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...at all. And the fact that he has a PhD in something non medical related really means little when you have doctors who don't even know that Prozac for instance can cause tinnitus. He's pretty much deaf and just found a passion for helping others. Nothing wrong with selling a book. He nowhere...

...doing a very slow taper might work, along with supporting your brain and body in any number of ways. -- It's sure seeming to me that this Prozac is not only contributing to your tinnitus, but contributing toward you brain's difficulties in processing what you're all going through right now...

Prozac. It has a similar mechanism of action to sertraline and it has a huge half life, meaning it is way easier to come off gradually. I don't really know about the ototoxicity though, it is debated that every single SSRI is ototoxic.

...are soothing and the counseling is good, but at the end of the day I think time will be the healer, along with the Klonopin, Gabapentin, and Prozac. My tinnitus drops to a level so low from anywhere of 2 days to 2 weeks that I feel healed. I just end up miserable when it comes back, because...

..."Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal". It's the only book written on the topic. In the video segment, the author describes the approval process for Prozac, which he became aware of when he was appointed to the discovery process by the U.S. government as part of a lawsuit againsdt Eli Lily. He...

Well I have to be honest, it's defo caused it, just a shame that something that feels good can have such a terrible outcome. How is the prozac working? I was prescribed too but too scared to take in case makes t worse

Thanks, Billie. I will keep working on it.

Yes, antidepressants can take time to be effective in your system and yes, they can have more side effects early on. 11 days is really early.

You can mix the powder from the capsules with water. Mix it with 10 ml of water and that should do the trick.

No - I never had headaches that I attributed to Klonopin. I get migraines from time to time and throbbing ears! I tell my husband that "my woofers are woofing" when I get the throbbing in my ears. I pray that I could go back to the tinnitus level before Prozac 2014 - that level was manageable.

I'm taking one of the two medications still: Prozac. I've tried getting off it before, but it always ends up bad and this last time ended in me going off the deep end.

...so I blame them on stress. I have habituated before and I (we) will habituate again! You should read some of my posts. I take medication prozac, xanax, Ambien to sleep. After I habituate I do not need meds to sleep but I take the prozac and small dose of xanax. I am fully functional after...

...I have type 1 diabetes, hyper thyroid, glaucoma, and heart disease. I recently have had serious neck pain and migraines. I was prescribed Prozac in the midst of it. I just finished first month. About a week ago I began having noise in my ears. I at first thought maybe and ear infection but...

Big hugs to you, My hearing test done at home by myself looks like yours, you are lucky to get the medicine as my dr won't give anything except Prozac! It's such a shock to the system, hope you feel better soon, hugs from England xx

...is a temporary spike due to medication and it will reduce back to what it was previously over time. Talk with your doctor about other anti-anxiety and depression medication to try. Tinnitus is supposed to be a rare side effect of these drugs so I wonder if Prozac was just the unlucky one for...

@Ken219, how often do you have these spikes? How loud is your tinnitus during a spike?

Sorry I am a bit late to the party Dr Nagler, but if it is of any help to you I was on Prozac for three years (2011-2014) on doses between 20mg and 60mg but I didn't notice it having any effect on my tinnitus whatsoever.

...how medication works differently on everyone! I was on Klonopin for 15 years plus, it was calming and helped me sleep, BUT when the doc added Prozac for daytime anxiety -that was when my T spiked big time. Thanks for the links EDDTEKK I was thinking about asking my doc for Gabapentin but...

I am currently taking 20 mg prozac. (5 weeks) gives me insomnia (4:00 a.m.. Am) and I have not improved the tinnitus. I would switch to paroxetine but I read that can worsen tinnitus. Could you tell me if this medication can actually worsen my tinnitus?

I need to find somebody who can give me an extended audiogram. Not that easy where I am. I have to get off of the Prozac for good. I can only see things getting much worse if I don't. But it's a risk.

L-theanine, Skull Cap, Valerian, L-Tryptophan, Ashwagandha, St John's Wort Or you can go the med route with an SSRI(you can't take most of these supplements alongside an SSRI) like Paxil or Prozac or others. Also there are psychological and behavior issues with this to work on.

