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  1. N

    Tinnitus from a Very Loud 3-Hour Concert

    ...supplements, patches and potions. Not a penny. Counselling can help with the distress, as well as an antidepressant like Mirtazapine maybe. As for volume reduction, Clonazepam and Gabapentin help some. The former is dependence forming. Depending where you are, you could enrol in a clinical...
  2. Cmspgran

    Commercial Lidocaine Patch as a Treatment for Ear-ringing

    ...that this awful condition put a damper on things. The impact it can have is truly soul-destroying at times. At the moment, I’m taking Clonazepam most days at varying doses, but never more than 0.75 mg a day. It’s definitely lost its effectiveness, but I got tired of the up-and-down...
  3. Binnen-dahlia

    How Do You Handle Static-Hiss Tinnitus?

    It sounds almost the same as mine. I can mask it a bit with a white noise masker in my ear, but not always. Once a week I take (a treat for myself) Clonazepam 0.5 mg. It takes my tinnitus perception away for almost a whole day (8 hours). I take this time to relax and do some homework. Greets, W
  4. Michael Leigh

    Tinnitus, As I See It

    ...hearing therapist. They rarely encounter patients with my type of tinnitus. Since 2012, I have been habituated to my tinnitus and take clonazepam as needed—usually for one or two days a month, then I stop. I consider myself habituated. For a better understanding of what I mean by...
  5. vilebubbles

    Anyone Tried Mirapex (Pramiprexole)?

    Hi. Did you ever end up trying Pramipexole?
  6. Cmspgran

    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    Yes, I saw Dr. Bance. He suggested, given I'd had some success with Clonazepam, to try a 3 month course of 0.5 mg a day. He quoted the fact many are on it all their life for epilepsy with no issues. However, he advised his preferred routes of Gabapentin and Carbamazepine. You may recall I have...
  7. RunningMan

    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    There are past posts from members who stated they needed 30 mg or even more of Mirtazapine to sleep, after lower doses didn't help. https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/45-mg-of-mirtazapine-doesnt-help-me-sleep-%E2%80%94-need-advice-for-my-disabling-tinnitus.49095/post-652507 That's probably...
  8. blamingeverything

    In Loving Memory of Brian Jordan Pariente (Brian P)

    Brian P seemed to have quite a few demons haunting him that pre-existed tinnitus. The Clonazepam adverse reaction could be causal but it must be considered within a network of his other issues.
  9. Cmspgran

    Commercial Lidocaine Patch as a Treatment for Ear-ringing

    ...because it was causing stomach issues and didn't help much, aside from aiding sleep. Now, I basically just look forward to taking Clonazepam twice a week, but then I have to deal with the crash and subsequent depression the day after. It's like riding a rollercoaster every week, and it's not...
  10. Diego LR

    Does Deanxit (Flupentixol/Melitracen) Help Tinnitus? Share Your Experiences

    Did you visit Dr. Dirk De Ridder? I visited this week and he prescribed Deanxit, Clonazepam and Clonidine. I will try them. Any feedback about these meds?
  11. Juliane

    @Cmspgran We all can reach a point where we just need relief. I understand and hope the...

    @Cmspgran We all can reach a point where we just need relief. I understand and hope the Clonazepam gives you that much needed relief! I am dreading the work week too. I am too much in crisis mode still, I feel I should not be working. I will be thinking of you when Monday kicks in. Wishing you a...
  12. just1morething

    @ErikaS, you could try the Shulman protocol and take .5mg Clonazepam plus 300mg Gabapentin twice...

    @ErikaS, you could try the Shulman protocol and take .5mg Clonazepam plus 300mg Gabapentin twice a day. That’s what I’m back on after a Zoom session this week with a psychiatrist.
  13. Biaxca

    @Ant315 hey! Sorry for delayed response haven’t been on here. I’m on clonazepam from my...

