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Does this shit ever stop? I mean why have I had tinnitus for such a long time? I got it from a trash antidepressant (Pristiq) that I never wanted to take and stopped after 3 weeks. How does the tinnitus continue 24/7 everyday for almost 2 years? What happened? Is it damage to my hair cells...

Hey man, I'm not sure if this helps but it might since it's only been 2-3 months for you. Apparently the faster you start to retrain your brain to ignore tinnitus, the better the chance of it going away completely is. Guide to conducting tinnitus retraining therapy initial and follow-up...

During the third week of taking Pristiq I got severe tinnitus, and that's when I stopped taking the drug, because it was obvious that it caused it. All I want is to know what happened to my brain that caused the tinnitus. I'm guessing the drug was ototoxic and damaged my auditory system...

I have had two hearing tests done. Apparently I don't have any hearing loss, but the test only goes up to 6000 Hz or 8000 Hz, which is just normal hearing. I know my hearing was way above average since I never listened to loud music, didn't go to concerts and was always grateful for how I could...

Man, does this sound familiar. I was struggling with depression for over 10 years, I never wanted to take an antidepressant and I was always against any synthetic drug because I knew it wouldn't solve my problem in the long term, and not even short term. I got prescribed Pristiq 50 mg by my...

Pristiq caused my tinnitus. It's been two years with the tinnitus hell. I stopped taking Pristiq after 3 weeks and it's clear it caused permanent tinnitus. It seems like you're on year 5 so it means mine will never go away either.

Can you name one mental/neurological condition that was cured or eradicated? Hereditary blindness with gene therapy have solutions but let me tell you something: society is a hell hole, the structure of the capitalistic hierarchy is criminal. People can't get out of poverty, and the idiots that...

Yeah I am almost certain that certain synaptic processes in the major cells in the brainstem were damaged. The structure of the cells do not understand how to process naturally anymore after being overwhelmed and attacked by the antagonistic function of the chemicals in the antidepressants...

@Uklawyer, I'm going to take shrooms in September for a concert and will see how it affects me and will try to post my story to see if it helped. But who knows if I'm going to be around by then.

Pristiq caused my tinnitus. I would never have developed tinnitus if I didn't take Pristiq. My dumb doctor also didn't tell me I shouldn't take 50 mg right away. I hate antidepressants and should have never taken it. Just 3 weeks of taking Pristiq 50 mg gave me permanent severe tinnitus. Please...

Wow tinnitus for 10 years all from taking an antidepressant. Good thing I'm getting my gun tomorrow. I can't wait to bleed out.

I took Pristiq 50 mg for 3 weeks and stopped. Do you think tapering made a difference when my tinnitus started on the second week? I have had tinnitus for 1 year and 3 months now after Pristiq ruined my brain's connections and making them dysfunctional causing tinnitus. I'm guessing that this...

I know what TMJ is and I don't have it. The neurotransmitters are dysfunctional in my brainstem.

I'm a broke loser. I already spend a ton of money on therapy, as I was doing before, but now I have no hope of ever being happy. I hate my life and I hate that doctor who I told I didn't want an SSRI (who cares if it was an SNRI). You would think maybe if the doctor wasn't so mindless, they...

Can you seem to locate the exact position of your tinnitus? Like what part of the brain does it seem to come from? I notice when I push my tongue to the roof of my mouth or position my jaw oddly to flex my muscles around my brainstem, I hear the tinnitus get louder and more clear. My tinnitus...

Weird way of saying not a doctor. Could be a dietician, or a radiologist. Who knows? Not you.

CC, you said that you are a healthcare provider? What does that mean? Are you a doctor? Are you children's hospital? I would say you're neither and lack medical school and knowledge. You are a troll. You come on my tinnitus thread and tell me that "I don’t feel like you reached the point of...

I just saw how long you have been dealing with tinnitus and the cause. I'm sure yours will fade in a matter of 6 months, But for you to come on here and tell me: "I don’t feel like you reached the point of suicide yet, as you are young and no other health conditions." You are out of line and...

You think I was careless when I took it? When my careless doctor prescribed it. How am I supposed to know what it makes me feel like. I spent months researching stories of Pristiq and the general consensus was that it helped people 7/10 times, and i didn't hear horror stories other than one or...

1 year update. For anyone who reads this, the tinnitus caused by taking Pristiq for 24 days has made me spiral down into depression and anger everyday. I hate my life more than ever. I can't do anything I want to because my attitude is so severely impacted from the moment I wake up until I go...

Hello crazy woman. My tinnitus hasn't faded since onset and it's been a year and two months. I will be the most negative person I can be to myself and others due to the constant agony I am in everyday, I unfortunately, thanks to my idiot doctor, have permanent tinnitus. Since it's been a year...

Please tell me your tinnitus went away.

Amazing how much support other people get and I never get a single form of empathy from anyone on here. Yours will eventually go away. I'd be surprised if it wasn't gone in 6 months.

Wow, I mean, you have kids, you didn't do anything or take anything to cause tinnitus, and you think that researching it made it worse with anxiety. You even take drugs like an antidepressant (an antidepressant gave me tinnitus) and benzos which can have tinnitus as a discontinuation side...

