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Thank you so much for the post! Yeah the issues with my boyfriend are very challenging and we've been going through a really rough patch...

Update: after talking with my doctor she prescribed me 15mg of remeron and I have been switched to .5 mg of klonopin twice a day since the xanax...

I actually don't do any exercises. I'm still waiting on my TMJ guard. Do you have any exercises you recommend?

You definitely wouldn't be able to wear those since they have metal. MRIs use magnets, that's actually what the M stands for so those would be a...

Wow thanks so much! I really needed some reassurance as my T is so new and has been making me doubt myself. I hadn't even thought about it being...

Thank you it's want I've always wanted to do so I really hope T doesn't hold me back! If anything I hope it helps me to be stronger and a more...

In five years I'd like to have done well in all of my college courses and graduate with my nursing degree. I would love to be working in the NICU...

Thank you so much! You always reply to my posts, which I appreciate so so much, and I see what encouraging things you're always writing on others...

Thank you I have been trying to find things that mask my T. I have two types of sounds so what works for one usually makes the other worse. I'll...

Thank you I'm so grateful to this community. I don't know what I would do without the support. My T is roaring loud right now and I'm trying not...

I'm 20 and I've been dating my bf for a year and a half. He's normally a really supportive person but since we're young he wants to hang out a lot...

I also was one of the best in my class and I'm hoping that I can actually keep that up but I'm unsure. I'm sure one day you'll be able to return...

Thank you so much for posting this. I'm about to head back to start my third year of university after a big spike in my tinnitus as well and was...

Although I don't feel as depressed and scared as yesterday and am so grateful that awful sound in my ear left I'm having a really hard time coping...

I think antidepressants made my tinnitus worse as well. How long were you on the AD for? Did you notice your tinnitus get worse on the medication...

Feeling calmer today and I think the spike went away although today seems to be a loud T day for me. Trying to hang in there but just feeling...

Hey thanks for the advice and support! Thankfully I think the weird spike went away (fingers crossed) although my T is really loud today. I've...

Thank you it helps to know that for most people spikes improve! I was just so worried because this was the first major spike that I had and...

Thank you so much for the support and advice. Sadly I don't have anyone to talk to right now about this. My mom is asleep (she normally tries to...

@snow47 Your success story is awesome! Thank you for sharing it with all of us! It's really reassuring for me to see someone who was pessimistic...

Thank you! I just want to feel more at peace. I've been so afraid of this and the possibility of not being able to cope. I miss my old life so...

Yeah I suppose genetics have something to do with it as well. I had an MRI back in 2011 when I had my first T experience and it came back fine so...

Thank you Glynis! I know I'm probably worrying for nothing and since I don't really notice an increase that's a positive sign. Thanks for the...

My dad has Ménière's disease, which he was diagnosed with when he was around 50 but prior to that he had no ear issues no experiences with T...

So if I slowly taper off and don't quit it cold turkey it shouldn't increase my T permanently right?

I would say if you're doing something and it is decreasing your tinnitus then there's a very good chance those two things are related. Allergies...

Thank you for the advice! I definitely don't want to experience withdrawals or addiction and I'm being really careful about being on xanax...

Yeah the fluctuations and changes is what's driving me crazy with this new T. It's like I'm constantly scared of how it's going to behave. My...

Yeah the .5mg might be just what I need. I also think the AD would be good but I'm so scared to even try. But I'm just gonna hope for the best....

Well my first bout happened when I was 14 actually just completely out of nowhere (no meds, never went to a concert, no colds, perfect hearing). I...

Thanks! Maybe I need .5mg of xanax then. I'm just afraid of the addiction and withdrawal issues with benzos but I was in such a bad place my...

Yeah I understand where you're coming from. I feel like most people just can't comprehend or truly understand the agony T can cause so the medical...

That's what I was thinking too! I really want to stay away from the SSRIs. I'm taking xanax right now to get me through this rough patch but it...

Thank you again so much! This really helps. Head tinnitus seems to be my problem right now as well. I'll report back and let everyone know how it...

Yeah it terrified me as well. I started thinking that that could be me one day and it's so sad because absolutely nothing could be done so ease...

Thanks! I've heard of this one too! I'm just terrified it would affect my T negatively in a permanent way since lexapro an SSRI really gave me an...

Thank you Glynis! I will bring these up with my doctor. Have you ever heard of anyone having an increase in their T after taking these? And do...

Thank you so much for asking about how I'm doing and taking the time to post and offer me support and wonderful advice. Today so far has been a...

I know I don't think I can deal with this level of anxiety all my life. It's so debilitating and frightening. I'm having a really rough day today...

So in your experience does the volume actually decrease once you settle down and stop being so anxious about the sound? I think this happened to...

This makes a lot of sense! I notice my T seems to be a bit lower when I'm hanging out with my boyfriend or in an engaging conversation. Thank you...

Exactly! Every morning I wake up a wreck emotionally at the thought of battling a whole day with the T not to have a single break from it. I think...

Thank you for that reassurance I really need it. At the time when I took the AD I wasn't even worried about my T. If someone asked me about it I'd...

Wow I'm truly sorry you are experiencing all this fear and regret too. It's bad enough we have to get this awful ringing and deal with it's...

I get that completely! Actually when I got T the first time 6 years ago I didn't have any guilt whatsoever because it popped up out of nowhere. No...

But is it on your mind 24/7? That's what I'm most worried about. Like always thinking about it. It's bad enough to hear it constantly but to pay...

I actually remember being terrified of tinnitus when an audiologist came to visit my school in elementary school. I remember my mom reassuring me...

Thank you for the reply! The amount of responses I've gotten truly warms my heart! I'm just scared of being plagued by tinnitus and thoughts of it...

Thank you so much! It feels so good to know you have been where I am and it got better for you! Did you ever go back to law school? Was/is your T...

Thanks for the support! Did your T reduce gradually downward or did you have ups and downs and months where you had no progress at all? My first...

You are so sweet thank you! It's helpful to hear that you went back to work so soon after getting intrusive T. I've been working 3 days a week in...

Wow thank you for sharing this with me. It's nice just to see that there's hope with potential AD-induced tinnitus because when I first started...

So could anxiety actually be making the T louder? Or is the anxiety making me react so terribly which makes it all seem worse? Because if I can...