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...with Carbamazepine or try another drug in week 2. From week 2 until week 4 I will opt for Nifedipine if the doctor allows it, or else Pregabalin (I'm not really sold on Pregabalin myself, the doctor just really wants me to try it). Week 4 until week 6 will probably be either Pregabalin or...

I wouldn't take Pregabalin. I continue to blame it for my tinnitus. And even if I were to get tinnitus later in life, at least I'd just have that. Pregabalin also ruined my memory, vision, gave me terrible side effects and intrusive thoughts... terrible stuff.

Hey Diego, could you maybe tell me after how many days you started noticing improvements on these drugs? Are you currently taking them?

I've read that Pregabalin is one of the nastiest drugs to come off from. Some people begin to have withdrawal symptoms even while on the same dose.

...my back, took gabapentin for a few days and brought down my T and reactivity a lot. Sedation and blurry vision on waking up only sides. Possibly anticonvulsant/nerve pain meds way fwd for our subset. Pregabalin/Oxcarbazepine are similar. Nortriptyline or Duloxetine are milder options. All the...

Pre-Pregabalin Mike: Post-Pregabalin Mike:

I've been taking 2400 of NAC for almost 2 weeks for OCD and to help with my benzo taper. I don't think there has been any spike associated with NAC, and I've been on multiple meds for a while (Luvox, Pregabalin and Diazepam).

What type of Magnesium are you taking? Currently I've been taking Glycinate but I'm wondering if another version is better.

I'm still a tad nervous about taking Pregabalin thx to this site: http://hearinglosshelp.com/blog/dont-get-hooked-on-drugs-such-as-pregabalin/ and also tinnitus is mentioned as a possible side effect here - this time a valid source: http://www.pdr.net/drug-summary/Lyrica-pregabalin-467...

Did the improvements reach a plateau after a few days? By the time you started taking these drugs, did you already try to protect yourself from sounds? If you don't mind me asking, have you ever considered increasing the Flunarizine and/or Pregabalin dosage? Or switching from Lyrica to Gabapentin?

Continuous burning pain from noxacusis.

Hey Tom, I'd be interested to know how you got on with Pregabalin since your post? I too have sleep maintenance insomnia and some GAD, I tried 75mg Pregabalin at bedtime and it helped but wasn't perfect. What do you take?

At higher doses Pregabalin closes potassium channels. Read up. I would avoid it as it's not the same MoA as Gabapentin. No wonder it has no support. We didn't really know until post 2018.

I tried Pregabalin earlier this month, 150 mg a day, with the hope it would help chronic ear pain related to noxacusis. Day 1 was fine. At the end of day 2, my tinnitus spiked. I discontinued after that, and the spike subsided. Disappointed I got that reaction, as several people have found...

Thank you @AVIYT . Yes there are several anecdotal reports that pregabalin creates problems with hearing. Your case is quite clearcut too. My problem is that I don't understand whether I should increase pregabalin or come off it. Instinctively it is a drug I don't like, given also reports like...

...too. Regarding headaches, I had some bad ones in 2024. I went to the GP, who said it was trigeminal neuralgia type 2 and prescribed Pregabalin. It completely scared the crap out of me. After being given Ciprofloxacin for an infection I never had, I am wary of taking prescription meds now...

How quick did you guys taper Pregabalin? I wonder how long is long enough to cause dependency in a dosage.

Aren't Pregabalin and Gabapentin supposed to be bad for tinnitus? I am not sure if T is a side effect for some of these drugs, but for Carbamazepine, which is similar drug type, it is. Also Gabapentin should be less ototoxic than Pregabalin.

@linearb , I was thinking of you and wondering how you have been doing with the gabapentin reduction? On the pregabalin side, I dropped 25mg of pregabalin and the tinnitus went up a notch, plus my eye floaters became more prominent and I got restless leg type symptoms.

BTW, anyone considered Lyrica (Pregabalin) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pregabalin ? Its considered the "better version" or sucesor of Neurontin, so should we give a try in combo with trobalt?, those who experienced benefits should have with this too

Would you mind sharing how you quit Lyrica (Pregabalin)? I am currently taking 200 mg and have been using it for about two years to help with benzodiazepine withdrawal. What was your tapering schedule, and how difficult was the process for you?

@juliob, how's your taper going? I've just been prescribed 2x50 mg Pregabalin per day and an worried it might spike my tinnitus.

Pregabalin is ototoxic. Stay away!

Gabapentin had absolutely zero effect on my tinnitus, but also didn’t really work for the pain. I found Pregabalin much more effective. Suppose you have to weigh up the risk of taking the med vs. the impact the nerve pain is having on your life and try to figure out if it’s worth it. For me...

Some do, some don't. It may take a long time but I hope yours goes away quickly. There is a Facebook group called "lyrica survivors (pregabalin support)". You might join it but beware the nocebo effect

What about KV channels?

I will probably end up on Pregabalin when I lay of the benzo's completely.....I am doing a slow taper of benzo and so far I am only 17% reduced and I already feel my anxiety raising :( My doctor has suggested Pregabalin. Hope it will have a good effect on me.

Good summary, @linearb. I would add: Anticonvulsants/anti-anxiety drugs: Gabapentin and Pregabalin (stronger). Pregabalin helped me sleep and it was great when I had anxiety and nerve pain, and it should have calming effects similar to a benzo without the dependence, in principle. It was...

