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...luck when you return to work @Cmspgran. I'd like to give you some advice and hope you don't mind. I realize that you want to stop taking Clonazepam, and I commend you for this. However, don't push yourself too hard. Returning to work can be stressful which could increase your tinnitus...

@ChrisZ, It’s good to hear you’ve found some relief. GABA acts as a brake and can help disrupt the tinnitus signals. Medications like clonazepam, alprazolam, and oxazepam can also have this effect, though diazepam doesn’t seem to work as well. As you mentioned, there can be issues with these...

I forgot to write here that Clonazepam "cured" all my symptoms of moderate hyperacusis for 48 hours. Not sure about T loudness though...

4 mg of clonazepam and I feel no change in tinnitus loudness/perception. I won't go higher. I had so much hope in benzos when I got them...

I used Clonazepam, at a dose of 1.5 mg taken 1 hour before bed, for several years while concurrently doing acupuncture, craniosacral therapy, hypnosis, Ayurvedic herbs, and TRT with maskers. My catastrophic hyperacusis took over a year to diminish. The catastrophic tinnitus took several years to...

Does anyone take clonazepam? I’ve seen a lot of people with tinnitus take it.

...Campral for a week but developed a terrible rash on my chest and stomach, so I stopped taking it. After I discontinued the medication, the rash went away. It has now been about three months. I was advised to try Klonopin (Clonazepam) to see if it affects my tinnitus, but I am hesitant to do so.

Were the Lidocaine patches more effective than Clonazepam? I think the hearing fluctuations are due to conductance. This is similar to Carbamazepine. Did you get any other side effects?

I was on Klonopin for 1 month at 1 mg a day, then 2 weeks at 2 mg before starting a taper of .25 mg a week. I was on it only 6 weeks total before starting to taper. Tapering went OK until I got to .25 mg and my ears started to ring with a louder electrical tone. Got to .125 mg and ears went...

...very drastic, but it’s 2:30 in the afternoon, and I’m still in bed. Before the dental work, I was actually starting to do alright. My Clonazepam was down to 0.25 mg, but now I’m at 2 mg, plus Lyrica 225 mg and Seroquel 125 mg—everything has been pushed up. I didn’t take Morphine last night...

...I have a rare and severe form of noise-induced tinnitus, which is not often seen in other tinnitus patients. This is why I was prescribed Clonazepam in 2011. Please refer to my thread: My Experience with Tinnitus. I’ve been taking Clonazepam more frequently since my tinnitus worsened in...

This has been my experience, too. Clonazepam supposedly lowers the loudness of tinnitus for most people -- I guess you and I are among the unlucky few it doesn't work for. Do you find Alprazolam lowers tinnitus loudness?

How old are you? Did Clonazepam make your tinnitus worse?

@chris a, thanks for your story. Have you been on this cocktail daily for 3 years? I have suspicion only the Clonazepam is beneficial. Have you tried the Clonazepam on its own?

...on long term/daily use. I am here to tell you with absolute certainty that in my case, any time I take even a single 0.5 mg dose of clonazepam, my T will be worse a few days later, and this will continue for a few days before going back to baseline. I have had T for close to 5 years now and...

You are probably right about Clonazepam losing its effectiveness, @Cmspgran. Two to three times a week might be too much. My ENT consultant advised that I only take Clonazepam when the tinnitus is severe. If taken too regularly, the body quickly habituates to it, and more of the drug needs to be...

...just works better, I guess. Many diseases have a combination treatment. Dr. De Ridder prescribed Aripiprazole, too, but I don't have any of that. It was the lowest dose, like 2 mg. Try it for a month and see. You could take 0.25 mg of Clonazepam at night if you are worried about side effects.

Thanks, @Nocca. Before taking Clonazepam, my tinnitus was so mild that I would barely notice it for months at a time. I am hopeful that I will get back to that point sooner rather than later. Regarding your point about France, I am in Belgium, and I am quite shocked by how easily doctors...

Michael Leigh put a post about clonazepam helping him and it helps habituate faster.

Took 0.5 Clonazepam half an hour ago. So far no reduction in anxiety and tinnitus loudness, but oh boy my eyes are heavy as hell. Will wait

Because my tinnitus is so bad, I already switched back to Gabapentin. I will probably add Clonazepam (0.25 mg) in the evening, too, every other day.

How are you getting on with the Gabapentin/Clonazepam thing? I'm in discussion with my doctor's surgery to trial Carbamazepine or something similar.

For me, it is the same. Taking 0.5 mg of Clonazepam seems to help by reducing the hyperactive neurons in the auditory cortex. However, it makes me feel extremely tired, almost like a zombie. I have been trying 0.25 mg for almost four weeks now, but the hyperactivity has come back strongly...

Jeez Louise, and here I am worried about taking 0.025 mg of Clonazepam a day and running out of Gabapentin. I have a box of Pregabalin that was given to me to try, but I haven’t used it yet. Those are some hefty doses, mate. Be careful! I’m glad it’s helping your symptoms, but I’m honestly in...

...that. The lower the dose, the better. What's the point in trying to improve my mood if I can't sleep? I'm also considering 0.5 mg of Clonazepam next time I have some, but my anxiety and roaring tinnitus are both extreme at the moment, so I hope it's enough to take the edge off every now and...

...to get by with 20 teeth, that’s more than enough. I have 28 right now, so I can easily sacrifice 8 when the time comes. I’ve been pushing clonazepam for four days now. I just had my MSW appointment, and she says it’s very obvious I’m having trouble finding words. She mentioned she never sees...

likely need a root canal soon and my nox is pretty bad rn. torn between taking nitrous oxide or 1 mg of clonazepam beforehand. any input?

