I Really Need Help

Two month ago T started in my left ear but i was slowly habituating.

Then two weeks ago it started in my other ear, but it is another tone, very very low.

I opened two threads but nobody cared

I don't know if it's my fault or because my english isn't good, but I didn't find here any help for my condition.

I accepted my T in my left ear, but I can't accept another tone ( or two tones! ) in my other ear. My ENT gave me Betamethasone for 10 days... I am scared because I don't know if lyrica 25 and alprazolam triggered my new T.

According to Dr. Nagler, these two drugs, for such short time ( three weeks ) cannot cause tinnitus. I don't really know what to do. Any medical test does not show any problem, even in my right ear.

Right now I can't take alprazolam again to calm down, since their otoxicity.

Someone please... just encourage me for another time of habituation

 

I'm going through a hard time now too with some new stuff in my left ear. This is torture

 

Do your other ear started to ring too?

 

Usually Alprazolam and Pregabalin are not considered ototoxic when you are on them.
Quitting them cold turkey, without some sort of tapering schedule, after a long period of use is usually an ototoxic "danger factor".

Try taking NAC (large doses like 1200mg) per day, is has been shown that it may have some neuroprotective value for the inner ear.
Betahistine is useless from what I read (and my own experience), there is a thread about it on the treatments section...

 

@undecided I stopped them cold turkey after three weeks, since I was taking the lowest dose of both ( 25mg of lyrics 1 x day and 8 drops of alprazolam ). And my second tone started after two weeks.

Do you think this could be the cause?

 

@i.m yes my right ear rings too but my left ear was my good ear and I'm getting high pitched tones now that are insane

 

If you have absolutely ruled out all other causes, it stands to reason that quitting cold turkey it is a plausible cause for your issues.
And that's a bit of good thing, abrupt benzo-quitting tinnitus has a chance of going away - but it takes time.

(also, how much is 8 drops of alprazolam? like 0.25mg?)

 

My friend, I send to you a huge hug, that's the only thing I can do via internet. If you want to talk, I'm here

The main problem here is my thoughts about "why did I take these drugs, why did I stop them without asking to my doctor" etc since the new tone itself is too low that is not a big deal for sleeping, living etc. I am angry just because I have a new tone! Did you do the same thoughts when you discovered that for your blood drug?

I hope, then, that this very very low tone will end. 10 drops are 0,25 , so I was taking a dose near 0,25mg every day.

 

Ciao I'd say even 0,25 is a dose not to stop cold turkey after a few weeks..it could have ( theoretically, we can't know ) cause your new tone, but since it was a short period and the dose not too high indeed, you have all the chances it will go away. IT's no acoustic trauma, so taking Nac will most probably be useless. Benzo cause t in some people but not because they are ototoxic, as far as I know. It's just they interfere with your brain function and anything that does it may trigger T, if you're not lucky. The problem is there are so many things that be triggers we can't tell what it is..If you have no acoutic trauma on your account, no other diseases chances are it's ''only'' anxiety ? Try to relax, cheer u a bit.. I went out yesterday with a friend and my T subsided significantly. Don't underestimate the role of the psyche in all that..Stammi bene

 

My own experience with Xanax (alprazolam). It is a wonder drug for anxiety. I've taken it during some of the worst times of my life. It should be taken with caution, as it can be addictive. I took it during my first two months of fighting with T and anxiety and sleep issues, and it was a valuable tool. I took it carefully and with caution. It was very helpful to me. I'm thankful that I no longer need to take it, but when I needed it, it worked. It is not a cure for T, but it can help with the early stages of anxiety and sleep problems that T causes. Best wishes, Trebor

 

whats the deal with lyrica