Welcome to the forum. If there aren't enough responses for pregabalin, you can try search it as there are many prior discussions on this drug. Good luck. Take care. God bless. Here is a sample search showing many prior discussions. If you find posts interesting to you, you can try start a...

Pregabalin isn't ototoxic (a direct damage to the hairs inside cochlea) as far as I know. Not too sure about neurotoxicity tho but it should only affect the peripheral nervous system. I didn't find "T" as a possible side effect in the patient info leaflet either...

Go tell that doctor "thanks for ruining my life asshole". Take it easy and maybe you will recover. Don't expose yourself to loud noises. Go take some curcumin. Search pregabalin on this website and you'll see. FUCKIN DOCTORS

Well I initially wanted it to take the place of Clonazepam which I intend to taper off. If the Pregabalin works I'll start to taper off the Clonazepam. Although in my Ototoxic drugs book the Pregabalin is a much higher risk than Clonazepam. Its just playing with fire really isnt it?

@Chinmoku why were you prescribed pregabalin in the first place?

At what dose did you take Pregabalin (Lyrica) ? Why did you stop taking it? I have 150mg capsules.

Thank you for the suggestion. Yes it looks like a number of people got tinnitus from pregabalin. I hope it calms down when I finish my taper.

@Jiri, how is your taper going? I'm tapering pregabalin and my tinnitus gets louder and louder. I feel horrible. I'm down to 50mg but holding for a couple of weeks at least. I barely manage it. @J.Hartog I hope your situation has improved

...in 2 weeks time I'll be able to drive again. How about yout tinnitus? Did you experience any change in tone, pitch or volume while on Pregabalin? Btw I am happy to hear about your hearing test being better than the previous one. Also, I've got some other links on ototoxicity as well...

Of course. Pregabalin for the treatment of social anxiety disorder. Kawalec P1, Cierniak A, Pilc A, Nowak G. Author information Abstract INTRODUCTION: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, causing a reduction of in the quality of life by impairing...

Thanks. I’ve stopped taking it. Do people receiver from tinnitus caused by pregabalin?

...made my tinnitus much worse after only one dose so I stopped. I tried increasing Flunarizine but did not see much difference. I also tried to increase Pregabaline but higher doses makes you very very tired during the day. Now I am in the process of trying to swap Pregabaline for QUVIVIQ for...

I'm interested in what country he is in. Can you imagine something like that happening in the UK? You've definitely started something with these patches. I'm getting bombarded with messages from people asking about them and buying them. I used just a quarter of a patch, and it still seemed...

Is Gabapentin less ototoxic? My psychiatrist suggested switching to it due to my complaints. It's a bummer as Pregabalin is helping me a bunch with other symptoms from benzo tolerance/withdrawal.

Are you planning on continuing using both, clonazepam and pregabalin? I would probably myself taper off the clonazepam after starting pregabalin, but I'm not sure what to think if your doctor didn't mention anything about that so I assume he thinks it's OK. (Google does give results people...

Is Riluzole safe while on Luvox, Valium and Pregabalin? I wonder if I should go after it but I am not sure if there is any theoretical reason to avoid due to the interaction with the other meds.

Have you tried Buspar? What about tricyclics, MAOIs, or even Gabapentin/Pregabalin? I believe Gabapentin is also used to help with benzo withdrawal if you do wish to slowly taper off of Xanax.

Thanks for the reply, I wonder if being on the pregabalin meant that we are more at risk of experiencing spikes from the antibiotics. I'd like to come off the pregabalin ideally but as you probably know that's easier said than done! Also thank you to the person who added punctuation to my...

...a few days to help with the really bad paranoia.. then maybe switch off to a GABA-b agonist like baclofen for a few days and then again back to benzos (if possible, a few days break in between each switch.. this depends how long your taper with pregabalin will last). Kratom one day helped me too.

I have tested pregabalin to me and does not work.

Doctor wants me on Pregabalin :( Damn! Why can't they understand that I don't want more pills.

Thank you. It feels like I've become sensitive to sounds. And Pregabalin really helps me sleep so hopefully it didn't cause the new symptoms. And it is a low dose anyway. Thanks again.

What kind of nerve pain do you experience?

I don't have any experience with Pregabalin, but Gabapentin increased my tinnitus while I was on it. It went back to normal after discontinuing. You'll probably just have to try a low dosage first and see what happens.

Has anyone's tinnitus negatively affected by Pregabalin returned back to the baseline level after tapering the drug? I started it 20 days ago and now I am wondering if it's worth staying on it.

...I understand your love of driving to experience the sense of freedom you describe. It's been a big factor in my life as well. -- Re: the pregabalin (Lyrica), I hope you've discontinued it, especially since it caused your tinnitus. I myself use DMSO (and other things) to control some of my...

Thanks for the lead on pregabalin. I will look into that. F

Why did you need pregabalin?

...we went through a similar experience! @IntotheBlue03, when I reached my lowest point, I went to a psychiatrist who put me on Sertraline, Pregabalin and Klonopin (all small doses). I know that there are a lot of horror stories about taking benzos but in my case it was Klonopin that helped me...

In my case tapering pregabalin took a long time and my tinnitus went through the roof. The tinnitus was originated by a ear infection but was supermild. As I tapered pregabalin it went through the roof, but I don't know whether it worsened on its own or due to the medication. I have been off for...