Thanks for your input, @linearb. I appreciate it. I'm actually looking for individuals who first noticed onset of tinnitus within 7-10 days of starting Prozac (or another SSRII) or who noticed a distinct increase in tinnitus volume within the same time frame. Anybody? stephen nagler

Sorry for the delay. I've been feeling terrible. No, I did not taper further after 20 mg. I just stopped taking it. The antidepressant effect was enough to help me cope with my fluctuating symptoms. How are you doing now? Are you feeling better?

I think you're dropping your dose too much too soon as well. Please take your time weaning yourself off something like Prozac. No doubt you're aware of AD withdrawal syndromes that cause all sorts of complications, like brain zaps, restless leg syndrome as well as tinnitus as a byproduct. I'm...

This is a good point. Since I started backing down on Retigabine I've noticed that I've had noticeable effect on lower doses than when I was moving up. Like, once I got the drug really pumping, I didn't need as much. If it wasn't for the eye floaters, which are a new side effect for me, I'd...

...triggered pre existing hearing loss tinnitus. Case closed. Nothing you can do. My psychiatrist just wanted to talk about anxiety and Prozac. I let her know I was concerned about Prozac worsening tinnitus and no response. In fact, every time I would talk about tinnitus being my main problem...

@Nita R. I was reluctant to take medications. When needed it helps me sleep(Ambien and XANAX) to sleep. Prozac for depression. Xanax appears to change the pitch of my T. Xanax is a known helper for many. Read some of posts. Have him consult a doctor.

Thanks for replying, Bobby! Really needed to hear this today. Super pleased things settled down to a manageable level for you.

Thanks. Yeah I will try my best not to take them. Any ADs you think are okay to use? My dad thinks I need to be on Prozac or Lexapro, but I have been too afraid to try them. Also, have your hyperacusis and noise distortion gotten better I hope?

...once you know how, it can be managed. From my point of view, I believe it is probably better to try and sort your other health issues out. If Prozac helped, I would try it again. I’m sure you’ve researched it on here to see if anyone has any negative experiences with Prozac and tinnitus...

Thanks for your positive response @billie48 I have read your thread and find you very brave for being able to overcome your T and H in combination with anxiety problems May I ask you how taking Prozac had affected your T in term of loudness and/or perception of it?

Hey dude, sorry you're going through this. Are you still on the Prozac? I'd ditch it and see what happens. It's been known to cause and/or worsen some people's tinnitus. It was prescribed to me but I wont go near it for that reason. There are many here struggling with the same overwhelming...

Glynis I will do therapy but I don't like the meds and last time they gave me prozac, I tried citalopram and clonazopram. I tried mirtazapine. I just had adverse reactions to all of them. I will continue with therapy and once this noise settled down or dissspear I will be happy.

If I came off an AD now I would never go onto another one. I would have to find other strategies to 'cope'. How I hate the word 'cope'!!!

I can only speak for myself, but as Fluoxetine (Prozac) was one of the drugs that caused my tinnitus, I am now tapering off of it over a very long period of time. I don't want any other drugs in my system when it comes time to try FX-322 and so on. Plus, for all I know it might still be damaging...

Hi Lynnette, I've just started Prozac 10mg and already feel a bit more positive - could be a placebo at this stage but I don't care as long as I feel better. I'm sorry to hear you feel your treatment is not working. What dosage are you on? and could it be increased?

...crippling panic today. Been for a walk but may need a Valium 5mg. Only hear T in the quiet but panic still hard to control. I take 40mg of Prozac per day and 50mg of Quetiapine evening and morning for sleep which works wonders. Sleeping well but think I need to change from Prozac after many...

...confirm. If I do, I can take meds for it and may finally completely habituate. I also take Klonopin .5 mg 3 times a day, Gabapentin 600 mg, Prozac, and Elavil. Quite a cocktail. I am 2 years in and finally feel I am turning the corner. I would recommend Naltrexone to anybody with...

...I feel at the end of the rope as well. However, if it's of any good, just to let you know I developed severe tinnitus 10 years ago due to Prozac and after lowering the doses and eventually stop taking it my tinnitus subsided. It took about 3 months, but I was taking very high doses (over...

