspirational story. How long did you have the tinnitus & hyperacusis before you were able to habituate? Do you have any hearing loss? The trouble is I have gone through all this before 13 years ago and although I accepted my tinnitus at some point I...

Hi Deb, Yes, I have been trying to do mindfulness and I was doing much better my setback a few months ago. Trouble is, I find my noise so loud and disturbing now that I find mediation so difficult since all I hear is my tinnitus. That is why I cannot sleep either... I feel I just can't cope...

Thanks Juan, Yes I am very familiar with the benzos and have been using Ativan 1 mg every other night to sleep. I have been using Ativan, Lorazepam for years PRN and was on it in the beginning. I don't think I would have survived in the beginning without it. But due to addiction I crossed over...

@volsung37, I am so sorry that your tinnitus came back after the vaccine. I also am getting more pulsating tinnitus right now but I think it is due to lack of sleep. Since your returning tinnitus is medicine induced, there is a very good chance that it will go. Just continue to do what you have...

Hi, my tinnitus changes all the time too. It can go way down and then spike to extreme levels. Is this what is thought to be reactive tinnitus? It often goes in cycles as well. Do you think hyperacusis plays a role? My tinnitus is so reactive that it's hard for me to take showers or listen to...

Thanks guys for your responses. I feel sometimes that habituation is a challenging word. Have we truly habituated if we are always having to adjust, cope and deal with spikes and changes in our tinnitus? :dohanimation:

Thanks so much for your kind words. I had to try sleeping pills a few weeks back b/c I was going on weeks without sleep. I also tried Mirtazapine twice but each time it spiked my tinnitus very bad. The second time I took it, I lay awake all night with screaming spikes, it was horrible. I do not...

Thanks for the advice, I have seen many ENTs and have had the surgery done in both ears which improved my hearing loss but I feel made my tinnitus worse. I had an exposure to a very low noise a few months back which was like white noise for about an hour (highway behind cemetery) and woke up...

Thanks for your reply. How long have you had tinnitus for? I completely agree. Over the years I have taken many steps forward but many steps back... Maggie

Hi guys, it's Maggie. Sorry for the sad post. I am living in complete fear and hopelessness most of the time. I have had tinnitus for 13 years and was coping well until I had a setback/spike causing hyperacusis which has only worsened in the past months due to stressful times. I cannot...