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   i still do not know the propper english word, in german its hörsturz

In several forums I've seen them talk about "spikes"

The magnesium had a dampening effect which started gradually after about 2-3 days - I take it daily around noon in a 400 mg dose. It also had a soothing effect on my restless leg syndrome (one of my other benzo-induced symptoms) which eventually disappeared altogether.

My Tinnitus is coupled to poor sleep (both quality & quantity) and I noticed an improvement on that front as well after a few days of magnesium.

I started taking L-Theanine in the form of matcha tea together with my girlfriend. Since then we're both experiencing vivid dreams. Unfortunately we've also started taking this at the same time before bed: https://www.physalishealth.com/en/food-supplements/stress-sl... ... so we're not quite sure which one is improving the vivid dreams.

I started taking magnesium several weeks before I started with the tea and the relax & sleep supplements. It was because of the apparent success with magnesium that I'm now exploring these paths. I'm not sure whether Taurine has any effect (the supplement I started after Magnesium and before L-theanine). I'm sticking to the Glutamine-Glutamate-Gaba model and found this site that has a number of pointers and supplements in that area: https://bebrainfit.com/glutamate-neurotransmitter/

I'd advise to try one at a time, around the same time every day and evaluate after a week. Start with Magnesium (not in the form of an oxide)

I developed T after a series of encounters with benzodiazepines to lessen my nerves when I was coping with burnout. I didn't know I had burnout, I didn't know what was happening to me, I just wanted it to stop. My tinnitus became unbearable in the weeks after a psychiatrist took me of an benzo and put me on an atypical antipsychotic medication. I always blamed the new medication as the cause of my symptoms (of which T was one) when in reality it was the cessation of the benzo.

After 5 years of Tinnitus-hell I was put on yet another benzo and my symptoms were _gone_. It lasted only a number of months, though and when I stopped taking the new benzo ... it all came back.

I came to the diagnosis of benzo-dependency myself and found a psychiatrist who agreed to assist in a 6-month withdrawal with a gradual taper. After each step my tinnitus came back a bit for a few days and then dropped again. After a number of iterations it became what is known as "baseline", i.e. a background tinnitus I can live with.

In recent months I started taking Magnesium supplements in the form of citrates and Taurine. I then found this on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/tinnitus/comments/znyuyj/partial_su... The top comment by kenzocarj is my current working model for dealing with Tinnitus. I'd like to try L-Theanine but it's illegal in my country - you can buy it in a form that has added glutamine which worsens my T. I'm now drinking matcha tea as a source of L-Theanine.

Hope this helps.

Finland isn’t the happiest country in the world, they’re the most sarcastic when filling out a survey.

A Dutch biologist by the name of Midas Dekkers wrote a book about this phenomenon. It’s titled “The thigmophile”

Haven’t read it yet, but thigmophillic behaviour is the opposite of claustrophobic.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midas_Dekkers

I think the insurance co will be the main lever in this story. If you have cameras & telemetry: standard insurance, open source offline car: pay premium.