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    Ototoxicity-Induced Tinnitus — The Worst Kind?

    I went to see a neurologist and he said they should clear up after 6 months of stopping ,im half way but no difference yet,but like you they disturb me more so than my t at times ,its like being in an eletrical thunderstorm at times ,i also feel the current running by my ears ,really fast at...
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    Ototoxicity-Induced Tinnitus — The Worst Kind?

    Hi Telis,can i ask are you still on any meds? i have some of the same issues after stopping mirtazapine 3 months ago,brain zaps on my ears and face,electric sounds ,way worse,wish i could go back and never touch a med.
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    Song That Describes Your Feelings

    Dead and Gone by T .I, The old me is dead and gone :(
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    Tinnitus Due to Ototoxicity!

    Mirtazapine ,though it says its not otoxic,though try telling my esrs that:(
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    Tinnitus Due to Ototoxicity!

    I was told 6 months as well but by some one on here who has gone through it ,she said it was a slow process ,slight improvement after 6 more so after a year.
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    The Serotonin Connection

    be careful with the remeron,i was only on it 3 weeks and it made mine louder so tapered of and its blown both my ears ,its way way worse now,for 3 weeks of sleep its ruined my life,its that bad.
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    For Those of You Whose Tinnitus Was Caused (or Spiked) by Ototoxicity

    yes mine is high frequency loss,wont touch another med again,hope yours calms down for you.
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    For Those of You Whose Tinnitus Was Caused (or Spiked) by Ototoxicity

    Mirtazapine far from safe ,have lost hearing,since june when i had my first hearing test then had another few weeks ago after mirtazapine,quite a big drop,John have you had a hearing test ?
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    How Do Your Ears Feel When Damaged by Meds?

    Hi, my ears have been damaged by mirtazapine after only 3 weeks of use and they feel way worse than they did when my tinnitus first began, I get a lot of pain and the eardrums feel tight and also they feel weird in general, any one else have this after meds damage?
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    So just an update,went to see a neurologist today regards all the zaps and electricity,did some tests but looks like it could be another 3 months of these symptoms,for 3 weeks of tablets months of hell,sounds are still horrible different electric sound nearly every day,what a life,sorry fed up...
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    Benzodiazepine Withdrawal-Induced Tinnitus

    Hi Hugo,can i ask what other symptoms did you get after stopping,i stopped mirtazapine after only 3 weeks and 3 months later im still in hell,way worse t and brain zaps and current in my head,did you have any of these?
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    I would guess so,did a hearing test last week and ive lost hearing from june when i had one prior to these tablets,it all happened when i came of them.
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    Hi ,has anyone who stopped meds had brain zaps and current running through there head? ive been of 11 weeks and still having it?
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    Hi,just had another hearing test this week,lost hearing since june when i last had one,all down to 3 weeks of mirtazapine,still struggling with withdrawal effects,current ,bran zaps,still down xx
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    This drug is far from safe,when coming of it i had to go to A &E it got that bad and even the doctor side the withdrawal effects were the worst she had seen and that it was poison,would never have gone on it if i had known,just thought id get insomnia,i wish,every day is a struggle now .
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    Sounds like youve been lucky Michael , wish i had been that lucky,go for long walks to help you sleep its safer.
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    let us know how you get on Michael,my symptoms did not start till around the 8th day of being of them and both my ears were ringing and vibrating ,and i think i lost hearing ,waiting for a check up but i know i have. .
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    i would say its the mirtazapine,my ear drums vibrate in the night ,seems to go all the way down my eustation tube at times ,freaks me out,but its the noises,there so grating ,sometimes like now its like an electrical drill,stop start,been of 8 weeks and its hell,thought the sleep was going to be...
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    hi snow,i would try to do a real slow taper as its pretty rough coming of but even after the 3 weeks i was on it it was changing the sounds i had,in hell at the moment but maria is giving me hope and strength,good luck
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    Thanks,dont think i could ever take another dose of that after what its done to my ears ,to scared to take anything now ,my sleep is ok its just the rest of the day that i want to jump of a bridge :(
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    yes i was given it due to lack of sleep etc to do with t,15mg,did that does for aound a week then tapered of ,ending on just a quarter of a tablet as it was making my t louder,if only i knew what would happen,this is hell,not on any meds now to scared. thanks
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    Hi,does anyone know how long it can take for brain to go back to normal after stopping meds,was only on them 3 weeks,been of them 8,last 2 brain has having electrical current running through my head and electrical sounds like being zapped ,my ear drum feels tight and vibrates which then goes...
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    Hi tweaker,was only on 3 weeks and when i stopped i was a quarter of a 15mg tablet,but i just could tell it was changing things and now 8 weeks of and my brain is all over the place ,i can feel my brain mis firing and shooting out electrical pulses,its so scary preying it stops ,wish i had never...
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    Thanks Glynis ,need it xxx
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    to scared to take meds as 3 weeks has caused this ,my ent is sending me to a neuroligist ,but hes going to want to put me on meds ,i dont see this stopping and i just want to gibe up,every day is so hard x
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    hi,has anyone had really bad reactions to coming of meds,was only on mirtazapine for 3 weeks ,made t a bit louder so came of and now my t is way worse,pulsatile started as well,and the noises sound like metal and electric,im getting brain zaps ,i can feel and hear my brain mis firing ,i get a...
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    Electrical Sounding Tinnitus?