    @Ant315 hey! Sorry for delayed response haven’t been on here. I’m on clonazepam from my neurologist, made my T fade into background not even a bother anymore. However, I still have my constant pulsatile tinnitus which is not really a noise is just a feeling of pulsing in my ear so having...
  14. Travis Henry

    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    Yep, screwed here because of being pushed on Clonazepam. Now I'm dead on it and really dead off it.
  15. twa

    From Klonopin (Clonazepam) Induced Horrors of Tinnitus and Hyperacusis to Approaching a Better State

    @BrysonKingMe, I agree with you. I also took Clonazepam and it was a terrible drug. I did not know about benzodiazepines until after I started the drug prescribed by my doctor. Your assessment of what it does to the central nervous system is correct. I think my tinnitus initially started after I...
  16. Diego LR

    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    I am confused, last Monday Dr. De Ridder told me that someone can build dependency, but NOT tolerance to Clonazepam. I am surprised as many people on Tinnitus Talk talk about needing to up the dose for it to stay effective. I have recently been taking 0.5 mg every other day for sleeping, but...
  17. N

    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    ...despite asking for it. 0.125 mg is a very low dose, so it may be the Gabapentin doing most of the good work. Plus, if you upped to 0.5 mg Clonazepam with Deanxit and it did have less effect on you, I expect Gabapentin is doing most of the work. I don't know if Gabapentin can be taken with...
  18. N

    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    ...then it's only Diazepam, as it has a very long half-life. They would never prescribe short-half-life medications like Lorazepam or Alprazolam. Clonazepam also has a long half-life, so it is less addictive and has efficacy in tinnitus treatment. Zopiclone is also only prescribed for a few weeks.
  19. danielthor

    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    Clonazepam does nothing for my tinnitus, and neither does Lorazepam. Am I the only person in the world who doesn’t get relief from tinnitus with benzos?
  20. danielthor

    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    Is Clonazepam different from Lorazepam? Lorezapam does nothing for my tinnitus.
  21. ajc

    Will Stress-Induced (Divorce, Grieving, Moving, COVID-19 Infection) Tinnitus Spike Get Better?

    They are VERY different. Xanax (Alprazolam) has a half-time of approx 11 hours (range is between 6 to 27 hours half time, sometimes more in obese patients). Klonopin (Clonazepam) has a half-time of 20-50 hours!
  22. aura

    So now you're taking Clonazepam and Deanxit?

    So now you're taking Clonazepam and Deanxit?
  23. BlueMoon86

    Sudden Hearing Loss Gave Me Tinnitus and Took My Life Away

    Clonazepam is no longer amazing. I couldn't stick to "once or twice a week," and it's lost effectiveness. The first time I took it, I fell asleep in the afternoon, which I haven't been able to do since before this started. The second time I took it, I had a couple of drinks, and I remember...
  24. juliob

    Antidepressants (SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOs, TCAs, TeCAs)

    Why the Aripiprazole if you don't mind asking? I read that it can help with OCD.
  25. U

    Habituation May Not Be What You Think It Is...

    Thanks. And have you tried without the THC? Does the Jastreboff protocol work - and can you take Clonazepam long term?
  26. Michael Leigh

    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    My ENT consultant advised me of the risks of dependency if Clonazepam is taken regularly. Fortunately this hasn't affected me in 12 years and hopefully this will continue.
  27. N

    Tinnitus and Valium (Diazepam)

    Yes, I get through about 45 mg diazepam a month and 5 mg of Clonazepam.
  28. Michael Leigh

    Almost 100% Cured of Hyperacusis and Tinnitus

    ...met in all her years practicing as an Audiovestibular physician. She then said she would never give up on treating me. I was prescribed Clonazepam, and it helped me immensely when nothing else would. I was advised only to take it when the tinnitus was severe. I found my audiologist, who was...
  29. Lane

    Cerebrolysin (BDNF - GDNF - NGF - CNTF)

    I took Clonazepam daily for about 3 years around 2000-2002. I didn't get tinnitus until Feb. 4, 2018 (a day that will live in infamy for me). Sorry, but I since I have virtually no knowledge about BDNF medicines, I can't give an informed opinion. As far as other supplements, I don't see why...
  30. J

    Acoustic Trauma from Sleep Paralysis — Hyperacusis, Reactive Tinnitus, Distortions

