Lexapro..

[Saba82]

Hi everyone. I’m new to this group,but I’ve been dealing with anxiety all my life. I was diagnosed with celiac disease last year so it was even more pressure for me. I’ve been taking Lexapro on and off for the past one year. I do experience buzzing in my ears. Don’t know if it’s related to my celiac or Lexapro side effects. Does anyone had this symptom?

Thank you,

Saba

[Hidden]

Hi and welcome to this community! I take Lexapro. I get ear ringing every so often. I don't know why.

[Saba82 in reply to Hidden]

It’s like pressure in my ears,buzzing. It makes me more anxious

[Hidden in reply to Saba82]

For me, it's like someone flips a switch and all other sounds leave and the ringing starts. It lasts from seconds to a minute. I've never thought of it being connected to the Lexapro. I always thought it was connected to listening to music at a higher volume through earbuds. I'm currently on 20mg. I've been on Lexapro for 10+ years.

[Saba82 in reply to Hidden]

Woow. That’s long. What about your vision? Does it cause blurred vision a lil bit?

[Hidden in reply to Saba82]

Yeah, it sure is. My psychiatrist and I tried weaning me off 4 different times. I got severely depressed all 4 times and ended up back at 20mg again. Vision is fine.

[Zyxx in reply to Hidden]

I can’t wean off, either. On it for life, I guess. And deathly afraid that for some reason the drug won’t be available one day.

[Hidden in reply to Zyxx]

I've asked others if they had trouble weaning off as well. They had. They said that this drug needs to be weaned off of very very slowly -- much slower than doctors realize.

[Zyxx in reply to Hidden]

Sadly, I’ve taken fully 2 years to wean off lexapro, but by the time I reached about 4 mg I became dangerously suicidal and had to go back on…

[Hidden in reply to Zyxx]

Yikes! I'm so sorry to hear this. I also got really close to succeeding (down to 5mg from 20mg), but had to go back up because I got dangerously depressed.

[Zyxx in reply to Hidden]

Seems like we’re in exactly the same boat! I’ve absorbed the defeat, but now I worry constantly whether I’ll always be able to get my pills (war, power outages?) because evidently my life is in danger without them. How about you? Do you worry about that sort of thing?

[Saba82 in reply to Hidden]

Do you have ringing everyday or how long do you think you are experiencing that? I feel like sometimes it’s buzzing in my one ear and sometimes both…

[Hidden in reply to Saba82]

On average once every several weeks (It's hard to say because sometimes it happens more frequently)

[Saba82 in reply to Hidden]

How long have you been taking Lexapro? I’m taking the lowest dose…

[JblueGinger]

I had ringing in my ears the more I took the worst it got. I think it is a side effect of Lexapro.

[Saba82 in reply to JblueGinger]

How long have you been taking Lexapro?

[JblueGinger]

At least4 years after my husband died

[Saba82 in reply to JblueGinger]

I’m sorry for your loss:(… do you still have ringing or buzzing?

[JblueGinger in reply to Saba82]

I lowered my dose and take it with another pill ,I don't have ringing any more

[JoJo612]

I had that when I first started taking it. After taking it regularly every day it went away. Maybe taking it on and off is making it worse?

I was on it for over a year with Wellbutrin. It was great for my anxiety but eventually made my depression worse. I went up to 20mg of Lex and everything was instantly worse. I've now been on Celexa for 3 weeks and things are much better.

[Goopy5467]

I don’t know about Lexapro ;I took Buspirone a few months and gave me ringing in the ears

[soupysales]

Wow. I never put it together until now. Yes...I have ringing in my ears and have been on lexapro for 4 years. I don't notice it most of the time, but it is there.

[Saba82 in reply to soupysales]

Is it everyday or once in a while?