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Hello! Little updates. Found out my thyroid went through a random hyper phase (I have Hoshimotos hypothyroid), so adjusting meds and hoping that helps T. Yes, thyroid issues can very much exacerbate or even cause T. Also, switched back to Ativan from Clonazepam. Clonazepam is a heavy hitter and gave me side affects like memory loss and bad depression that I do not experience on Ativan at all...
De-stigmatizing T takes a lot of its destructive power away. I think it's an essential part of the habituation process.
"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."
I keep disappointing other people in my life. Would be so much better if I was not here anymore.
Fellow T and H sufferers: how are you handling Christmas? (If you celebrate) Will you run the risk and join family gatherings or self-isolate? Not sure what I will do. All seems impossible rn.
Ears are really loud tonight but the sound is not actually unpleasant…just sounds like TV static…this is a new one for me
Dr. Nagler is such a joke. Why was he given permission to gaslight people in this forum???
Last year in December I thought I had it bad. This shit just get worse and worse with no end in sight. I will quit my job in the beginning of 2025.
We are all different. But for me, thinking positively and becoming hopeful tends to destroy all progress. I need to get back into being constantly depressed and fearful and isolated. All that matters is protecting my ears. All else is worthless.
Yesterday was 2 years with T. It's been making me anxious again lately. IDK if it's actually any worse or if I'm just more aware of it. But for the most part I handled my T much better this year than the last. Hoping each year is easier. Hang in there guys <3
My tinnitus has introduced a new horrible screeching sound on top of the usual sound torture. I knew it could of course always become worse but this is beyond horrific. I might need to quit my job now.
Hey Mirador! Read your post about your benzo taper. How's it going now? What's your current taper rate? I'm thinking of starting a taper soon. I think my pain H may be due to tolerance withdrawal and I also have very erratic T. Hope everything is going as smoothly as is possible during a taper.
I wasn't ignoring you, I didn't even know messages could be on the profile. Just happened across them. Truth is, I don't remember. Been a while now and I only come here every once in a while. It was less than a month though for sure. The chantix was longer (@6 months), and I continue on the valsartan to this day.
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From9to<1 wrote on MAH1970's profile.
Hi, and forgive the protracted response time, as I didn't even know messages could be left on a profile and just happened to see your message tonight. I honestly do not know what your particular results would be. Chantix acts differently that nicotine patches, as it binds to nicotine receptors, telling them they are "already engaged". I would say try and see. Beware of possible side effects though.
I think I am starting to understand the transformative power of tinnitus. It demands the deepest level of submission to and acceptance of what is vs. what could be.
Good night's sleep last night...that was my first since re-injuring my ears almost 2 weeks ago.
Woah…not gonna sugar coat it…today was brutal yet there was also a really beautiful moment…what a bizarre experience it is to be human!
Took 20 mgs of prednisone this morning...subsequently having a brutal morning...feels kind of like having terminal cancer at the moment except that unfortunately there is no end in sight!
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benjd2016 wrote on From9to<1's profile.
How long did you take the blood thinner and vasodilator (Hydralazine) for? It would be very helpful to know if this needs to be long term or can be short term. Thanks for this information as it help steer me in what could be the right direction to avoid any further harm to my ears, or possible reverse any damage that has already occured.
Scared I might do something bad to myself to make the torture stop
Sometimes I wonder if T occurs to slow life down.
Propranolol is really helping me cope BTW. Seems like it should be a first line of defense for new tinnitus sufferers.
For some reason all of my profile posts since April of this year are gone.
I want to try and do this tinnitus experience differently…going to try and keep my focus on acceptance.
