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@Midoki1986, thanks for the update, and I’m really glad you found a strategy that works for you! There’s some great advice in your update. I’d appreciate it if you would pop in maybe once or twice a year to update us on your status. The intent of this thread is to inform and to provide hope...

I had my second dose of Pfizer on April 26. No increase in tinnitus. Just sore arm, fatigue and dry mouth.

I got my first dose of COVID-19 vaccine a couple of weeks ago... it was Pfizer. I have experienced no change in my tinnitus. I know people get concerned about drugs/treatments after getting tinnitus and thought I’d share my experience. Your mileage may vary.

Hi @Midoki1986 I'm sorry to hear about the onset of your tinnitus. I'd say there's a pretty good chance that Wellbutrin ignited your tinnitus. Your history sounds a good bit like mine, rock shows, allergies, occasional brief episodes of tinnitus, that went away. I can't speak to whether it...

@JohnDoe2020 I was on 150mg for a month and then 300mg for a couple of days. My doc told me that I could get off of it cold-turkey and I'd be okay. I'd recommend that you talk to your doc before making any decision like that, but that was my experience.

Thanks for sharing your story in this thread. I've wanted this thread to be a resource for people who are new to tinnitus from Wellbutrin, and I think your description of your first year or two really captures what I went through. Probably great advice for anyone discovering this thread from...

Hi @KiminHouston. I'm sorry to hear about the increase in your tinnitus associated with upping your dosage to 300mg of Wellbutrin. Hang in there. It took me 9 months or so to see improvement in my tinnitus. So, be patient and take of yourself. My tinnitus is still here, but has been...

@lefthook Thanks for posting your success story! I'm really glad to hear that your tinnitus went away after quitting Wellbutrin. For everyone who reads this thread, please have hope. Please understand that I'm just documenting my experience, and yours may vary. Even if your tinnitus...

@Urbs My tinnitus started the day after I switched from 150mg to 300mg. There are several others on this forum who had the same experience with an increase in dosage. I would be very, very careful.

@cls That's great that you've had that type of improvement. I think at 6.5 months you're still pretty early in, so there's a good chance you'll see more improvement. I think mine came more gradually than yours. I notice that when I sleep on my back with my neck supported, my tinnitus is...

Hi @cls I'm not really moving on, just not updating this thread unless someone has a question. I'm in my mid 40s, so when I was a kid, we had cathode ray tube televisions ... the big clunky ones with the convex screens (computer monitors as well). When you turned them on, or powered them...

During the first year or so I had spikes that lasted a about 1 or 2 weeks at a time, but they mostly centered around having a cold or some other type of respiratory illness. Right now, my tinnitus feels a little louder than it's been in a while, but it's nowhere near as loud as it was at the...

I did research on Wellbutrin prior to taking it as well, and tinnitus never came up as a big side effect. I think you did everything you could do. There's nothing wrong with taking medicine for depression. It's pretty common. I have three friends who are taking or have taken Wellbutrin in...

@Shaz1 I'm really sorry to hear about your struggles with Wellbutrin induced tinnitus. I'm probably about 10 years older than you, but I think we have similar histories in terms of noise exposure (slight hearing loss in the upper ranges, etc.) Everyone is different, and this is just...

@JasonP I'm still not sure why NyQuil helps me. These days I only take it at night when I have a spike... maybe every month or two. Everyone is different, so it's not something that I'd really recommend. It helps me get deep sleep, so that might be the thing (deep sleep) that is really...

Thanks for this info @Lane ! I'll try this next time I get a sinus infection.

Update for months 22 and 23: Lately it feels like my tinnitus has been more noticeable in the morning and only occasionally noticeable in the day time. During the day, it's there if I listen for it, especially if everything around me is quiet. But I can go for 3 hours or more without noticing...

It's been a while since I've updated this thread, so this is an update for months 20 and 21: I've been slammed at work and consequentially been (embarrassingly) off of my sleep schedule and exercise regimen. Essentially working on 5 hours of sleep a night and not really exercising at all for...

Hey @cls I'm sorry to hear about the onset of your tinnitus. That's really rough. My ENT said that Wellbutrin was the likely cause. I've had mild hearing loss for many years (in the upper ranges), but had no tinnitus until I took Wellbutrin. I think at day 66, I was sill ringing pretty hard...

