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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.

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

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

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.

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?

...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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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

I have exactly the same experience—great days and a normal life, but at the end of the day, when I lie in bed, the tinnitus becomes so frustratingly annoying. I never got tested for COVID-19 when I had a throat infection, which was followed by an ear infection with a lot of fluid in the inner...

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!

: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.

My psychiatrist said that would be our next move, switching from Ativan to Clonazepam if I find no relief from my current set up. However, I will say yesterday was my busiest auditory day in over 2 weeks. I drove in a car 4 times (short distances), was around my niece and nephew for a short...

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!

...If you’re in the USA, you can look these up to check their legality and availability. Three weeks ago, I had a severe spike and took Clonazepam to help suppress it. I also started using isolate dissolved in propylene glycol. To use it, dilute your isolate to 75 mg/0.5 ml of propylene...

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?

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...

...presenting what is written above. This could be why some people get tinnitus or have their tinnitus negatively affected by benzos such as Clonazepam. There is a drug called CLP290, which is a KCC2 enhancer. They can actually run a test using CLP290 on animals to see if the behavioral...

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...

How did you get the doctors to even listen to you or do anything but brush off the tinnitus as a symptom of anxiety? Who came up with the idea to try those 3 drugs at once, you - from researching on your own and having to ask the doctor - or these doctors who actually went to medical school...

...too much or not enough for your needs as I am not a doctor. As far as I know, Diazepam belongs to the family of benzodiazepines. I take Clonazepam to help manage my tinnitus when it is severe. It is a benzodiazepine, and I have found it very helpful. When pulsatile or regular tinnitus is...

Hi @Nocca, I should start by saying that I am very anti-benzo, as I’ve been living with nearly two years of severe tinnitus caused by Clonazepam. Some days, my tinnitus is so loud that I can hear it even while standing next to a busy road. Because of this experience, my views are definitely...

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...

...suffered long enough and tried every supplement under the sun to know the difference. Only two things have ever improved my tinnitus: Clonazepam (which was almost a miracle for me) and now, Lidocaine patches. I believe the drop in hearing is proof that it was affecting certain channels...

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

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...

...for 11 years and it helped a lot. It stopped working a year ago. My tinnitus has remained variable and manageable. When required, I take Clonazepam to calm it down for 1 on 2 days. My tinnitus began to increase in February 2024. Since I have had tinnitus a long time, I know it extremely...

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...

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?

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

@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...

Hey Carlos just curious how ur doing on Clonazepam?

It's what I take. 30 mg. No noticeable impact on tinnitus. It helps sleep. I would rather be on no medication but not if my life is even worse. I still take 2 mg Diazepam most days and Clonazepam once a week.

...sleep rather than helping. It wasn't a good experience. I'll give it a little longer. Ativan (Lorazepam) is the benzo he prescribes, not Clonazepam. He specifically told me he doesn't prescribe Xanax. I'm skipping it today for the third day straight, although my tinnitus is squealing, and my...

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.

...injections to the outer ear with the drugs Lidocaine -- which by the way has been shown to give temporary tinnitus relief to some -- and Clonazepam (I've no background in pharmacology). Anyway, nuff said. Here's the link (his username is @Chinmoku)...

...stabbing hyperacusis pain, although I must mention that I was also and still am using 20 mg of Memantine per day, and occasionally 0.5 mg Clonazepam. I have also been following part of Ziem's neural protocol for 2 months now. The effect lasted for a couple of days before fading out, but was...

...it less reactive in around 5-6 hours; I won’t be wearing them overnight anymore. In answer to how quickly it wears off, similar to the Clonazepam effect, sadly, as soon as I stop, I get that horrible rebound the next day. What’s one to do? Wear patches for the next 5-10 years. It doesn’t...

Wait 12-24 hours.

I think that's all spot on. It's a similar cocktail to mine. I've ordered some Lidocaine patches from iHerb. Five patches @ 4 %. The same brand as you. I'm also already on Gabapentin and ALA anyway. After reading up a bit, I would consider wearing it for 12 hours. Let the area rest, then...

It's either on or off for me. No in between.

If your tinnitus went from bilateral to unilateral, it should be easier to manage, as dealing with it in only one ear is better than both. I also know someone who has loud tinnitus in one ear, and it comes and goes in the other, especially when stress levels are high. He says it's much easier to...

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.

@Bart, any difference between Xanax and Clonazepam or are they basically the same thing?

Me too.

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.

...discussed an episode of vertigo after trying to mask overnight with rain sounds (hyperacusis is a problem, yes). I mentioned steroids and Clonazepam which I have seen mentioned on Tinnitus Talk. Right now I cannot do Tinnitus Retraining Therapy because my ears are so sensitive to noise (I am...

If any doctor had mentioned it was the Clonazepam, I would have been well out of this hellhole by now! But thanks! How long have you been on the Clonazepam for? This stuff makes you depressed as hell.

@Frayact, Brian started to take Clonazepam, just 4 weeks, very low dosage. He stopped it cold turkey and shortly after he started to experience nasty withdrawal symptoms (hallucinations, as far as I remember). Then he reinstated Clonazepam for 6 weeks and tapered. I recall him saying that while...

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.

...that this was likely caused by an effect from multiple withdrawals known as kindling. I acquired tinnitus in the summer of 2017 and took Clonazepam for four months, a few times a week. The total amount of Clonazepam that I took, over the course of four months in 2017, was less than many...