Medications Used for Tinnitus

[just1morething]

Hi Columbo ,

I have been taking Zolpidem too for sleep, have you found you are adapting to the drug or are you still getting the same effect on 10mg?

Hello The Linds,

Yes, for the most part it still works and am probably addicted to it. Adding and/or changing to Remeron is another good way to go. I was using Remeron, but it didn't seem to help my T as well as Nortriptyline, so I stopped taking it for now-- but I think it is a good drug for sleep and possibly mood, with minimal side effects.

 

[Golly]

Hello The Linds,

Yes, for the most part it still works and am probably addicted to it. Adding and/or changing to Remeron is another good way to go. I was using Remeron, but it didn't seem to help my T as well as Nortriptyline, so I stopped taking it for now-- but I think it is a good drug for sleep and possibly mood, with minimal side effects.

Hi @just1morething --- how are things?

Did Nortriptyline actually reduce your tinnitus; or did it give rise to more "good days"?

All the best, Golly

 

[erik]

Hi @just1morething --- how are things?

Did Nortriptyline actually reduce your tinnitus; or did it give rise to more "good days"?

All the best, Golly

That is a good question. For me, I only took a few meds during the beginning of my T and I would say they did help me cope but looking back I don't think my T was any different or lower, it's just I was able to deal with it better with the meds controlling my stress and anxiety about the T. This old small study showed that Nortriptyline helped almost all the T patients who took it.

 

[just1morething]

Hello@Golly - Being I am having a bad day of T, I can't say for sure that Nortriptyline is helping me right now, but it could take some time to build up in my blood and brain chemistry. I decided to quit taking it because of the bad dry mouth side effect awhile back. Now I am taking 25mg 3 times daily (my doctor's idea) and it does not seem to cause dry mouth near as bad as (1) 75 mg/day at night. I am also taking clonazepam .5-1mg/day.

Being I am starting over with divided doses, it may take some time to determine if it helps my tinnitus. I thought it helped quite a bit while I was at the 75mg once/day dose previously. I am very frustrated with my head noise just like everyone else. I was doing well the other day, but was busy, so was distracted somewhat. I have a hard time duplicating my good days though. I did talk to my TMJ doc today and he thought if T was TMJ related, that it could take months of using appliance (elastic mandibular advancer) to benefit for some reason. WTH? I think it has something to do with the elasticity or memory of the joints & ligaments to remodel themselves back to more normal. I guess I will keep using it, as it works for sleep apnea also.

I hope you are doing well,

-just1morething

 

[alifalijohn]

Yeah, Mike...exactly how I feel.

I have been at this place before but I got through it somehow.

Beer is the only thing that works for me, will not take any drugs ...absolutely not. So yeah...Beer.

Only thing I can say to cheer you up is that I have two friends that have dealt with this, one of them has habituated and it does not bother him at all anymore...it took time though. My other friend started having short breaks of 15 min or so until it finally went away altogether. Took him 2 years.

how do you sleep without drugs? I did not take any for two night and did not sleep

 

[alifalijohn]

What a lovely message @LadyDi well I deffo feel better I've somehow managed to sleep all night no meds no waking up and clock watching and annoying T in the early hours! Such a difference sleep makes ! How you describe your recent feelings sound similar to me when I was consumed with anxiety and starting meds r you in the early stages of the meds?

We don't appreciate our surroundings do we I take for granted the dales the scenery and I'm originally from the Lake District in Cumbria where I never explored the countryside but in my teenage years I think I was more interested in other things !

I love the USA went on hols over to Florida 2 years ago and I fell in love with the people you guys are deffo some of the most friendly people on the planet we had an awesome time ! If you do get to the UK again we must take a stroll together but I may leave it upto you to do the whole coast to coast thing ! Xx

Hello Cher 69, I just started t 2 weeks ago, I had a problem with my thyroid which went up and then down and my t started...I started taking Ativan for sleeping ,.much agaeinst my will, but the two days with out sleep was bad..How do you sleep with out drugs...Your answer will be appreciated.

 

[Relic Hunter]

I take a 30 mg pill of Remeron when things get bad..Remeron was prescribed for my depression but did little for it. It has proven to be a very effective sleep aid for me but I seem to get immune to it if taken daily so I limit my use to the bad days.

 

[Eric Gabrielsen]

I have to say mine was also quite low these last few days, the little jedis having a laser saber fight in my ears for the last 4 months must be a little bit tired, maybe the battle is finished ... i hope so

James:

What a relief, I thought I was the only one with little jedis in the ears. Was really high yesterday with the barometric pressure, too. Freaky. Just my luck living in PacNW! More rain please!

 

[Nancy Lee]

Hi, I am new here. I have pulsatile tinnitus. One thing that helps is a supplement called Serrapeptase. When I take I don't get the whooshing sound in my ear. I am afraid to take too much of it because it is an anti inflammatory and blood thinner and I had issues before with anti inflammatory like Motrim. So I take low dose on and off. But it helps me a lot. Do you research.

 

[ruben ruiz]

I got some nice headphones and I listen to youtube music for sleep, nerves, etc etc
this calms me down before bedtime. I still take sleep meds it just seems to work better.
Yet I wake up with exhaustion dont know why? I think its a meds hangover.

 

[Harold]

your using zolpidem Tartrate for sleep als o known as ambien right?

 

[Ricardo1991]

'Keep calm & carry on'.

"That's what the T-Shirt says."
Lol I used to be in a band a few years ago (not the cause of my tinnitus) and that was a line from a song we wrote. Silly kids being silly.
Ricardo