@carolinet617 Just out of curiosity... what dosage of Wellbutrin were you on? 150mg or 300mg, and XL or just the regular?

Sorry that you're having a spike. I hope that it has gone down since Tuesday. I think that any drug that alters your perception of things could have an affect on the way that you perceive your tinnitus and therefore could affect the strength/priority/volume of the signal in your brain...

19 month update: Just a quick update... I've had a pretty good month this month with my tinnitus. It's hard to say if it's gotten better or not, but I think qualitatively, something feels different about it, and it's bothering me a little less than it has been over the past two months. It's...

@carolinet617 I'm sorry to hear about your Wellbutrin induced tinnitus. Wellbutrin also caused the onset of my tinnitus. My best advice is to hang in there, get good sleep, make positive lifestyle changes to your diet and exercise schedule (if necessary). These are all things that (I...

18 month update. My tinnitus feels about as loud as last month, which is to say, a little bit louder than it was a few months ago, but still nothing compared to what it was during the first year. My sleep/exercise schedule remains erratic, so I'm guessing that has something to do with it...

17 month update. My tinnitus is just slightly louder this month, but I've been busy in work/life, and my sleep/exercise schedule is terrible, so I'm thinking that has something to do with it. It's still not loud enough to hear over a shower, and I'm still able to 'not notice' it for a couple of...

I use these: Professional Safety Ear Muffs by Decibel Defense - 37dB NRR https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BEENYCQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 My disclaimer: Exposing yourself to loud and moderately loud sustained noises, even with ear protection carries risk. Most...

Here's how I view decisions like this: It is not safe to go to very loud places when you have tinnitus. But, it's not specifically dangerous (if you're wearing earplugs). It's just risky behavior. You're using technology (earplugs) to mitigate that risk, but it's still risky. We live with...

16 Month update. Not much has changed. I had a couple of mild spikes this month that lasted a day each, and I've noticed more clicking/pulsing than usual in my tinnitus here at the end of the month, but nothing too disturbing. Aside from that, I'd say my tinnitus is about the same as last...

Oh man, that's great to hear! I'm glad you're doing so much better. Just out of curiosity, are you taking any supplements? Also, have you taken any antibiotics or statins since the onset of your tinnitus? I've successfully avoided doing so thus far, but I know I'll probably have to at some...

15 month update: The first part of the month was about the same as last month, 2 or 3 out of 10... very tolerable compared to what I've been enduring over the past year. Over the past two weeks or so, I've had some spikes, or at least my tinnitus has felt more present at times, but...

Yes. When I have a spike, I will take a standard dose of NyQuil and sleep for a natural number of hours and about 80% of the time, my tinnitus has returned to baseline. I don't know why this works for me.

I know how you feel there. I've gone through different combinations of trying/eliminating different things and have come to very few conclusive results. Things that I'm pretty sure that I know at this point are: - For some reason NyQuil and sleep will re-set a spike in my tinnitus 80% of the...

I got tinnitus from Wellbutrin after going from a 150mg dosage to a 300mg dosage. I already had mild hearing loss prior to taking Wellbutrin. I think Wellbutrin just changed the way that brain interprets that mild hearing loss. Not sure if my situation is comparable to yours, but here's the...

I'm pretty sure that exercise has helped me with my tinnitus. I started exercising regularly after my tinnitus onset. Initially, exercise made me temporarily "more aware" of the tinnitus signal in my brain... I don't think it was actually a spike, I think it was just me being more aware of my...

If you look at the frequency and quality of Bill's posting on this forum, it's obvious that he is sincerely trying to understand and help people by giving direct and usable advice. It sometimes comes off as being terse and/or focused on the 'worst case scenario'... I've been on the receiving...

I'm not sure exactly what I mean there. I feel the need to differentiate the sounds from my environment, and the sound of my tinnitus, because they don't really register as the same thing to me internally. They both have loudness, but the loudness of environmental sound and the loudness of my...

14 month update: My tinnitus has been more bearable this month. I can no longer hear it above the shower. I still struggle with it. I still have good days and bad days. I still have trouble getting back to sleep if I wake up in the middle of the night. It's still louder in the morning and less...

Thanks for updating. It bothers me when people don't update their stories also.

