It just occurred to me that my awful tinnitus could be caused or exacerbated not by getting off benzos but simply by the stress of dealing with staying safe during the Covid 19 crisis. While we all deal with this change in our lives in different ways, the bottom line is that the cumulative effect of distancing, lack of social interaction, lack of normalcy, is naturally stressful. Stress is one of the causes of tinnitus or, at least, it makes it worse. Perhaps this is my problem? I definitely feel stressed every day, and I guess this builds up as the weeks, months go by. What does anyone think?

John, I am tapering slowly off a benzo from 4 a day to now 1/2 daily. I called the prescriber and told him that I was having abdominal pain. He told me that this was not ! from decreasing the dosage. It was my former GI problem.
(My gastroenterologist warned me that ab pain may happen if I titrated too quickly from Clonazapam .)

The “prescriber” said this was not true! The pain was caused by GI (gluten) pain. ( I learned that I was allergic to wheat (celiac disease) and this wonderful young gastroenterologist diagnosed it and I have a gluten free diet ... no pain..UNTIL this titration from Clon.
I have no GI problems, except the cramping caused by decreasing the Clonazapam.

Harumph! Who said life would be easy.
My GI’s secretary called unexpectedly two weeks ago. She is scheduling an annual follow up appointments with her patients. God bless her.
Never give up!
He always sends an 😇

Hello I have been on zopiden 10 mg for 15 years i also take ambian for anxiety can I come off of the zopiden and how