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Canyonmom said: ↑

I know that this is an older thread, but I wanted to post my experience.

First of all, I have noticed that when I'm sick or have a headache (usually a sinus-type headache), the ringing in my ears gets worse. Have any of you noticed that?

I've been on and off SSRIs since the birth of my second child 17 years ago. I have come to the conclusion that for whatever reason, my body just needs a little more serotonin. Years ago, when the depression first started, I took Zoloft. It worked wonderfully but made me gain weight. That is the main reason I got off of it. I tried a few others, and for a while tried taking nothing and trying natural methods. But I found that taking an SSRI just worked best for me, even though I really didn't like taking it.

Jump to about 5 years ago. The depression kept creeping back, so I tried Zoloft again. This time it didn't do as good of a job and again I began gaining weight so I went off of it. I know how to taper off these drugs slowly (1 to 2 months timeframe). After I totally stopped the Zoloft, I developed a pronounced ringing in my ears. It was so loud and so terrible that I actually went to an audiologist to get a hearing test. Turns out my hearing was fine. The audiologist said it was probably the result of going off the Zoloft, and it should clear up soon. He was right. About 3 weeks later, it got much better.

Jump forward now a couple of years. I had been off Zoloft but the depression was coming back, and no matter what I did and what I tried, I just couldn't shake it. I went to a new psychiatrist who suggested Celexa. That has been working really well. It is interfering with my weight a little bit, but not as badly as the Zoloft did. Lately I've been thinking of upping my dose (I only take a small amount), because I think I could feel a little bit better. I think I could use a little more seratonin. And interestingly enough, the ringing in my ears has gotten louder recently.

So, in my experience, there is definitely a link between seratonin levels and T. In a few months, I plan to increase my dose of Celexa a little bit, and it will be interesting to see whether the ringing in my ears gets better. (It's never totally gone….just seems louder sometimes for unknown reasons).
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I know that "depression creeping" back situation. I was ssri free for 1,5 years and life was fine, but it just creeped back. No obvious reason. One thing i wanted to mention here, that will potentially stop it from creeping back or at least is much more better than ssri are and thats Neuralstem NSI-189 (google it). Its in the trials and out 1-2 years, but thing will change the lives of depressed people. Hang in there for some time, amazing times are coming!

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