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inner ear and "sedative" meds

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anne92030
anne92030

i began vestib rehab, three times ...i took pills for anxiety, benzodiazepine , sedative ad, and seems to lessen the vertigos but is it good take them or not , does the ear recover and gets stimulated despite those meds? thanks

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  • Terry6872737
    Terry6872737 anne92030

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    Indications that I have read are that benzodiazepines will "delay" compensation. Maybe titrate down as you get more use to doing them. The sensations need to be felt for the brain to begin the compensation process.

  • Waffalobill
    Waffalobill anne92030

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    The times I had to take rehab I was told I could not be on any meds that affect vestibular system. You can't retrain if it's being supressed by meds. Same with testing. Have to be off vestibular suppressants for 3 days or the test will not be accurate.

    • anne92030
      anne92030 Waffalobill

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      the problem is I need to take benzo for anxiety and for walking , so i dont know how to go there....but i guessed that it is not good for the inner ear to recover.....I think you are right
    • Waffalobill
      Waffalobill anne92030

      Posted

      What I told my therapist. Diazepam makes the car ride to therapy almost tolerable. She said it's useless to do the therapy if I am on a suppressant. Counter productive. I go real early to appointments. Sit in the car with my wife for half a hour before I go in and wait for my head to catch up.

    • anne92030
      anne92030 Waffalobill

      Posted

      I also would like to know if somebody knows duloxetine antidepressant ued for neuropathy issues, my doctor mentionned this meds for anxiety but afraid as you said it suppress the vestibular function...the doctor does not know..
    • Waffalobill
      Waffalobill anne92030

      Posted

      And yes the anxiety is a problem. Knowing I haven't taken anything and the car ride is gonna suck makes it hard. Plus knowing the therapist is going to do things that make you dizzy on purpose. Then having to ride home again even dizzier.

    • anne92030
      anne92030 Waffalobill

      Posted

      they did not tell me anything , they just told me we ll try to do with them.....
    • Waffalobill
      Waffalobill anne92030

      Posted

      Well I am by no means a doc or therapist. But that is what I was told. I was also told if it's not done right it won't work. Then it's a real tough road cause then you have to untrained your brain, then retrain.

    • Waffalobill
      Waffalobill anne92030

      Posted

      The diazepam 2 mg is all I ever take. I been told some take xanex. Switch back and forth to keep from building a resistance
    • anne92030
      anne92030 Waffalobill

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      yes i have experienced no benzo for some weeks , i could not walk 100m without everything messed up and end up with panic attack, all the brain upside down in terms of perceptions, frightening feeling hard to control, i ll try to make rehab without xanax next time....i will try...
    • anne92030
      anne92030 Waffalobill

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      yes what i am doing , i only had a few mg long lasting benzo but did anything , i withdraw (awful) i have panic attacks since three weeks and vertigo dizziness in full force so i took a xanax today to be able to go there
    • Terry6872737
      Terry6872737 anne92030

      Posted

      Duloxetine, Cymbalta, is an SSNRI and does not supress the vestibular system.  It affects chemicals in the brain that may be unbalanced, serotonin and norepinephrine.  Only the benzodiazapenes should be avoided for therapy.
    • anne92030
      anne92030 Terry6872737

      Posted

      ok thank you Terry for this information, i ll try without benzo if possibe, i did not know this information, thank you

       

    • Terry6872737
      Terry6872737 anne92030

      Posted

      There are things that they can give you for the ongoing anxiety that will not impact the compensation.  Have you considered that you may actually have vestibular migraines?
    • anne92030
      anne92030 Terry6872737

      Posted

      the doctor did not told me about that for instance....what meds for anxiety if not benzos? thank you
    • Waffalobill
      Waffalobill Terry6872737

      Posted

      I read some articles where Duloxetine can cause anxiety and panic attacks.
    • Terry6872737
      Terry6872737 anne92030

      Posted

      There are several for Generalized Anxiety Disorder.  SSRIs, SNRIs. Tricyclic, Beta Blockers, Anti-convulsants, MAOIs, Azapirones, etc.  Your doctor shoud be able to help find one that can be effective.  Benzos are usually used for immediate symptom relief.  The others are for long term treatment.  I was on gabapentin for a while.
    • anne92030
      anne92030 Terry6872737

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      hi Terry , not very well, i withdrawed the last quarter of the hypnotic I took to sleep since one week , impossible to walk and panic attacks....i ll see soon the doctor to know if i change the prozac, i dont know and very afraid to begin once again another AD and have dizziness i already have...thank you to ask me..
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