Hi, I'm new here. Please excuse any typos and be gentle. I'm struggling hard.
I've had tinnitus since early January 2024 (so about four months).
I'm still not sure of the cause; it could be stress-related, noise-related (I have a young daughter who does shout), or medication (Mebendazole).
Either way, like many, I am severely struggling with anxiety and sleep. Sometimes I sleep 2 hours a night, but 3.5 - 4 hours is typical. Very occasionally I sleep 6 hours, and sometimes just a few minutes.
I have had acupuncture, osteopathy, various healing therapies, seeing a therapist, etc.
Nothing is really comprehensively working, though some herbals have had an impact on me (L-Theanine, Passionflower).
I am terrified, having read all the horror stories about antidepressants and benzos.
I do have Lorazepam and Diazepam prescribed, as well as Mirtazepine and Cymbalta. I am too scared to take any of them.
I occasionally take 1 mg of Lorazepam for sleep, but honestly, I'm trying not to.
I'm also on low-dose HRT for possible perimenopause, but it seems to be doing not much.
Any advice from those who know more? I want to stay here for my daughter, but life is a daily endurance, and my anxiety is completely overwhelming.
I've had tinnitus since early January 2024 (so about four months).
I'm still not sure of the cause; it could be stress-related, noise-related (I have a young daughter who does shout), or medication (Mebendazole).
Either way, like many, I am severely struggling with anxiety and sleep. Sometimes I sleep 2 hours a night, but 3.5 - 4 hours is typical. Very occasionally I sleep 6 hours, and sometimes just a few minutes.
I have had acupuncture, osteopathy, various healing therapies, seeing a therapist, etc.
Nothing is really comprehensively working, though some herbals have had an impact on me (L-Theanine, Passionflower).
I am terrified, having read all the horror stories about antidepressants and benzos.
I do have Lorazepam and Diazepam prescribed, as well as Mirtazepine and Cymbalta. I am too scared to take any of them.
I occasionally take 1 mg of Lorazepam for sleep, but honestly, I'm trying not to.
I'm also on low-dose HRT for possible perimenopause, but it seems to be doing not much.
Any advice from those who know more? I want to stay here for my daughter, but life is a daily endurance, and my anxiety is completely overwhelming.