Hydroxyzine Made Tinnitus Worse — Is It Temporary?

[Kwus]

Hi,

I went to emergency room for panic and they gave me a small dose of 25mg of Hydroxyzine...

Later that day my tinnitus went crazy...

Do you think because it was such a small dose that it will heal over time?

My tinnitus is at a ten right now... Can one dose ruin it or is it just my anxiety? Please help.

 

[lightning]

One dose of hydroxyzine isn't going to have any lasting effect on your T. I've taken hydroxyzine and it had no effect on my T. I'm guessing that your T is very loud right now because you are in a very anxious state.

 

[linearb]

The oldschool antihistamines, which include this drug, are very nonselective and in addition to antihistamine action they form a receptor blockade at 5-ht (serotonin) sites. The upshot of that is that it can be like taking a single dose of an SSRI.

Things that mess with serotonin can modulate tinnitus, but this drug is super safe, very old, and so you will be fine in 24-48 hrs.

Being anxious about this, of course, makes the experience subjectively more unpleasant. Not being anxious about it is hard as hell; this is why I take 3 medications and meditate every day.

 

[peter91]

Hi,

I went to emergency room for panic and they gave me a small dose of 25mg of Hydroxyzine...

later that day my tinnitus went crazy...

Do you think because it was such a small dose that it will heal over time?

My tinnitus is at a ten right now... Can one dose ruin it or is it just my anxiety? Please help.

Hey Kwus, how are you?

 

[Óscar PP]

Hi,

I went to emergency room for panic and they gave me a small dose of 25mg of Hydroxyzine...

Later that day my tinnitus went crazy...

Do you think because it was such a small dose that it will heal over time?

My tinnitus is at a ten right now... Can one dose ruin it or is it just my anxiety? Please help.

Did your spike subside?