stress
12-05-17, 13:51
Hi All, First post here.
I started taking 10mg two weeks ago and have suffered all types of Side Effects. Most of these are starting to dissipate and I was seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. About 4-5 days ago I started hearing ringing in my ears which has got gradually worse to the point I've been unable to sleep (at all) and can hear it during the day when I'm in a noisy environment.
Saw the GP today who suggested withdrawing ASAP and then reviewing my choices. I seriously don't want long term hearing problems but at the same time was just starting to see the benefits of SSRIs and don't like to prospect of retuning to where I was 3 weeks ago :-(
Searching the web there's a lot of examples of people suffering from Tinnitus when taking SSRIs and most of them say the damage was long term even after ceasing medication. If I'm going to suffer from it anyway then maybe I should just crack on?
Has anyone here suffered the same side effect and it cleared up? Either by stopping or continuing the meds?
MTIA
I started taking 10mg two weeks ago and have suffered all types of Side Effects. Most of these are starting to dissipate and I was seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. About 4-5 days ago I started hearing ringing in my ears which has got gradually worse to the point I've been unable to sleep (at all) and can hear it during the day when I'm in a noisy environment.
Saw the GP today who suggested withdrawing ASAP and then reviewing my choices. I seriously don't want long term hearing problems but at the same time was just starting to see the benefits of SSRIs and don't like to prospect of retuning to where I was 3 weeks ago :-(
Searching the web there's a lot of examples of people suffering from Tinnitus when taking SSRIs and most of them say the damage was long term even after ceasing medication. If I'm going to suffer from it anyway then maybe I should just crack on?
Has anyone here suffered the same side effect and it cleared up? Either by stopping or continuing the meds?
MTIA