Damn Im happy for you but also sad that it doesnt do the same for me :( I hear four tones and if my main one (brain T) could vanish I would be so happy and could cope Im impress that it can lower yours like that Saffron have antidepressant effect, is it dangerous to take it with Prozac?

I was focusing a lot on my tinnitus, when the Clomipramine kicked in I lost focus on it for the majority of the day.

But propanolol is yet another drug that should not attack hair cells directly. What is more likely is that serotonergic drugs excite the part of the brain that is responsbile for hearing and raise the gain, so that you hear things you wouldn't normally hear. I had a great cold while I was on...

Hi Larry Im on Xanax. Was a low dose .25, now .5 as of yesterday - Doctor changed my dose - and Prozac too My T is attacking me too as i type. My depression is a real bummer. Read all the positive stuff here. I do that to feel better. It helps that we are not alone. Joseph Harney

With all due respect to Billie, dont know if fluxotein (Prozac) is your drug of choice for panic attacks. Depends on how severe your panic is. It can take weeks for SSRIs to make a difference. With panic, your house is on fire. So put out the fire and then switch over to something else, if...

I feel your anxiety ;and pain my advice would be see a Dr and get some meds, I was going crazy and depressed till I got on antidepprsesants. Prozac has helped me tremendously and I will be on it till I get used to it or it goes away, truly ,you are not the only one. Dave

...my thanks to each of you for your responses. Now, as far as my motivation behind the inquiry goes, the question of the association between Prozac and tinnitus comes up rather frequently in clinical practice. The problem is that the SSRIs are among the most commonly used drugs in the...

...a psychological disorder and would urge gay clients to utilize all of their coping mechanisms to simply change into heterosexuals. 2) Before Prozac, (released in 1987) depression was regarded as being no more than the inability to have a correct, more optimistic interpretation about life...

...you are right. As a 30 year sufferer and having had many spikes, time has been my ally. I am also aided with a variety of medications. Example Xanax, Prozac, Ambien (sleep). It usually takes 12-18 months to rehabituate. I pray for better treatments or cure. G-d bless and please hang in there!

Hi Mike82, I just wanted to know about your experience with Prozac? Are you still taking it? Has it made your tinnitus worse? My doctor prescribed it to me for my anxiety, which has been harder to control lately, but I'm scared of making my T permanently worse. My T was from barotrauma and noise...

...and it hadn’t been interfering with my life much for the last 3 months because I was dealing with other OCD/anxiety issues. I recently started Prozac (mid January) at 10 MG for 3 weeks, jumped to 20 MG for 3 weeks and am now on 40 MG for a little over 1 week. I noticed an increase in my...

side note; if you are taking Prozac and Nortriptyline they both can modulate your T in the short term like the first 2-3 weeks. That would not indicate that the ADs are ineffective of treating depression. I would , however, caution that some the ADs or off label meds used to potentially treat T...

Thank you so much for your reply! I have been on so many different meds in the past. I started taking them when I was 13 lol. From what I can remember I've been on Prozac, Wellbutrin, Lamictal... and that's all I can remember, sorry!

What do you mean fixed your tinnitus obsession? I was offered it as a replacement for Prozac, but I see that the side effects include tinnitus in 1-10% of patients so I thought it might make my tinnitus worse.

Thanks for sharing your experience with Prozac, are you still on 20mg or did you taper further? If you did, how long did you take to taper further?

Hi @all to gain Did a search on propranolol and this post came up. Was wondering if you are still on propanolol? If yes, how long you've been taking this before your T started? If not, did you notice any effects on your T after off propranolol? When you took it, what was your dosage? I just...

@glynis i am on prozac for depression. Everyone says it will get better. I could not even enjoy dinner with my wife yesterday at a restaurant. I don't feel normal. I want to be normal again. I want to learn how to be normal with this condition. How do people like David letterman do it? He looks...

Thanks for your input. Appreciate it.

I am not on anything at the moment, but for what it's worth: I've been on Celexa, Prozac, and Lexapro, Cymbalta, Neurontin, and amitriptyline. None of these things have increased or decreased my T. Celexa really helped me for anxiety but with the caveat that I felt emotionally numb (couldn't...