Posted by Quixote on September 2, 2003, at 4:29:15
In reply to Re: Looking for good experiences with Wellbutrin, posted by Sebastian on September 1, 2003, at 18:43:14
Has anyone ever had any loud ear ringing with Wellbutrin? Or with Lexapro? How about Lexapro and Adderall?
Please forgive this long detailed post, but i really sincerely ask for any help anyone can offer me.
I'm trying to figure out what exactly caused the terrible terrible )))>>SCREEEEEEEE<<((ing that often kept me from getting much benefit. Can't call it "ringing": it was that one note in fingernails down a chalkboard that makes you jump or cringe- except it was continuous. And LOUD. And got louder quickly, cumulatively. It made reading or sleeping near impossible, and became even louder than my usual car radio and tv volume setting.
My PMHNP just didn't seem to take it seriously, actually seeming annoyed that it bothered me so much,(as if it were only background department store music).
After an 'AOK' physical ear exam, my PMHNP said that "ear ringing" was a side-effect of Wellbutrin, discontinuing my dose of 150mgs(SR) without trying any alternative. 3 more months of ))>>screeeeing<<(( agony continued, but my PMHNP disregarded my description of it's intensity, also my suggestion that the "ear ringing" was from the Lexapro, insisting that i keep taking it. I began Adderall, then, for my ADD. It was a true godsend, it 'normalizes' me more than anytime in my life i've ever known. But the ))>>screeeeing<<(( continued and my requests for an alternative to Lexapro fell on 'deaf ears'. PMHNP suggested that it was the Adderall causing "ringing". It had become unbearable. So finally in desperation, i tapered off myself, and FINALLY the ))>screeeeing<(( has stopped. This seems to have made my PMHNP a little disgruntled. She's referred me out.Was the problem unique to _me_ , or has anyone else ever heard this kind of "ringing" ?
....i'm hoping someone will answer.
Quixote
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