Alprazolam for Tinnitus User Reviews (Page 2)

• Sim...
• August 13, 2017

"I have moderately severe sensorineural hearing loss. Xanax alleviated my tinnitus a great deal for a couple of years. After that, I reached tolerance to Xanax, and it was no longer effective. What's more, unless I increased the dose, the tinnitus was louder than ever. Because of tolerance, I was having withdrawal symptoms between doses. Since tapering off and discontinuing Xanax, I have been out of my mind with anxiety and loud hissing tinnitus. These will subside as my brain recovers from the damage the drug has caused. Please educate yourselves about benzodiazepines. Don't rely on your doctor because most of them are recklessly uneducated about the dangers of benzos. 0.5 mg of Xanax is not a low dose; it is roughly equal to 10 mg of Valium."

• Per...
• January 26, 2016

"I don't know if I should take Xanax! But I have been considering doing it. I am usually afraid of drugs, but this hissing in my ear is so annoying to the point that it is debilitating. I can barely make it through the day, so any suggestions I will appreciate."

• Dal...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 5, 2019

"While playing tennis, I was hit with a first serve behind my ear as I was at the net (doubles). This was in 2014 or 2015. The tinnitus has never stopped, and I had hearing loss in that ear. My doctor tried Valium right away. That had virtually no effect. Lorazepam (Ativan) has a slight effect. Alcohol will deaden it, but not good for the rest of the body (especially the liver). I have tried CBD oil (non-THC), and that helps slightly. I have found that melatonin, maybe 0.5 mg - 1 mg at night, tones down the tinnitus. I use the 'Sleep Sounds' app on my iPad or iPhone to make white noise for sleep too!"

• Syl...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 13, 2015

"I have OCD and health anxiety. I have been taking Xanax for the past year, and now I developed tinnitus. I really don't know what caused my ears to ring, but that's the only prescribed drug I'm taking right now. I only take it at night because it helps me sleep, but sometimes I take another pill in the morning. The milligrams is the low 0.5."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 30, 2023

"I use clonazepam, and it helped with the high-pitch ringing. I've only been taking one pill a day, but it doesn't seem to last all day. I'm not sure if it's safe to take it twice a day, so I need to ask my doctor. In addition to the ringing in my ear, I also have a swooshing sound sometimes. I have to put my earbuds in and play rain sounds to drown it out. However, during the day, it sometimes goes away and then comes back. I need help with this."

• Bir...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• February 18, 2024

"I've always had on hand Xanax to treat my seldom anxiety. 30 pills usually lasted 6mo-1yr. 5mg. Over the past 10 years, I've had Tinnitus in my left ear, but I could live with it and never correlated any use of Xanax for a need to treat it. About a month ago, a truck decided to blow its air horn right next to me, and it nearly blew my head off. Now I have greater ringing in my left ear with newly developed Tinnitus in my right ear. I am trying to limit to 1/2 pill every other night to sleep. It's the only thing that works to let me sleep through the night to sequester the ringing to a far corner of my brain. Doctors need to develop a 'Pain' scale for Tinnitus and recognize its very real (but of course potential overuse) benefit for the crazed Tinnitus sufferer. I do see Tinnitus' effects on my mental/anxiety/concentration. A reduced 'quiet enjoyment' in one's life is not a good thing. I'd pay 50K out of pocket for a surgery that would cure this."

• Dal...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 10, 2021

"I developed tinnitus from a tennis accident where a serve (doubles) hit behind my right ear. The tinnitus started instantly. The doctor prescribed me some Valium, which did not affect it. I happen to have an ongoing, low dose (0.25 mg) Rx for alprazolam, and I did notice that Xanax helps the most, but has a short half-life. I've also discovered that melatonin helps reduce tinnitus at bedtime, but can't take more than 0.5 mcg melatonin because of the hangover effect."

• Mat...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• October 30, 2023

"Xanax doesn't eliminate my tinnitus, but it lowers the pitch and volume. Instead of a high-pitched smoke detector noise, it becomes a low-pitch hiss. When I wake in the night, I take 1mg and it helps me go back to sleep 50% of the time, but it does cause some morning drowsiness."

• Hel...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 19, 2023

"This has worked very well for my Tinnitus. I have several chronic ear conditions and recently had a few different surgeries. My doctor prescribes Xanax for the ringing for short periods. I only take 0.5mg before bed and it makes it so much easier to relax and get to sleep. I usually wake up feeling very well-rested. I understand the stigma with Xanax and caution should be used, but it has worked for me. I wouldn’t recommend taking it long-term though. I only take it during my flare-ups."

• Raz...
• April 2, 2024

"I have undergone tinnitus caused by sudden withdrawal of Cipralex and continued for 14 years now. It spikes by continuous stress and anxiety. Following things are very helpful: sound sleep for 8 hours with the help of medicine ALP or physical fatigue, anxiety and stress control caused through external issues, massage of head and body, walk for 30 to 45 minutes in the morning and evening, cupping of head and ear once a month."

• Den...
• April 2, 2016

"I've had ear ringing on and off for 30 years... well, never off, but sometimes more severe than others. Last weekend I copped 4.5 mg Xanax from my gal, took them Sunday night. Today is Friday... yesterday, Wednesday, and Tuesday the ringing was the worst it's ever been, and I'm sure it's from Xanax... not withdrawal really, just from Xanax. I used to take Valium, and maybe that's how I got ear ringing in the first place. It's almost gone today... I'll never take another Xanax."

• Lyn...
• January 21, 2013

Alprazolam "Tinnitus, very loud and lasts all day and night. Couldn't sleep until I used Xanax and it worked great!"

• Anonymous
• November 18, 2009

Alprazolam "It helps me a lot, and I don't know what I'd do without it. It has changed my life. Thank you to whoever made this drug."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 3, 2013

"I have been using alprazolam for more than a year for my tinnitus. It does help, especially in the evening. I take a 1mg tablet at 6pm and 9pm. It definitely makes it easier to cope."

• Anonymous
• October 4, 2011

Alprazolam "This worked great for me until my doctor retired and the new doctor taking over patients won't prescribe it. Now, ringing in ears is back in full force."

• mea...
• April 27, 2010

Alprazolam "Working well to help me relax and go to sleep."

• can...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 21, 2019

"I was on prescribed Xanax & Lorazepam for 11 years. A doctor cut me off cold turkey in August 2018. I almost died. I developed tinnitus around October 2018. It's driving me crazy. Literally."

• Dal...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 18, 2013

"1 year ago (Sept. 2012) First serve in doubles tennis, hit me behind right ear; tinnitus ever since. As little as 0.125 mg of Xanax 'tones it down.'"

• Dal...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 24, 2017

"Relieves my tinnitus better than Valium (virtually no effect)."

• Moe...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 1, 2021

"Take it if you have severe anxiety, it reduces and helps you cope."

• Jer...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 6, 2022

"Alprazolam has absolutely no effect for tinnitus in my case."

• Lam...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 10, 2023

"Clonazepam really helps my tinnitus. Not sure yet what brought it on. Have to see the audiologist... it doesn't cure it, but it brings the sound to almost can't hear at all."

• car...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 18, 2023

"Clonazepam really helped my tinnitus as well as my anxiety, which I believe was brought on by my allergies."

• Mic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 20, 2024

"Xanax is a lifesaver. Bringing my anxiety level from a 10 to about a 3, which is huge. I’m on the lowest milligram, and that’s all I need."