Pulsatile tinnitus
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From: athena on 1 Oct 2005 00:14 Hi moriarte, You say Citalopram 'controls' it..... do you hear the ringing while you take this medication? and what dose and how long were you on prozac? I'm glad you found something to help you deal with it. athena -- "moriarte" <elizabeth(a)basilisk.co.uk> wrote in message news:1128106280.083010.228500(a)g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Well, I discovered by accident that SSRIs control it (after being put > on them to control anxiety that was in reality an episode of hyperT). I > started on a full dose of Prozac but am now on 10 mg Citalopram 2 or 3 > times a week which controls it without any side effects. My feeling is > you won't get any joy from specialists sadly but you might get > symptomatic relief. >
From: Daisy on 1 Oct 2005 04:17 Hi there, I am interseted that you had a bad reaction to Armour. I tried it as I had read so much about it in the internet - and felt great for the first three months or so -then I crashed Big Style. I am back on levothyroxine only -having tried a T3/T4 combo on the way, and though I am not right -I am a lot better. Thinking about it -my ears were worse on Armoru -but I had not made a connection. It is sort of reassuring that I am not the only one who feels bad with Armour Daisy-Claire
From: moriarte on 1 Oct 2005 06:57 It's a lot quieter on Citalopram, now only notice it at night and then not too badly. It removes most of the pain as well - I'd say it's about 90% improvement on both counts. I only discovered that it was having this fortunate effect when I came off Prozac (which I'd been on for a couple of years to control anxiety, but which was making me feel dopey/tired) and only then realized it had been really helping the ear problems. I carried on with a small dose of Prozac until the Endo I saw suggested Citalopram would have fewer side effects (which it does; sadly it has no effect on mood at all). I'm annoyed that the ENT people made no suggestions of any treatments, drug or otherwise, to control this problem which has a major effect on my overall quality of life. I've had a job persuading some drs that such low doses of SSRI will work, but so far the smallest dose of Citalopram a couple of times a week seems to keep it at bay for me.
From: Cavaliers on 1 Oct 2005 12:38 "moriarte" <elizabeth(a)basilisk.co.uk> wrote in message > > I've had a job persuading some drs that such low doses of SSRI will > work, but so far the smallest dose of Citalopram a couple of times a > week seems to keep it at bay for me. I think you may have something there with the SRRI factor. I hadn't notice tinnitus for a while until this summer when I eliminated the same drug from my daily diet. I would be interested to know: what is your 'smallest dose', please? Diana
From: Cavaliers on 1 Oct 2005 12:49
Well, well, well... http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BUM/is_2_83/ai_114005024 little quote from this relatively recent article: "...Moreover, this group as a whole demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in tinnitus symptoms as reflected by a reduction in their Tinnitus Severity Index scores. We conclude that SSRIs represent one category of tools that can be used to help patients with severe tinnitus and depression. ..." Diana "moriarte" <elizabeth(a)basilisk.co.uk> wrote in message news:1128164261.433911.154280(a)g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > I've had a job persuading some drs that such low doses of SSRI will > work, but so far the smallest dose of Citalopram a couple of times a > week seems to keep it at bay for me. |