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    PennyCat commented on PennyCat's profile post.
    I genuinely don’t know what to do anymore. I reached habituation and then the rug was pulled from under my feet and now I’m worse off than I’ve...
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    I didn’t stay away very long. I don’t know how to get through this. The distortions are driving me crazy. Clonazepam made it temporarily louder...
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    @BrOKeN_1 Thanks for the insight, I really appreciate it. I haven’t been able to pick it up yet because my pharmacy and their warehouse are...
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    I’m going to try to stay off of here for a little while. I know anxiety is not the cause of my tinnitus but it sure as hell is making it sound 10x...
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    My unofficial opinion with the clonazepam is to try and take it closer to bed time and not if your already deep into an anxiety attack. Benzos are...
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    Some people get visual snow or other visual symptoms, which may go away if you stop. Some people report it has been very effective for sleep.
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    Along with the gabapentin, I got prescribed clonazepam today. I’m scared due to risks of both, however they are only for me to take as needed when...
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    @DimLeb It’s not ‘just’ anxiety. It’s so severe and debilitating, I can’t stop vomiting multiple times a day and crying all day. Nothing is...
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    Ah okay @DorianP that makes sense, I only ever come here on mobile and was wondering why I couldn’t get it to work
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    Is gabapentin safe for tinnitus? My psychiatrist really wants me to take it right now because I’m so severely anxious but I’m scared of worsening...
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    Sorry you’re going through a tough time at the moment. Even though we can’t help you directly, know that all of us know what you’re going through...
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    I need my fan to sleep but the distortions scare me so much. I’ve vomited 3 days in a row from anxiety and I can’t stop crying all day every day...
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    You'll get there even if you go kicking and screaming.
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    The thing causing me the most issues rn is dysacusis. I keep getting more distortions over my fan and it gives me a lot of anxiety. Does this...
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    Okay I lied. 1 more post. THE Penny cat laying in me earlier while I watched Bob Ross to try and calm down :)
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    Okay last post for now. Sorry I haven't replied to everyone, I read all of your messages and appreciate every one, I'm just too overwhelmed to...
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    PennyCat commented on PennyCat's profile post.
    Hi @Hardwell, long time no see. Thanks for taking the time to write to me. It’s oddly comforting seeing some familiar people who were with me at...
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    Also, random, but how do you react to posts now?? I only see the like option but sometimes I wanna use a different reaction. I’m not used to the...
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    I just discovered this forum I thought I was going crazy with the right ear pressure and tinnitus. I thought it was all in my head but now I see...
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    That's what we call an incurable disease. Nobody can help us unfortuntely :( "Get used to it" say all doctors. Yeah, get used to suffer your...
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    Thanks for the words of encouragement everyone. It means more than you know. I turn 25 in a little less than a month and hope I’ll be feeling...
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    I felt this way the past couple of months after my trip to LA, but through all the negative thoughts, sleepless night, and horrible agonizing...
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    Agree with DD314. Can take a long while after the anxiety is over before it goes back to normal
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    I just want someone to help me. But nobody can help with this and I can’t help myself
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    In my experience, extreme anxiety can absolutely cause tinnitus spikes and potentially new sounds, and they can also settle down and go away too...
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    I genuinely can’t get through this. It’s worse and worse every day. I don’t know what to do. I can’t do it I really can’t
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    Can severe anxiety cause a spike/cause new tones to appear? And can those said tones go away again once anxiety settles or am I fucked forever now...
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    Find an outlet asap. Do something. Anything to distract yourself from obsessing. Otherwise you will only continue to spiral. Try meditation and...
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    The more I freak out, the worse my T gets (or seems). And then I freak out more. And then it gets worse. I threw up 3 times today from anxiety...
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    I’ve been crying on and off all day with some severe panic attacks. Woke up in a cold sweat due to anxiety as well. I don’t know what to do :( My...
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    PennyCat commented on PennyCat's profile post.
    @kingsfan Last week my T didn’t actually seem any worse, I was just more aware of it. But now it seems much worse, altho my guess is it’s because...
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    I think even the most subtle increase in tinnitus can cause our nervous systems to go on high alert
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    @BrOKeN_1 Thank you :( I guess I didn’t really think of this as a spike but it makes sense. All of my spikes have been permanent increases, but...
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    Wash Rinse Repeat It's how it goes with this condition. You will manage as before I believe. It can certainly be soul crushing when you feel...
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    PennyCat commented on PennyCat's profile post.
    @SpiralPath @tpj Thank you both. I’m having a really hard time right now. A bunch of distortions that previously settled/lowered are back with a...
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    You've got this @PennyCat. You did it before and you'll get through this again. You'll be okay. Big hugs!
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    Hey! I don't know if it helps but I'm struggling these days too. I'm just moving forward. I make step and then another step and then repeat. It...
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    I miss all of my friends from here, you all always encouraged me to keep going when I didn’t think I could. I really need that right now. IDK how...
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    This isn’t your race to run, and there’s no trophy. What I’m sharing is about my experience with tinnitus. When I was at my worst moments with...
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    Then just don’t read it, lol. I didn’t realize I was required to post here the first time I came across the forum in order to “qualify” as someone...
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    I don’t understand how I managed to fall out of habituation so randomly and suddenly. Every little sound is freaking me out. I can’t stop...
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    @OneRingyDingy I don’t see a link. I have tried a different maneuver that was suggested to me, but haven’t tried the Epley. It seems hard to do...
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    I have experienced BBPV. This link will explain the home Epley maneuver. It has helped me.
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    New problem: sudden onset vertigo and nausea. Urgent care says it’s benign positional vertigo, which is fairly common. Hoping it subsides and...
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    I just want to be okay. I want to get back to my mostly habituated state, where my T was just a nuisance and not causing me an “oh shit, I’m...
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    My T is making me anxious again and all I can focus on is the sounds in my ears. I thought I’d moved past this
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    Long time no see everyone. My tinnitus is back to making me extremely anxious because for some reason I’m hyper aware of it again. I’m sure it...