Helpful Antidepressants?

[Lylyl]

My psychiatrist is urging me to try antidepressants or antipsychotics to help with my OCD, she is confident it will lessen my (tinnitus related) anxiety and compulsive thoughts. I’m quite desperate. If I do start I will be taking Xanax with it (I take 0,25 mg twice a day now) to lessen the side effects over the first few weeks.

Does anyone know if there’s one out there without tinnitus as side effect?

[Christian78]

Psychiatrist often do that but their knowledge is zero. Point is many antidepressants destroy hearing. Many antidepressants cause tinnitus.

I got my tinnitus from Wellbutrin medicine.

[ShakeelaBTA]

Hello and welcome to the British Tinnitus Association forum.

Do feel free to ask any questions, I hope that you find this a helpful and supportive place to help you manage your tinnitus.

The the number of drugs that genuinely cause tinnitus is extremely small, you can read more about that here tinnitus.org.uk/drugs

We have some resources that you might like to check out in addition to our home here:

tinnitus.org.uk (information and support details)

takeontinnitus.co.uk (free tinnitus management programme)

Helpline 0800 018 0527 (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm) (outside the UK you can call [phone])

Kind regards

Shakeela

[dsh2358]

I take Xanax .50 twice a day for my tinnitus

And it lowers the volume idk about Xanax

Causing Tinnitus.

DSH🇺🇸

[Ingrid-p in reply to dsh2358]

Hi do you still use CBD oil as well? Do you think it's a combination of that and xanax that lowers your t?

[dsh2358 in reply to Ingrid-p]

Yes the CBD also helps with my Arthritis And lowers the inflammation.