I recently had a surgery when the anesthesiologist used local and IV medication to barely put me under. I was mainly awake during the entire surgery. I realized my tinnitus (which I've had for 14 years) completely stopped, during the entire surgery. Now I am thinking about the possibility that a medication like Ativan could help me long term. I would like to hear from anyone using Ativan.
Ativan is a benzodiazepine, like Xanax, valium and klonopin. They are very helpful short term as anti anxiety meds and vestibular depressants. However, they are extremely addictive when used daily for more than a few weeks. You also quickly develop tolerance, which means it takes higher and higher doses to work. They come with a plethora of nasty side effects after long term use. Before embarking on that journey, you would be wise to visit the benzo buddies forums to see what is in store. If you do decide to take them, avoid daily use and only take when absolutely necessary.
Good post. I will visit the benzo buddies forums (is that on this site?). I take Xanax and try to do as you suggest. Only take them when really needed. I've been disciplined so far. They really do help curb the dizzy.
Scott tom is bang on with his advice re the bentos. I used to take an Ativan as needed to stop vertigo. I would never take it on a regular basis. I would be surprised if you could find a doc who would prescribe for regular use to relieve tinnitus. Pupper, here's the link to be so buddies. http://www.benzobuddies.org/forum/index.php
When things get really bad for me, nothing works like xanax. It immediately reduces the tinnitus and allows me to sleep very well. I am careful to only use it when absolutely necessary, due to the concerns many people have expressed. It also helps with several bouts of vertigo that I have had. I only use .5 milligrams so the dosage is low. The question I have is, why is it so effective? Could this tell us something about the disease?
This may be related to calming down autonomic nerve and working as muscle relaxant. I have stressed importance of light exercises as a vehicle of flexing the muscles around jaw and neck and streamlining autonomic nerves, waking up parasympathetic nerve to relax. We have many health practices for this purpose without any drugs. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4smSaYBVJ9gaXN6aVJiRHRFUXM/view?usp=sharing
Let me correct the language - not "flexing the muscles" I was trying to emphasize "mobilization and stretching" of your muscles as described in the document, which leads the muscles to be more flexible and elastic. I didn't mean showing off your muscles by applying power.