I'm sorry that this happened to you. I take prescription niacin daily. It's an extended release tablet (500 mg). I started taking it after I got tinnitus and I don't think it has affected the volume of my tinnitus. Everyone is different. It's possible that niacin caused your tinnitus, but...

I've had good luck with ZzzQuil PURE Zzzs (which has to be the worst name for a product ever). It's essentially a gummy that contains .5mg melatonin and some other herbs (lavender, valerian root, chamomile and lemon balm). It's non-addictive. I get deep, uninterrupted sleep using this...

13 month update: Still ringing (of course). I've had a weird month. Earlier in the month my tinnitus was a notch louder than it normally is, which had me pretty stressed out. However, about 12 days ago, I had a short momentary loud spike, and since then it's been probably as bearable as it...

@heyallie Hey... how's your spike?

A lot of domed stadiums in the United States can get pretty loud. I had the opportunity to go to a game in the Superdome (New Orleans, LA, USA) this year, and turned it down. I think last week when the opposing team was on offense, the decibel meter at that stadium hit 120/130. Crowds at...

I've avoided movie theaters, sporting events and rock concerts since I got tinnitus a year or so ago. Sporting events and rock concerts can get up to a sustained 130 decibels. It's just not worth the risk. The loudest thing I do is mow my lawn, which is about 90-100 decibels, I've also taken a...

Mid month update: I've had a really good morning this morning. This week has been pretty difficult. Normally my tinnitus is (for me) pretty loud. I can just hear it above the shower when the water is beating down on my head. For the past week, it's been a notch louder than that, which had...

Nope, the doctors didn't make any predictions like that... they just said it may fade after a year or two, or it may be permanent. It's been a year, and I'm still ringing. It's not as bad as it was when it first started though, and I'm thankful for that. The doc sent me home with a list of...

@3ri0w Buproprion (Wellbutrin 300mg XL) caused my tinnitus. Everyone is different, so your mileage might vary, but I'd avoid that drug specifically (in any dose).

If I bite through something like a hard candy, after the impact my tinnitus rings a little louder, but it never lasts more than a second.

Thanks @Bill Bauer

Yep. I have considered that. And like I said, I avoid loud events when I can... I’m not seeking them out. ;) Life is life, and I can’t avoid going to my kids school concerts or a family gathering at a restaurant and still be the Dad/husband/person that I want to be, hence my statement re...

12 month update: My tinnitus started a little over a year ago, so I've had it for about 11 months or so. Not much has changed, but in the interest of keeping this thread updated, here are a few disassociated thoughts on the last 11 months. I'm having a bit of a spike right now, but all in all...

Hey @heyallie I got Rave High Fidelity Ear Plugs from Amazon and they work fine. Really any quality earplugs will help, even the foam ones (from 3M or another reputable company). The best thing to do is to make sure you have them on your keychain or in your purse, so you'll always have them...

@CRW and @Milcomas - Thank you so much for posting your experiences about having acquired tinnitus from Wellbutrin. It's sad to know that there are more of us who have acquired this disease from this drug. But I really appreciate you posting your experiences, and hope that we figure out some...

I've not used it, but it's good to know it helps in case I ever need it! I'm sorry to hear about your spike, and I hope it's only temporary. They usually are. I've had spikes last 1-2 days and one that lasted 2 weeks. For whatever reason, NyQuil and a good nights sleep often helps me with my...

@heyallie Thanks for the update. That's interesting to hear. I also have mild hearing loss (mine is in the upper ranges). The doc said my hearing loss looked similar to what he would see in a 60 year old. I'd never noticed problems with my hearing before that. I wonder if the ranges of our...

@ouiserb2001 Sorry to hear about your tinnitus onset. I saw an ENT after my diagnosis, and he said that Wellbutrin (300mg) was likely the cause of my tinnitus. He basically said that correlation does not equal causation, but given the fact that I wasn't on any other tinnitus correlated drug at...

11 month update: This has been a pretty good month compared to the last several. My tinnitus is more bearable than it was a couple of months ago. It's still there and still somewhat loud (3 on a scale from 1 to 10)... I can just hear it above white noise or in the shower, but it's not as...

@heyallie - I have had good and bad days, good and bad weeks, and good and bad months over the past 11 months. I'd have to look back at the thread that I started, but I don't think I was confident that my tinnitus had gone down from onset until month 3 or 4. I think I had an initial reduction...