I'm probably going to kill myself in 2 years if my tinnitus hasn't gone away completely. I have been in mental agony for over 10 years because of my severe depression, and when I made the worst decision of my life, trying to take an antidepressant, I got severe tinnitus. After 3 weeks of a...

Mine became more quiet after 4 months, but I was really hoping it would go away completely. So, after 10 months of tinnitus I still want to kill myself. My life wasn't worth living before, I'm completely alone 24/7 and have been for over a decade and I'm in my 20s. Now I have nothing but hatred...

You can keep telling yourself the people who are cured don't come back online. I'd guess they are pissed and don't want to waste more of their life focusing on tinnitus and have habituated enough to not come on these sites. I have no idea why I now have tinnitus after 24 days of the...

how is the tinnitus now? i want to kill myself

Ummmm. I don't think your black magic exists, and I'm certain my tinnitus is from damage. I'm also certain that if I hold a positive thought in my head, my tinnitus will not change or go away. It really is hilarious how life is. I go to a docto,r tell her I don't want to take this type of drug...

I got tinnitus while taking Pristiq 50 mg for 24 days. I didn't know what that sound was and just thought oh, that must be the drug working, then I realized this high pitched ringing sound is very loud and extremely disturbing, so I immediately stopped. It's been 9 months of constant severe...

Update: 9 months of constant tinnitus. Waves of intense high pitched ringing experienced daily last 5 seconds, and makes me flinch in fear and mental anguish. ENT said the antidepressant could have triggered my tinnitus, but hasn't seen a case like mine in 10 years she's been an ENT at the...

Wow. I really want to end my life now. I've had tinnitus for 8 months now. I don't think I will be able to handle 6 years of this ringing. I know Pristiq gave me tinnitus.

Desvenlafaxine caused mine. I took Pristiq for 24 days 50 mg. Developed tinnitus while taking the terrible drug and now 8 months off the drug I still have tinnitus. Doctors don't think the drug damaged my auditory system, but how the heck can I take a drug for 3 weeks and then have loud high...

It isn't what it is. I'm suffering everyday. I was already depressed. Now I am in despair and suicidal.

Uklawyer, what antidepressant caused your tinnitus? I took Pristiq for 24 days and stopped cold turkey; I've had tinnitus for 8 months now. My brain feels very stressed and I am unable to cope. I wish I could understand or someone knew what happened to cause my tinnitus, and I hope to god it...

I took Pristiq (Desvenlafaxine) for 24 days and now I have had tinnitus for 7 MONTHS. I don't know if it is ototoxic or what happened, but I am broken and in pieces everyday listening to a high pitched screech in my brain. Has yours gone away? PLEASE GOD SAY YES.

That terrible drug gave me tinnitus after I took 50 mg for 24 days. I immediately stopped taking it because I hated it in the first place, and didn't like my head buzzing. Now 7 MONTHS OFF I still have tinnitus and it has not changed, I am worried it is permanent, and I cannot deal with it for...

I had tinnitus for 2 or 3 days after a loud concert one time, and I knew my ears were extremely sensitive. I am struggling and in agony every second of the day. I want it to stop and I need it to stop for me to regain my desire to continue living. I had no idea that Pristiq was ototoxic, I still...

That could be. But I highly doubt it. I have been having intense pressure headaches today. I can feel and HEAR the hyperactive neurons exhausting my brain. I am exhausted everyday from tinnitus. The anger might be exhausting me more, but I can tell you that I have every right to be angry and if...

So Celexa gave you tinnitus? I am so fucking angry I took Pristiq. I never had tinnitus but after taking it for 1 month my brain is broken and I struggle with tinnitus everyday, constantly being tortured by a high pitched ringing sound, and I really want to hang myself now. I have had it for...

How can I be positive? I am struggling with depression and negativity for a long time. That's why I took Pristiq. Taking that drug was the biggest mistake of my life. The tinnitus feels permanent, my brain feels over active and stressed every second of the day, because the tinnitus is constant...

How are you doing 9 months in? I took Pristiq and never knew it was ototoxic but now I have been suffering with tinnitus for 7 months. I only took it for month, and now I'm worried I have to suffer a constant high pitch ring in my brain for the rest of my life and I just can't do that. I am so...

I took Pristiq for 1 month and I have had tinnitus for 6 terrible months off the drug. I am angry I ever took the drug and I hope to god the tinnitus goes away. Has your tinnitus gotten better? Hopefully yours went away. I'm terrified after 6 straight months of constant ringing in my brain...

Thanks one-light for you reply, I am stressed. I have been stressed for 6 months straight. I still go out into nature and walk and try my best to destress. Before I took the terrible antidepressant I would relax, but that was before I had an extremely loud high pitched ringing constantly in...

Hello, I have been depressed for a long time and I always advocated against medications for depression. I tried Prozac once and took 3 pills and had the worst central headache of my life. I have had a difficult time with my life and I am not happy about where I have ended up and I was advised...