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If falling asleep or just getting back to sleep is your primary concern rather than anxiety or a temporary reduction in tinnitus, I would go with Zopiclone over the benzo. It's targeted for sleep. I have a Z-drug (Zolpidem) and a benzo (Lorazepam) myself, but it takes more than the dosage...

My experience is that Clonazepam is not anywhere near as effective as it first was years back. I take a daily dose. My psychopharmacologist insisted I do this, otherwise she was going to cut me off. I was in early days and in crisis so I unfortunately didn't just do my own thing and take as...

Hi. Did you ever end up trying Pramipexole?

Were you doing fine on Clonazepam but just wanted to get off of it just to be off, or was it causing problems?

I don't know what country you're in but in the UK it's usually Diazepam or nothing. Clonazepam rarely is prescribed. Xanax is actually banned in the UK.

Another update (if anyone's interested): Clonazepam still works, but I cannot be physically active and expect it to do its thing. If I nap, be still, and take things easy, my louder-than-a-helicopter droning will fade to the background as a mildly annoying wind. That sucks because I want to go...

Do you get permanent improvements at all with any of these cocktails, and how much relief do they bring you? Like out of ten, what are the before and after scores? By the way, I just watched Dr. Dirk De Ridder's video. It is very depressing to realize that a real cure is not coming.

I know what you mean. I've only been taking Ativan (less potent & lower shorter life than Clonazepam) once every three days, and I feel like it's already less effective, but the worst part is that when my tinnitus is a squealing single tone, it's even louder than it used to be, and that's...

Hi @Lins12 -- Just to let you know if you're not aware of it, but Clonazepam and other benzodiazepines can cause or exacerbate tinnitus. Not saying people shouldn't use it if they absolutely need it, but sometimes people use it without it being an urgent necessity, and then develop a dependence...

...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...

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...

...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...

I'm pleased the Clonazepam is helping. Its seems opinions are divided here. Around 1/3 do not get any benefit from it. Some do great long-term on it daily, whilst some get in a mess. This is why, like most diseases, there will never be a tinnitus cure as we are all different. Instead, there will...

...helpful, although he had no idea of tinnitus. It's well below par in the UK. No, let me phrase it differently. It's SHITE! I have Clonazepam to hand. Knowing this has preserved me, reducing my symptoms in less than 24 hours. Other than that, Mirtazapine for sleep and daily low doses of...

I just wanted to update you: Clonazepam is amazing. I didn't want to take it, but I had a rubbish day, and my head was roaring. I wasn't sure it would even do anything because, in the past, I had Diazepam, and it did nothing. I thought, at best, it would maybe make me not care about the noise...

...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...

Anything that affects blood flow can affect tinnitus. Guanfacine gives people hypotension at first.

It's changed a lot. Some sounds faded but not all. Clonazepam helped a ton when it happened, it cut the volume by 90%. It happened in the chamber, and didn't go away until I decompressed and had Clonazepam. That was probably several hours later. It sounds like a slow ramping up of random...

@grate_biff, does Flupentixol have a bigger volume reduction than Diazepam and Clonazepam for you?

Only Mirtazapine. I do have a prescription for Deanxit, Aripiprazole and Clonazepam but not been agreed by my UK doctors.

...this and consult with your GP." Well, he’d recently prescribed me a box at my request, so I have it in the draw. I took a whole 1 mg of Clonazepam tonight, it’s definitely losing its effectiveness compared to initially; worked for a couple of hours, then just made me super groggy and...

...loud noise (I used to be a raver, not anymore of course) so there is definitely damage, but I have no clue where the damage is. You say Clonazepam pushes it to the background, I wonder why that is (I have taken Clonazepam and Deanxit for a short while, but I don't think it pushed mine...

Nick, I just saw this, but I can 100% say my noise exposure had absolutely nothing to do with my tinnitus, but you would (and I did) think that because of the timing of it all. The tinnitus was from the benzo, and the insanely severe pain hyperacusis I have now is from the benzo as well. I had...

Have you tried Nortriptyline?

I have weened down to 0.5mg Clonazepam and 600 mg Gabapentin since starting the Pramipexole. Mine was noise induced. I was singer for a thrash metal band and my left ear got blown out being too close to an amp over 3 years ago. It has been a journey for sure. I wear Widex Zen’s 24 hours a day...

@CL Rangerman, have you tried Clonazepam? Something that works for many with severe tinnitus... You must look at all options. Hearing aids? A combination approach is best so if you have hearing loss, then hearing aids is worthy of a consideration. Magnesium can improve sleep. A combination of...

That's about what I get in terms of duration of effect. 36 hours.

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...

For a couple weeks I took ~0.4mg for a couple weeks(quarter of a .5mg tablet during the day while waiting for my paxil to kick in, and a half tab at night), then I cut back to just .25 at night for the last 2 weeks. I just sent a message to my primary care physician, and am waiting to hear back...

Forget all the other treatments; it's the above cocktail that's helping. I use Clonazepam once, maybe twice a week. My hearing aids, vitamins and relaxation techniques are all helping WHILST I've taken it.

...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.

I've recently entered the worst setback since this all began a year ago. I am worse than onset. 2 weeks ago I felt pretty good, now every impact and sudden sound, loud or soft makes me want to hide in a closet. My T is screaming loud. NO loud noise exposures...but my facial.nerve pain returned...

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...

So why aren't ENTs talking about it, why aren't we on it?

@Nick47, is this combination for tinnitus?

...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...

...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...

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

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

...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...

Does it calm your symptoms or just make you stress less?

@linearb takes 2 mg Clonazepam and 600 mg Gabapentin. First thing in the morning with a glass of water. Hope I saved @linearb some time as I see he gets asked this a lot.

My ENT doctor prescribed me Clonazepam in 2008, with the advice to only take it when the tinnitus is severe. The dose is 2x 0.5 mg tablets. It reduces my tinnitus over 12 hours to tolerable levels or complete silence. The doctor mentioned not to take it too regularly as dependence can set in...

I would think that the Clonazepam would lessen and not increase your tinnitus. If you go through withdrawal from Clonazepam, it might result in an increase. I am down to .375 mg of Clonazepam (down from 1 mg at night). I went from 1 mg, to .75 mg, to .5 mg, to .375 mg I will move to .25 mg at...

@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...

...bad I don't think I can go on much longer. The tinnitus is just too reactive and hyperacusis too sensitive. I've had too much damage. The Clonazepam doctors and mom pushed me on only made me worse. My only choice is to take more Clonazepam. It's ringing so loud, too loud to comprehend. Love...

I agree with literally nothing that guy says, all my misery is due to Clonazepam so I am a bit biased and would say taper off completely and only use for extreme situations. Once I'm off I will never touch a benzo again.

...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...

Yes I still take it. I can compare it to my previous set which was Sulpiride with Paroxetine. Mimicking Deanxit works better for me. Clonazepam did no good for me, I stopped it after 1 month.

Uhhh, I didn't taper Clonazepam. I was taking doses all over the place. When I tapered I just stayed with Valium, started at 20 mg and worked my way down 1 mg-0.5 mg a week. As far as the doses of Clonazepam are concerned, I was taking doses as high as 10 mg and as low as 0.5 mg. It was an...

...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...

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...

...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...

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?

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

...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...