    ...led me down the polypharmacy trap, which I believe has caused all of this. Medication History with Stable Tinnitus (December to March): Clonazepam (0.25 mg), twice daily for one week, with no taper in December. I developed noxacusis on the second-to-last day of using this. Clonazepam...
  31. Wrfortiscue

    In Loving Memory of Brian Jordan Pariente (Brian P)

    Yeah the COVID-19 vaccine worsened his tinnitus. Klonopin (Clonazepam) taper caused the nasty tones. He said he was somewhat doing better before the Klonopin too. He was allowing time to heal, kept getting worse and acquiring new tones. After having a small better period he got a helicopter tone...
  32. N

    Suicidal

    Thanks very much for your honesty. If I understand correctly, you were on daily Clonazepam for 4 years? It's strange as the ENT in Harley Street London pumps that stuff out for fun for severe tinnitus. I think Diazepam is the lesser of two evils?
  33. Exit

    @Freerunner what dose clonazepam did he give you?

    @Freerunner what dose clonazepam did he give you?
  34. ErikaS

    Antidepressants (SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOs, TCAs, TeCAs)

    Thank you, @Nick47! I was reading about NMDA receptor antagonists and how they could potentially help with tinnitus, and I know Ketamine falls under that umbrella. It’s unfortunate that Bupropion can aggravate tinnitus. Our community cannot win on anything.
  35. 2noist

    Suicidal

    :huganimation: @BrysonKingMe, it will improve, it must! You will be glad you didn't take your life but endured the suffering. You stopped taking the Clonazepam on Monday? I hope the reactivity lessens in a couple of weeks.
  36. U

    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    2-3 1 mg doses of Clonazepam a month for about the past four months and you believe you are having withdrawal? What makes you think they are related @GoatSheep? Do you feel any better if you take some Clonazepam?
  37. U

    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    @IntotheBlue03, Diazepam has a longer half-life than Clonazepam. Because of this, it can be great for sleep. For me, it does have an effect on my fatigue, so I end up sleeping too much - it works. Clonazepam seems to be the most widely used for tinnitus, but there do seem to be some horror...
  38. IntotheBlue03

    Hey Carlos just curious how ur doing on Clonazepam?

    Hey Carlos just curious how ur doing on Clonazepam?
  39. IntotheBlue03

    Thank u after 0.25 mg of Clonazepam it has. @BrOKeN_1

    Thank u after 0.25 mg of Clonazepam it has. @BrOKeN_1
  40. Star64

    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    Clonazepam made my tinnitus way worse. it has improved slightly after being off the drug for twelve months but I am nowhere near healed. Please stay away from this drug, it is only recommended for short term use.
  41. Michael Leigh

    Hyperacusis, As I See It

    ...years and I'm used to it. However, something strange happened in February, the tinnitus kept increasing and wouldn't calm down. I took Clonazepam which usually reduces the tinnitus over 12 hours to a more manageable level or complete silence. I knew something was wrong because the Clonazepam...
  42. annV

    Abraham Shulman Tinnitus Protocol (Clonazepam Plus Gabapentin)

    Thank you so much for coming back to share your update. I won't be taking the Clonazepam + Gabapentin combo.
  43. BB23

    Flupirtine — Another Potassium Channel Opener

    ...I was hopeful about Flupirtine since a couple of users reported positive results just with one dose, but oh well. I'm considering Clonazepam since my sleep is totally gone. I'll see if it helps with my visual symptoms as well. I will consider other stuff after a benzodiazepine. I hope I...
  44. ma7555

    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    Hello Nick, I had positive experience with Clonazepam 0.125 mg + Gabapentin 300 mg per day. I tried this for a short period, like 5 days, and it works. I was tempted to try the Deanxit + Clonazepam combo prescribed to me so I stopped the Gabapentin and switched to Deanxit. I upped my Clonazepam...
  45. RunningMan

    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    ...only as prescribed by the doctor, along with all the other warnings. Apparently, the FDA approves Lorazepam for up to 4 months, but that dependency can happen in days or weeks. Clonazepam is apparently approved for only nine weeks. Of course, it's more potent per mg and has a much longer...
  46. Taw

