Posted by Franz on August 28, 2011, at 11:34:21
In reply to Re: SSRIs and ear problems » Franz, posted by 49er on August 28, 2011, at 10:59:22
> > Hi, I searched this forum and I read previous posts about Prozac and tinnitus.
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> > Here is my experience:
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> > Escitalopram cause me a mild ear pain.
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> > Fluoxetine seems to make worse tinnitus. In silence I used to always hear a high pitch sound, baut now on Prozac it is worse and I can hear it more often, not just in silence.
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> > I am worried. I do not want to have hearing loss or a permanent sound.
> >
> > What do you recommend? I will comment with the psychiatrist but I am sure he would not know about this side effect.
> >
> > Thanks.
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> Hi Franz,
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> Thanks to being on psych meds, I have a hearing loss and tinnitus.
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> Knowing what I now know, as soon as these side effects appeared, I would have gotten off of the meds in a heartbeat which I finally did several years later. Dealing with tinnitus and struggling with a hearing loss make the cure worse than the disease.
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> You're right, you're psychiatrist will not know about this. And many of them will deny these side effects. Not saying yours will but be prepared.
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> So really, you have to make the decision as to what you want to do.
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> Good luck.
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> 49er
>
Thanks 49er, sorry about your ear problems. Ear problems are listed in the packet insert of Prozac as occasional: ear pain, tinnitus, etc.I have an appointment with a otorhinolaryngologist to check my ears.
I don´t see how one can determine if the problem is from a drug.
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