Posted by tinker on May 20, 2002, at 15:30:56
In reply to Re: OCD Experiences, posted by Marie416 on May 20, 2002, at 14:04:07
Hi Marie, Thanks for writing back. I developed the tinnitus while I was taking zoloft. Its much better now, I have been off the drug since Sept., but when it was at is worst I couldn't sleep and would wake up terrified with it sounding like a jack hammer pounding in my head. Compared to that I just have a wispery pulsing noise that mostly pulses when I first wake up. At the sound of any noise I find myself in a panic attack, and if the pulsing doesnt settle down, I can become hysterical, crying for hours. I am taking doxepin for anxiety and lorazepam. The lorazepam helps with the crying spells. Everytime I have tried to go back to clomipramine, the noise would get louder. The drug company told me it was caused by elevated levels of seratonin. I wish they had warned me more. Tinnitus is hell for someone with ocd when you have avoid other meds that elevate seratonin. The rep told me this would happen with all ssri's. So my life has changed drastically. I have been off work for months, and very very depressed at times. All for now- Tinker.
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