    I hope so Glynis ,im really finding it hard to cope ,the sounds change every day and there all awful,both ears are bad now where as it was onlu really one before,hoping for better times xx
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    Electrical Sounding Tinnitus?

    i was on 3 weeks in total ,last 2 was cutting tablets in halves and quarters ,but think they just had a terrible effect on me.
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    Citalopram (SSRI) Causing and Amplifying Tinnitus

    hi, i have the same problem,took mirtazapine for over 2 weeks and the side effects have been horrific ,both my ears now are blown,only had a problem in one before ,the sounds have changed and are way worse and i get like brain zaps ,electrical feeling ,wish i could go back and never touched the...
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    Electrical Sounding Tinnitus?

    Hi, Does anyone's tinnitus sound electrical? Mine has gone this way since withdrawing of mirtazapine, and it feels like I'm getting brain zaps. It's been 7 weeks like this. Has anyone else had this? The zaps are on one side of my head, hitting my cheek and neck, they're horrible.
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    Causes of Pulsatile Tinnitus

    Thanks Karen,yes i will as its getting me down,wish i had never taken them now . x
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    Causes of Pulsatile Tinnitus

    hi Karen,yes the mirtazapine caused it ,made all my t worse but my veins in neck feel different,and also ts like wind blowing in my ear real fast as anyone else had this its getting me so down,both ears feel like there blown now.
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    Causes of Pulsatile Tinnitus

    hi,i have reg t but then after stopping mirtazapine this has started feels like cold wind on my ears with a woosh noise,what can cause this? did have really bad withdrawal from mirtz,tightening of neck was the worst,wonder if its damaged my veins?can anyone advice ? thanks
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    I have started having a fast blowing in my ears also pulsatile as well since stopping mirtazapine ,was only on them 3 weeks but they were making my t worse ,stopping them has made it worse again,this blowing is so depressing it seems to blow my other t around if that makes sense,i can feel the...
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    How Do You Get Through the Really Bad Days?

    Hi guys,any tips on how to get through the day,especially when its the weekend and not at work,used to love weekends now i dread them,such long days and when its bad as it is now i really find it hard. Thanks in advance.
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    Flying, Anyone Had Issues?

    hi,im meant to be flying on wednesday with my son to his girlfriends parents wedding ,my t constantly changes and at the moment due to mirtazapine withdrawal its going a bit mad and im scared the flight will make it worse,cant use plugs as now have p t as well and its worse with something in the...
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    Flying, Anyone Had Issues?

    hi,my ears still feel full and sometimes a bit painful,its been 4 months only im meant to be going on holiday wednesday 4 hour flight will it be ok with my ears still feeling like this? didnt want to wear earplugs as they start my ears pulsing more as i also have p t the last few weeks,is it ok...
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    Hope so glynis done 4 weeks so far ,im losing the will to live ,wish i had never taken them x
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    Hi,has anyone had a spike from coming of drugs?i came of 4 weeks ago the spike started after about a week and a half after with all the other side effects,just wondered how long they last,the spikes that is?was only on the drug 3 weeks!! thanks
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    Help, Tightening of Ear and Neck, Blowing Feeling, Any Ideas What Has Happened?

    hi,since coming of mirtazapine i now have wind feeling that blows through my ears and aggravates my reg t,its always worse at night ,its seems to beat and blow ,i can feel it go through my head,does any one else have this? any clues as to why it stsrted. thanks
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    One for the Ladies!

    do you take any meds glynis x
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    One for the Ladies!

