- Mar 9, 2018
- 174
- Tinnitus Since
- 2013
- Cause of Tinnitus
- stress, benzo/clonozepam + clonidine, maybe infection
It was 2013. During a period of severe stress I took daily 0.25mg Clonazepam + small dose of Clonidine. On day 7 of taking these drugs, I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night and got a monotone tinnitus in my head. Several days later I felt that the tinnitus was changing to whistling.
In the worst days the tinnitus was up to 11 dB, while other days was fine.
I tried 30 sessions of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy without benefit.
Acupuncture with Chinese tea helped my anxiety and I functioned very fine.
Later my psychotherapist recommended me an SSRI, 0.5mg Cipralex, which I took daily. After half a year I did not care about my tinnitus. But this drug damaged my sleep, so I stopped taking it.
Then I started to take 1mg Lorazepam nightly for sleep. After 6 weeks I decided to quit it and during the tapering period the tinnitus increased.
Now I found that my tinnitus reduces by going back to >=1mg Lorazepam and improves even more by adding 50mg Diphenhydramine. I know that neither drug shouldn't be used long-term, so what should I do?
In the worst days the tinnitus was up to 11 dB, while other days was fine.
I tried 30 sessions of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy without benefit.
Acupuncture with Chinese tea helped my anxiety and I functioned very fine.
Later my psychotherapist recommended me an SSRI, 0.5mg Cipralex, which I took daily. After half a year I did not care about my tinnitus. But this drug damaged my sleep, so I stopped taking it.
Then I started to take 1mg Lorazepam nightly for sleep. After 6 weeks I decided to quit it and during the tapering period the tinnitus increased.
Now I found that my tinnitus reduces by going back to >=1mg Lorazepam and improves even more by adding 50mg Diphenhydramine. I know that neither drug shouldn't be used long-term, so what should I do?
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