Is Drug-Related (Mirtazapine) Tinnitus Reversible?

I have had a variety of chronic to life threatening illnesses over the last few years, constant and co-morbid. I have recently been recovering.

Last week for absolutely no reason I woke up with very high frequency mild tinnitus for absolutely no reason whatsoever. I can't tell you how painful it has been for me this last week, as my basic coping strategies for other illnesses are meditation and quiet/silent relaxation.

I am pretty sure that the medicine I have been taking (Mirtazapine) has been begging to get out of my system for about a year now. I'm fairly sure that it has caused my tinnitus.

Are cases of drug related tinnitus reversible? I have heard of people stopping aspirin and it going away etc.

Thanks

 

Yes it's possible that your T will go away once the culprit is out of your system.

 

Thanks a bit of hope is all I need

 

I feel you, it gets you in your inner self. Stop that medicine if you can. Its possible it'll go away.

Take Care.

 

Good luck, I have been taking mirtazapine and heard it's pretty hard to get off of. What is your dose?

 

I was originally on 30mg two years ago but I felt it was affecting my ability to perceive sounds and gradually lowered my dose to 15mg. The problem is that I have chronic insomnia (currently being referred to sleep clinic) and coming off mirtazapine would be a nightmare! I will gradually lower my dose but the liquid M isn't available in the UK.

 

A compounding pharmacy can make the liquid mirtz.

 

try swapping it out for low dose of seroquel. seroquel is a good alternate and your body clears it out more quickly than mirtazapine. i unfortunately am stuck on using both.

 

I was on 50mg Seroquel for sleep, that stuff is awful, tring to taper off remeron now.