    What can you take to help with this,i think im just starting to slow down with my periods and at the same time this starts ,so i was pretty moody anyway but t has totally depressed me x
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    Flying, Anyone Had Issues?

    Hi, Meant to be flying next Wednesday. I've read the posts saying it should all be ok, but was a bit worried about pressure and if anyone has had issues, what were they and did they make tinnitus worse? And for how long? Thanks!
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    Getting Out of Bed...

    I hate mornings as I know I've got to put up with this all day, don't have the zest for life anymore.
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    How Do You Enjoy Holidays?

    im trying to pluck up the courage ,its just im having terrible withdrawal symptoms as well due to remeron so thats playing on my mind,its like a tightening of my throat which makes t way worse ,its been over 3 weeks didnt think id still be suffering by now x
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    How Do You Enjoy Holidays?

    Hi thanks ,meant to be going to Rhodes but im still in the depression stage and nervous stage ,though i do want to go but never thought when i booked i would be going with this x
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    Multiple Sounds

    thats what i find so hard the not knowing whats next so you cant get used to it,mine has got worse since stopping remeron,only on it 3 weeks as it made it louder but stopping has sent it terrible,new sounds ,the blowing,its making me so down.
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    Multiple Sounds

    oh yes,only had it 3 plus months and it keeps adding new sounds or changing sounds ,so hard to deal with. clicking in one ear,then like a tinkle in both ears ,wind noise can actually feel it blowing in my ear,then then eehh noise which comes and goes,only started with the eehh. and sometimes...
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    Help, Tightening of Ear and Neck, Blowing Feeling, Any Ideas What Has Happened?

    Hi, I started with regular tinnitus but after withdrawing from Remeron with terrible side effects I now have a blowing feeling in my ear and my neck feels real tight on the same side, one of the side effects was this terrible tightening in my ear and neck to the point it was like being...
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    How Do You Enjoy Holidays?

    Thanks for the reply, i think the flight is scaring me most as its changes a lot in sounds and im scared it will change again and be worse ,i also know if i dont go it will be yet another holiday its cost me, i was meant to go in july and cancelled because of the flight,and i love my holidays or...
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    How Do You Enjoy Holidays?

    thank you for your reply,did take remeron but was making it louder so had to stop after 3 weeks and have been hit with even worse t due to withdrawal side effects,so to scared now to take anything else,so now trying to do it on my own but its hard ,i do want to go on this holiday with my son and...
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    How Do You Enjoy Holidays?

    Hi, only had this nightmare for 3 plus months and meant to be going away in just over a week on a plane so that scares me but also I'm so depressed with it I'm not sure I could even enjoy myself, how does everyone else find going away with new tinnitus? thanks
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    Thanks billie ,yes i use masking but this electrical pain that is shooting through my ear is a pain as well as a noise and its contsant ,im not sure how much more i can take,im so tired.
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    yes i was on for 3 weeks i think its called remeron as well,been of it for but this last week its going mad,way more soumds and pain ,loud ringing,should i go back on?
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    please help, withdrawing of 3 weeks of mirtazapine and tinnitus is going mad, more sounds, electric zaps, how long do these last as I cant sleep and all I think about is ending it but I have a son and don't want to leave him.
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    Thanks for the reply,didnt expect it to be so bad i was on such a short length of time ,its the shooting shock waves thats the worst,cant sleep ,which then leaves me in not a good way x
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    Help Please (Mirtazapine Withdrawal, Tinnitus Going Mad)

    Hi, hope some one can help, was on Mirtazapine for 2 weeks tapered off as made tinnitus worse, been off 12 days now and withdrawal kicking in but the worst is its made my t worse again, it's like a loud tinkle but then shoots like an electric feeling through my head and neck, was up all night...
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    Flying with New Tinnitus?

    Now that would be nice :)
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    Flying with New Tinnitus?

    Thanks Lady Di ,yes i have read them and they seem to be ok, il have to try and pluck up the courage, who would have thought i was talking about a holiday :(
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    Flying with New Tinnitus?

    Thanks ,yes thought about earplanes and then in between some headphones, its hard to look forward to something that is terrifying at the same time.