Tinnitus Talk Support Forum

Hello! Welcome back. I hope things are going well for you.

Welcome back? I hope everything has been going ok.

Hi, hi

For the most part I have adjusted. I still do have the occasional spikes that really stink but I'm just trying to live a new normal and carry on.

@Tryn2BHopeful How have you been? It's been a few months now.

@RunningMan How are you fine sir?

I'm ok. Still trucking along!

Tinnitus is the same, still dealing with anxiety and insomnia. Actually thinking about asking Dr. about..... wait for it.... buspirone (BuSpar). Yeah, I know.

Hello, nice to meet you.

@RunningMan Arrgg! I hate Busphar. I wish I never touched it. I'm sorry your T isn't giving you a break. Mines super loud today. I only slept an hour last night. I think I'd be able to manage if it weren't for the spikes. I'm almost tempted to take an Ativan. It would be the first time ever I ever took anything for sleep.

Hello @HearingHell It's nice to meet you.

I still actually have Ativan (Lorazepam) prescribed 0.5 mg 3 per day for anxiety, but from all I read about benzos, I'm afraid to take it that much. I'm averaging 1 per 3 days, which may still be too much. Not for sleep - still taking zolpidem partial dose overnight for that. Avg about 5hrs lately.

@RunningMan Does that seem to be helping at all? Yeah my Ativan is so old it expired. I haven't touched any of these drugs for fear of getting worse but I need to calm down. It's a double edged sword.

Ativan does help my anxiety for several hours after a dose by taking it infrequently enough to minimize tolerance. I took a whole 1 mg one morning due to high anxiety. Zolpidem helps me get back to sleep usually taking 1 mg to 2 mg if I wake up overnight. Tried 2 SSRIs but had continued stomach aches/pains 7 weeks into, so stopped. And Nortriptyline at 50 mg didn't help in 2022.

Hello! I hope you're doing well and kicking goals

oh hello

@Stayinghopeful Thank you! I decided to come back and see how everyone is doing. I've been okay with the occasional bad days. This forum has good information for stuff I wanna keep an eye on. How have you been?

Hi there! While it's great to "have you back" I must admit I hoped you had healed and left us for good. How are you?

@Juliane Nope still have Tinnitus. I just needed to step away from the massive amount of negativity this forum can sometimes have. I understand the suffering because I've had my fair share of days but it was just too much.