I've had bad anxiety and depression for close to two full decades. I'm 46. Never ever took anti depressants. ever. Struggled throughout life because of anxiety depression. I got tinnitus about 4 weeks ago. Have been to the darkest places in my life (and I've been thru divorce with kids, dad has dementia, etc etc in my life) because of the tinnitus.
I had a spike Tuesday after a just 10 min nap. I had a nervous breakdown basically yesterday and everyone begged me to just take the Xanax finally that I was prescribed. just .25mg. (I also have Lexapro but have not used it yet at all) I kept refusing to take it because of my how my mind works....
And within 20 minutes... I literally felt like a normal human being again for the first time in 10+ years? It was beyond incredibly eye opening to realize how much my depression and anxiety has affected my entire life and I'm sure gave me tinnitus. The tinnitus is there still... but it's like pushed into the back of my mind? It's very hard to describe. It's there and annoying a bit, but off to the side? I have a appt with my PCP today to check where I'm at. I'm deciding what my path will be.
1) Maybe get on the the Lexapro? And use Xanax when needed?
2) Or just take Xanax when needed and no Lexapro?
Whatever people say about Xanax, it's you opinion. But it literally saved me from a major nervous breakdown where I almost when to emergency room to get sedated. All because of tinnitus.
I had a spike Tuesday after a just 10 min nap. I had a nervous breakdown basically yesterday and everyone begged me to just take the Xanax finally that I was prescribed. just .25mg. (I also have Lexapro but have not used it yet at all) I kept refusing to take it because of my how my mind works....
And within 20 minutes... I literally felt like a normal human being again for the first time in 10+ years? It was beyond incredibly eye opening to realize how much my depression and anxiety has affected my entire life and I'm sure gave me tinnitus. The tinnitus is there still... but it's like pushed into the back of my mind? It's very hard to describe. It's there and annoying a bit, but off to the side? I have a appt with my PCP today to check where I'm at. I'm deciding what my path will be.
1) Maybe get on the the Lexapro? And use Xanax when needed?
2) Or just take Xanax when needed and no Lexapro?
Whatever people say about Xanax, it's you opinion. But it literally saved me from a major nervous breakdown where I almost when to emergency room to get sedated. All because of tinnitus.