Recent content by Phillip Briganti

  1. Phillip Briganti

    Woke Up with Tinnitus — Could Amitriptyline Have Caused It?

    I got tinnitus from Amitriptyline. The serotonin in the drug is the culprit. Mine goes up and down too. Some days it is barely audible, most days it is hell.
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    Tinnitus Is Fluctuating Wildly and Is Very High Pitched. Struggling.

    It is in your brain, not your ears. Your ears hear the noise the brain produces.
  3. Phillip Briganti

    Best Non-Ototoxic Drug / Supplement to Help with Sleep — A Tinnitus Sufferer's Dilemma

    That is how I got this horror show. The serotonin in Amitriptyline.
  4. Phillip Briganti

    Poll: Did Amitriptyline Help Your Tinnitus?

    Read this: Increased serotonin levels spiked by anti-depressants, may exacerbate tinnitus
  5. Phillip Briganti

    Poll: Did Amitriptyline Help Your Tinnitus?

    The noise is in your brain, not your ears. Your ears hear the noises generated in the brain.
  6. Phillip Briganti

    Poll: Did Amitriptyline Help Your Tinnitus?

    Amitriptyline caused my tinnitus. Three damn pills. Damn poison drug.
  7. Phillip Briganti

    Where Do the Noises Come from?!

    The brain.
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    Ibuprofen (Advil) Seems to Help My Tinnitus/Hyperacusis

    I got severe tinnitus from 3 pills of Amitriptyline.
  9. Phillip Briganti

    Amitriptyline — Doctor Recommends It Because They Think Tinnitus Is a Form of Neuropathic Pain

    I took Amitriptyline for bladder issues. Only 3 pills, 10 mg each. Bang tinnitus, and looks like it is permanent. Torture.
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    What Medication Can Help Reverse SSRI Induced Tinnitus?

    Read it carefully. “But for many people the sound comes forth and it doesn't go away.”
  11. Phillip Briganti

    What Medication Can Help Reverse SSRI Induced Tinnitus?

    You cannot reverse it. You are screwed like I am. The auditory part of your brain was damaged by the serotonin Read this: Increased Serotonin Levels Spiked by Antidepressants May Exacerbate Tinnitus
  12. Phillip Briganti

    Tinnitus of Unknown Cause (Stress? Sertraline? TMJ?) for 5 Months — Deeply Hopeless

    You got nabbed by antidepressant. The serotonin got you. I got screwed by amitriptyline. Read this: Increased Serotonin Levels Spiked by Antidepressants May Exacerbate Tinnitus
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    Mechanisms of Antidepressant-Induced Tinnitus

    Read this article: Study suggests serotonin may worsen tinnitus