Could My Cycling Tinnitus Be Part of Benzo Cessation?

Since this crazy cycle of spiking T started post a far too rapid taper from 4mg of Xanax a day regimine. Could my T issues all be part of benzo cessatation syndrome?
I feel so much better physically and mentally on the days when it backs off. Maybe its part of the "windows and waves" that can be experienced while recovering from long term high dose benzo use.

 

It seems possible. I know it is a withdrawal symptom and 4mg seems like a lot. I take xanax but never more then 1mg a day . It could def be a possibility I think there is. a benzo withdrawal forum I heard of. Perhaps they would have better answers for you if someone here can't help.

 

yes, definitely. How long had you been taking it at that dose? That's a fair amount, and xanax is pretty strong as benzos go.

If you'd been on it a short time it's not as troubling, but it still would not be unexpected to have some problems for a while.

 

Somewhere here on the forum I was telling about my w/d from Ativan and how my T went wild in the last days of my benzo experience. I was on it about 10 years. And all the extra whooshing and whistling was more than enough to make me want to go back on the Ativan, but I toughed it out. Feel good now, T is tolerable.
My Ativan was prescribed for arrythmia, not T or anxiety.

 

I was taking that dose (as perscribed) for 42 months.