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 I have a tinnitus which bothers me a lot, especially at night after back to Fluoxetine ..

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Hello guys,

My name is Mostafa and I'm 37 years old ,I live in the UK in Scotland in the Glasgow city ..

I've had obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression and anxiety for many years since I was a teenager and I was taking medicine for that, including fluoxamine and when I came to Scotland 7 years ago, the doctors prescribed fluoxetine And I used it for a few years But last year, due to sleep deprivation and anxiety, my doctor in Gp prescribed "mertazapine 15 mg " And I used it which had a very bad effect on my depression and OCD and it got worse so i went back to fluoxetine as recommended by my doctor in Gp to treat the symptoms of OCD and depression, So my doctor switched the tablet to fluoxetine and with the doctor's re-prescription for the last 3 months I use "40 mg of fluoxetine "daily.

But now for three weeks I have a tinnitus Which bothers me a lot, especially at night..

I talked to the doctor and she prescribed me Olive oil ears drops but it didn't have a positive effect and I still have tinnitus...🤯🤯

Has anyone had such an experience that they can give me any advice Please??

I'm really annoyed and tired of this situation and I want to talk to my doctor again about this problem especially when I can't sleep at night because of the ringing in my ears and headache and reach the verge of madness..😔😔😭😭

Please give me any suggestions, especially those living in the UK..

Thanks very much..

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I've had bouts of tinnitus and they're not pleasant. My mother had tinnitus really badly, and it really distressed her.

The olive oil ear drops won't do you any harm, but they are not really effective against tinnitus.

I've just done a few minutes' research and apparently tinnitus is related to serotonin, and SSRI antidepressants can make tinnitus worse for some people. I didn't know this before. Apparently an antidepressant that doesn't cause tinnitus or make it worse is mirtazepine, but you'd need to ask a doctor about that.

Apparently tinnitus is not caused by problems with the ear, but problems with the neurotransmitters in the brain, particularly serotonin and dopamine. So ear drops of any sort are unlikely to have much effect.

Here's a link to a website about tinnitus that could help you further:

tinnitus.org.uk/drugs

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