Posted by cache-monkey on January 18, 2006, at 20:02:40
In reply to Tinnitus and music in my head, posted by Movie Mom on January 17, 2006, at 15:14:41
Hello,
I wonder if both of the symptoms you describe could be from withdrawing the Klonopin, assuming you were on it long enough to achieve tolerance.
I'm actually in the process of a small dose reduction as part of a longer taper right now and have noticed tinnitus. I also have had snippets of music looping now and then. I had attributed this to a general sense of overarousal, i.e. trying to calm myself with a little repetitive thinking. Another thought I'd had is that it could have something to do with the tinnitus... trying to block it or maybe hearing a tone triggers the music.
Just a couple of thoughts... You might want to hold on a dose of Klonopin for a little while and see if it resolves. Or if you're near the end of your taper, see if it dose so after you've been off for a little while.
Good luck,
cache-monkey> I suffer from major depression and insomnia and have been on a (seemingly) never-ending search for an AD that will ease the depression while helping with sleep, or at least not worsening the insomnia. My doctor has tried Cymbalta, Wellbutrin, Prozac, and Effexor. The AD's seemed to help the depression but not the sleep.
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> Last summer we tried a course of Lamictal (without an AD). Helped my insomnia tremendously but didn't help the depression. So after a couple of months, we added 10 mg of Prozac. After a couple of weeks on the Prozac, she increased the dosage to 20 mg. I almost immediately started to experience tinnitus and music "loops" going through my head with the 20 mg of Prozac. I have never experienced this before, including during a 2 1/2 year stint on Prozac.
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> My doc thought the Prozac was too activating so had me stop it. Still have the tinnitus and music three months later. Is this a problem with Lamictal, a problem with the Lamictal-Prozac combination, or something else? I was also taking 1 mg of clonazepam (Klonopin) and 300-600 mg of gabapentin (Neurontin)at the time I started the Lamictal. I had been on these in an effort to ease the insomnia. Have since nearly weaned myself off the clonazepam but am still using the gabapentin.
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