    REVIEW: Round and Oval Window Reinforcement Surgery for Hyperacusis — The Silverstein Institute

    Yep, Clonazepam basically and I take some others. They help sometimes but sometimes not. After the last setback it does not seem to help at all. It's frustrating that there is no way to alleviate the pain.
  47. Travis Henry

    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    All I know is I'd still have a livable level of tinnitus and some sound tolerance if I hadn't been pushed to take Clonazepam everyday. You probably build tolerance and get worse. I would stay away from all drugs if I were you. If you can live without drugs and eat a low inflammation diet and...
  48. blamingeverything

    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    It could be a bit of a journey tapering off daily Clonazepam, but a worthy endeavor most likely. There are good resources out there for tapering schedules, and from 0.5 mg you shouldn't have TOO far to go. Experiences seem to differ significantly. From no problem to quite bad. I can relate...
  49. T

    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    My doctor is also a psychiatrist, so definitely has experience with benzos, which makes his comment more confusing.
  50. Utdmad89

    Hyperacusis, As I See It

    Two years of pain hyperacusis (noxacusis)?! Cured with noise generators. Funny, people with noxacusis say you can't cure it with sound therapy. Makes people worse, in fact.
  51. IntotheBlue03

    @Stacken77 ur sweet yes I do have great full time support with my mom since I’ve reverted back...

    ...with my mom since I’ve reverted back to a toddler with this condition. She literally puts me to sleep at night. I’m waiting for this Clonazepam to kick in and am getting nervous that it isn’t. Wondering if the Grandaxin caused some kind of crossover tolerance. I haven’t taken the clonazepam...
  52. N

    Very New Here — Pramipexole Actually Worked for Me

    That's great news man and you've tapered the Clonazepam from 1.5 mg to 0.5 mg which is a big cut. It seems there are effective treatments already, it's just a case of having a willing and capable MD to go through the evidence and carefully assess each patient!
  53. mexigrl64

    Depressed and Frustrated — Thoughts About Xanax (Alprazolam) vs Klonopin (Clonazepam)?

    Hi, I've had tinnitus for 15 years now, in conjunction with hyperacusis caused by my M.S. It was never an issue until recently, they hyperacusis was a much more difficult issue for a long time. In the last few weeks my tinnitus has become constant, loud (where I can't even mask it and it...
  54. BB23

    Abraham Shulman Tinnitus Protocol (Clonazepam Plus Gabapentin)

    Hey. You are going to put yourself into interdose withdrawal taking it like that. You cannot take these pills like Aspirin. Do research on it if you haven't heard about it before. Most my tinnitus related problems came on because of something similar, but with antidepressants instead...
  55. Travis Henry

    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    Many lives have been lost and ruined by benzos; especially tinnitus sufferers who made the mistake of being on Clonazepam daily. I am stuck at 1.5 mg daily and I have worse tinnitus than I could have ever imagined being able to live with. I wish more people were like you and advocated for...
  56. T

    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    I asked my doctor about Clonazepam and he refuses to prescribe it unless it's for epilepsy or end of life. He said it's much more addictive than Alprazolam which surprised me.
  57. N

    Naltrexone as a Tinnitus Treatment

    Wait 12-24 hours.
  58. Cmspgran

    A Year of Reactive Tinnitus and Severe Hyperacusis

    ...to do so; it is so variable and unpredictable. I’ve tried various medications, including Mirtazapine, Carbamazepine, Gabapentin, and Clonazepam. All but Clonazepam have done nothing or temporarily made it worse. I’ve tried the usual range of supplements too, to no good positive effect. I...
  59. Gb3

    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    A lot of people take Clonazepam for years with no issues. If you come off gradually, then there really isn’t an issue. It’s when you stop cold turkey that it’s a problem and even then, if you’re only taking like 1 mg, nothing will happen.
  60. Ben Winders

    My Tinnitus Success Story — Please Read Carefully

    Keep in mind that Clonazepam (and Deanxit) is the standard combo given by Brai3n institute in Belgium for tinnitus. Based on this research: Administration of the combination clonazepam-Deanxit as treatment for tinnitus