Wow you have had bad luck. For me it's 50mg Amitriptyline and .5mg of Clonazepam(Klonopin). This has worked for many years for me.

You know I have both 50 mg Amitriptyline, and ,5 of klonopin in my drawer.

It's tempting for me, to try it again. The problem I had the last time, is that if you don't fall asleep, you feel terible the next day, because of the Amitriptyline.

I understand how you feel. Sleep is very rough when you have this condition. We have to strive harder for peace when we have the anxiety and irritating sound rushing thru our heads. So we have to deal with all surrounding symptoms.
1. The sound. This is probably the hardest to deal with since as we all know there is NO CURE, and it will be along time in its coming if ever. So we have to use therapies to help us cope with this disease. You have to find a sound therapy that helps you. Recognize that everyone is different. One device or sound might work for one person and maybe no one else. You have got to find the sound or device that works for you. I personally havent found a device that lowers or inhibits my experience of tinnitus.

2. Anxiety. There are many different treatments for the person that suffers from anxiety.(Everyone please add to this list as you see fit).
2a. Prescription medications.
2b. Homeopathic remedies. This I want to classify as anything not prescription. Herbal remedies, Breathing Exercises, Meditation tapes, etc.
2c. Therapy. Some people(me included) get a lot of relief by talking to someone like a counselor or therapist. Chiropractic helps some people. Massages help too.
In my searches I think the most prevelant relief comes from breathing exercises and meditation.
In my treatment I have found that if I eat a bowl of cereal(just a few bites) will do the trick.
Sleep. I think for sleep the main aspect has to be two categories. Routine and environment(hopefully I chose the correct spelling).
Routine generally means creating a pattern that tells the mind that I am going to sleep now and always sticking to that routine. Fortunate is the person that comes home from work eats dinner, cracks a beer or a glass of wine and passes out.
Environment (In general, environment refers to the surroundings of an object). Try to create an area where distractions are limited. A distraction free zone. And I say this as more sound distractions that anything cause I can lay awake in bed and count the little plastic stars on my ceiling sometimes and fall asleep to that. You have to create a PLACE THATS COMFORTABLE TO YOU.
I think that it would be a great idea if DS would put a stickie to this group of the different things that work for people with these ailments.

I did find a link I have to explore = www.anxiety.com

There are so many different reccomendations for relief.

Thank you for your beautiful email. I will work of different methods, and keep everybody updated.

When my tinnitus is real bad I will listen to a cassette player that I have recorded static white noise onto a 90 minute(45 min. each side)cassette tape. This get's me to sleep with no problem. I wear headphones because for white noise or any other noise(music)the sound has to be put into my ears.

A desktop noise maker does not work for me. The good thing about the cassette player is once the side is done it will automatically turn itself off. I always will find the headphones and player on the floor in the morning. So for me it works. I always take my Amitriptyline and Clonazapam at least an hour before. Hope this helps. John

Very cool. I like your routine. You seem to be confident on what works for you. That's the key to having success, in dealing with this Tinnitus

Mary Jane.

You certainly have a lot of products at your disposal. You have tried all of these individually and nothing works? I tried Remeron and slept for 12 hrs. and was hung over bad the next day. Psych said give it a week to let your body adjust. I didnt have that kind of time to walk around in a fog. Got off it. I was on Ambien for 8-9 yrs. Worked perfectly for me, but it was taken BEFORE I developed tinnitus. I weaned off of it in 2009. This medication can cause dependence and tolerance to the drug. My doctor kept wanting to put me on an anti-depressant. I didnt want that. I was having migraines and my neuro put me on 10 mg Amitriptyline for migraine prevention. I was already taking .5 mg of Klonopin and I usually half that dose and take it with Amitriptyline and finally found something that works for me.

Sounds like deltadart.

only he taking taking 50MG Amit, and ,5 KLONOPIN

I am trying again homopathethic style, witha product called Advanced Sleep Formula, along with some GABA during the day.

A lady who I use to work with was always having migraines. She had been taking 200mg of Amitriptyline for the pain. She said it worked very well. Amitriptyline is prescribed for many uses including insomnia.

My 50mg dosage has not changed in over 10 years. Like I said I also take .5mg of Clonazepam(small dose) and have never had to increase the dosage of that either. It works so why mess with the dosage? I always wake up refreshed after getting 6-8 hours of sleep.

I also take a hot shower before bed and let the water run on my neck and back, which seems to relax me. I also watch what I eat at night, no stimulates and usually nothing but maybe an herb tea before I go to bed at night.

Good luck, I know this is a hard one.

Hugs,
Sandy

I have had sleep problems for months before getting T and T just made it worse. My sleep switch is definitely broken!!! Yet all my hormone test come back normal. So I have tried most of the things you list (Rx and OTC)...even 100mg of Nortryptaline, Amatryp's cousin, along with gabapentin and klono. Nada. I would still wake up after 4 hours. One thing that helps me is to turn the lights out at least an hour before bed and just work or read by a small light. That gives my body a chance to start (hopefully) producing its own melatonin.

I also drink Valerian tea or Yogi bedtime tea before bed. I sleep with an ipod of water noises. I take scullcap, passionflower, and a ton of melatonin (20mg capsules I order online). I also take Mason brand Sleep & Relax which has valerian and other herbals in it (like hops). I then take 1000mg of L-Tryptophan and some 5HTP. Sometimes I will take DMAE or Ashwanganda. And as if that isn't enough, I take the Rx Doxipin which is designed to keep you asleep all night (which is my problem--staying asleep for more than 4 hours). It doesn't really help me on its own (see? I told you I'm really broken!), but I take it anyway.

I thought I might be killing myself with all this stuff at once each night, but when I ran it by two docs, neither one had a problem with it. 0_o

I take something very close to what your taking. It is call Advanced Sleeping Formula.

It has just about the same mg strengh that your taking on the 5HTP,
plus all the the extra little goodies.

Sounds like you have a handle on your sleep Sandy.

Good for you.

I forgot to add that I do take a light dose of Melatonin, if I am not getting to sleep. I used to take Klonopin and Neuronton, but have finally got off of this stuff as it was affecting my life in a negative way, and it really did not change a thing for my t. Other than making me so tired and not thinking straight all day.

I guess everyone needs to find their formula.

I hope you will find a way too, as it can make for a hard next day.

Hugs to you all,
Sandy