I truly hope you find some relief. Keep hanging in there!

Hi @trevl, it seems there are no drugs on the market that have the potential to reduce tinnitus volume, except Clonazepam, if I am not mistaken. I was prescribed this drug a long time ago, but I do not take it. It does not have a good reputation. Currently, I am taking Mirtazapine (between 15...

...but a severe tinnitus spike can definitely make me anxious. I've experienced so many spikes that now I mostly just: Suppress it with Clonazepam. Ride it out. Hope for the best, since there's not much else to do. I like the idea of using a "mini" dose of Zolpidem. For me, 3.25 mg is already...

I was also impressed with Dr. De Ridder and appreciated his insights on Clonazepam. I had thought that it was best to use low doses as needed, but from what I gathered (and I could be mistaken), it seems that he recommends using a low dose regularly. He mentioned that it’s the wearing off of the...

...spot. The only difference is my (severe) tinnitus was noise induced and you are further along with the taper. I've been wanting to quit Clonazepam since summer last year, but the tinnitus got worse while trying to and I got really scared so I put it on hold for many months after my initial...

Have you tried taking Remeron (Mirtazapine) and Klonopin (Clonazepam)? If not, I highly recommend taking Remeron at night to aid sleep. It will take a week or so for your body to adjust and stick with it.

You will regret it...

Yes, still on 1.5 mg Clonazepam/day.

Just debating whether to get on Clonazepam full time now as the off days are giving me quite severe depressive symptoms when the reactive tinnitus catapults back.

1 mg is pretty potent for Clonazepam. That's 4 times as potent as my 0.5 mg dose of Lorazepam, plus it has a much longer half-life, resulting in a higher concentration of the benzo in your system longer. I avoid taking Lorazepam much because it can build tolerance and dependency quickly, plus...

Yes, that's how I've taken Clonazepam. I've taken in the past a low dose (0.25 mg) for a week, then none for 7-10 days, then for 2 days in a row, then 5 days later for 1 day. I also vary the dose (0.5 mg - 0.75 mg - 1 mg) and basically take it to my needs. I have no set pattern. On days I don't...

I've seen others report a delayed effect between taking Clonazepam and a reduction in tinnitus, so I'm not surprised you had better results by taking it the night before. 0.25 mg every 6 days doesn't sound like it would be a problem. 0.5 mg doses are not uncommon and are sometimes taken more...

...be that the Venlafaxine prevented the tinnitus from dropping back in volume as much as it could have done! Perhaps a short course of Clonazepam may be another option? I’ve noticed a few of you talking positively about this. I just don’t know, but would love to do anything I can do now to...

...after that (except for two small cuts). The tinnitus kept getting worse and I thought that I am lucky that I still have the 0.4 mg Clonazepam, because imagine how the anxiety would kill me if I didn't. I kept taking the pills and it's been downhill with my tinnitus really fast for the last...

My tinnitus is unilateral. My biggest issue initially was how my tinnitus sound would react to external stimuli. After about three months and about a month of the nutriceutical protocol, the reactivity issue seems to be getting better. It is not resolved by any means, but it is more manageable...

Doing better due to Clonazepam, it softens my tinnitus and reduces my anxiety greatly!

1-2 mg of Mirtazapine and 0.25 mg of Clonazepam at night is the perfect cocktail for me.

Clonazepam has been useful to me since April 22. It can reduce both my hyperacusis and tinnitus in 12-24 hours. Some take it regularly, I have not. I take 0.5-1 mg for 1-2 days about once a week. The effect can be enhanced when taken with Gabapentin. Like many medications, some people...

You have to be disciplined with those benzos. I have 0.5 mg Ativan (Lorazepam), which is equal to 0.25 mg Klonopin (Clonazepam) but with a much shorter half life. I've managed to hold myself off to one dose every third day on average, but that's for anxiety, as I don't think it helps tinnitus...

I'm assuming they tried each alone with the statement, "The weird part is the Clonazepam and Olanzapine have to be taken at the same time. If I remove one, the tinnitus comes back." And I believe this because benzos don't seem to affect my tinnitus at all. Wish I had had my Gabapentin and...

300 mg Gabapentin and 0.5 mg Clonazepam for 3 months.

Ever tried Gabapentin?

...and unfortunately, I only have the worst news to share. I think I really need some support right now. Last year, I failed to taper off Clonazepam (0.5 mg). It was a very slow taper, reducing by 5% per month. I managed to get down to 0.3 mg, but that is when everything spiraled out of...

...I took Diazepam this weekend at 5 mg (2 ml) to help get through a medical test, which I understand is meant to increase GABA the same as Clonazepam, but this seemed to send my tinnitus through the roof, so I guess the combination of Clonazepam and Gabapentin may be ineffective for me. Great...

It's been a little while but pretty sure I dropped the Clonazepam early on and only took Deanxit, but I'm not certain anymore.

You're on Clonazepam buddy. Forget that list.

...previously mentioned scenarios which would likely result in a loss of hearing. What I have found is that by using one-off high doses of Clonazepam I am able to mitigate any increase in tinnitus that I would otherwise suffer from exposure to sounds that I would define as causing a mild...

...tinnitus, while taking Prednisolone. This made me wonder what specific inflammation it was targeting. I experienced similar effects with Clonazepam and Zopiclone. However, I avoid Zopiclone because I disliked how it made me feel. Although it was effective in helping me fall asleep, it didn’t...