- Apr 1, 2023
- 1
- Tinnitus Since
- 01/2023
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Suspected alprazolam withdrawal, TBI
Hello everyone. I am a newcomer to the forums. I decided to sign up after I've had a distressing increase in a sudden tinnitus originally caused by a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) I had 3 months ago. It was hardly noticeable, if not there at all some days, during my TBI recovery. I was prescribed Alprazolam (Xanax) 3x a day for 3 months for an increase in Neuropsychiatric problems due to the aforementioned TBI.
I've come off it about a week ago... It's been about 5 days give or take, and holy moly... I have never had tinnitus before this. It was hardly noticeable with my recent brain trauma - but it got so much worse recently after my decision to avoid the use of benzodiazepines (I was aware of the serious problems associated with their dependence).
Yet, here I am! This is rough. I am having a few of the benzo withdrawal symptoms, but the worst by FAR is the tinnitus. It's pretty loud - loud enough to hear it over music I listen to. It's very troubling. I do have co-morbid GAD and ADHD, which makes it more noticeable, I think. I'm here to inquire to the community: Will it get better?!
I had cold turkeyed the Alprazolam. I was on moderate dose to my understanding, and I was only on it for 3 months - and I did not take it everyday.
This is really hard to cope with. I want to believe it will get better, hell, I have to! It's so ANNOYING!
My question is, who has experience with this? Should I start a taper even though I feel mostly "ok"? Has the benzo withdrawal made this my new baseline? Before it was hardly noticeable, if at all some days. Now it's CONSTANTLY ringing. What are y'alls experience? I could live with if I had some sense that it would get better with time.
God, what a terrible thing to have, this tinnitus!
I've come off it about a week ago... It's been about 5 days give or take, and holy moly... I have never had tinnitus before this. It was hardly noticeable with my recent brain trauma - but it got so much worse recently after my decision to avoid the use of benzodiazepines (I was aware of the serious problems associated with their dependence).
Yet, here I am! This is rough. I am having a few of the benzo withdrawal symptoms, but the worst by FAR is the tinnitus. It's pretty loud - loud enough to hear it over music I listen to. It's very troubling. I do have co-morbid GAD and ADHD, which makes it more noticeable, I think. I'm here to inquire to the community: Will it get better?!
I had cold turkeyed the Alprazolam. I was on moderate dose to my understanding, and I was only on it for 3 months - and I did not take it everyday.
This is really hard to cope with. I want to believe it will get better, hell, I have to! It's so ANNOYING!
My question is, who has experience with this? Should I start a taper even though I feel mostly "ok"? Has the benzo withdrawal made this my new baseline? Before it was hardly noticeable, if at all some days. Now it's CONSTANTLY ringing. What are y'alls experience? I could live with if I had some sense that it would get better with time.
God, what a terrible thing to have, this tinnitus!