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Posted by blueberry on April 29, 2006, at 15:00:49
The best I ever felt was with st johns wort. The problem is it causes an extreme elevation of my existing ringing in the ears.
I've noticed if I boost norepinephrine...with either DLPA or tyrosine...the tinnitus gets very quiet. They both give an instant mood boost followed by a bad depression that gets worse with more doses.
Most research says the final pathway for ear noises is through glutamate and/or dopamine systems, and that the sounds go through the same parts of the brain as memory and mood.
So I wonder how does norepineprhine squash that out? I wonder if the glutamate reuptake of sjw is what raises the tinnitus level? I wonder if norepinephrine squashes out glutamate or dopamine?
Strange...common treatments for tinnitus are xanax and klonopin and ssri's. All these actually increase my tinnitus a lot. Weird.
The problem with me raising norepinephrine to quiet things down is that it also makes me super depressed like I need to go to the hospital.
Stuck. Thoughts on st johns wort, tinnitus? I want to take st johns wort again, but I also want to figure a way to keep things quiet. I mean, the tinnitus just roars. That seems like an impossible puzzle right now.
Posted by TenMan on April 29, 2006, at 15:54:15
In reply to Thoughts on tinnitus, St Johns Wort?, posted by blueberry on April 29, 2006, at 15:00:49
Have you tried high dose fish oil in the range of 6 grams of combined EPA and DHA daily? That equals out to about 20 capsules of the stuff I take. It has a profound positive effect on my mood.
Posted by linkadge on April 29, 2006, at 18:46:19
In reply to Re: Thoughts on tinnitus, St Johns Wort?, posted by TenMan on April 29, 2006, at 15:54:15
I find that anything that thins my blood can cause tinnitus. I know SJW has an effect in this regard.
Increasing norepinephrine may bring your attention out of your head and into the world about you.
I don't know if that makes sence, but I know when I take a stimulant like cofee, all of a sudden I start to hear things in the environment.
Just and idea
Linkadge
Posted by Meri¬Tuuli on April 30, 2006, at 9:40:34
In reply to Thoughts on tinnitus, St Johns Wort?, posted by blueberry on April 29, 2006, at 15:00:49
Hi
Ginkgo helps tinnitus apparently (but you may already know this)...
Well actually not according to this study....
Oh well.
Meri
Posted by Declan on April 30, 2006, at 23:48:30
In reply to Re: Thoughts on tinnitus, St Johns Wort?, posted by Meri¬Tuuli on April 30, 2006, at 9:40:34
I wonder if the same goes for Hydergine and vinpocetine?
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 30, 2006, at 9:27:38
In reply to Thoughts on tinnitus, St Johns Wort?, posted by blueberry on April 29, 2006, at 15:00:49
> The best I ever felt was with st johns wort. The problem is it causes an extreme elevation of my existing ringing in the ears.
Of course it does. Don't you *hate* that?
Have you read the wiki article? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus
It hotlinks to other topics, so you can really follow your muse. The reference links are good, too.
I just taurined my tinnitus, and it definitely helped.
Lar
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 30, 2006, at 9:42:40
In reply to Thoughts on tinnitus, St Johns Wort?, posted by blueberry on April 29, 2006, at 15:00:49
I taurined my tinnitus, and it's nearly gone.
Lar
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