could long term use of Imitrex cause Tinnitus?
I have been taking aound 900 mgs each month for migraines for over 10 years.
Now during the last year I have noticed I am getting Tinnitis and it is getting worse.
I have a hard time sleeping at night even with 2 noisy fans running.
The metallic ringing sounds come from 2 and sometimes 3 diferent areas of my head. And gets louder if I move my head sise to side. It drives me crazy and If for some reasaon I am woke up during the night there is no way I can go back to sleep because the sound is so irritating.
I saw an Ear specialist and I have no ear wax build up and he could see no obvious cause for the sudden tinnitus.
I do have high cholesterol of 235
I was taking Welbutrin and Zonegram but stopped to see if it was the meds causing the tennitus but it wasn’t.
If it is the long term use of Imitrex (like asprin) is causing the tinnitus will stopping the med eventually cause it to go away or am I stuck with it forever?
Tags: 10 years, asprin, cholesterol, diferent, ear specialist, ear wax, hard time, high cholesterol, imitrex, meds, migraines, noisy fans, sleep, tennitus, tinnitus, welbutrin, zonegram
December 9th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Yes! There are hundreds of drugs that can cause tinnitus and Imitrex is one of them. Go to this website and it will explain all of it for you. Good luck to you.
http://www.hearinglosshelp.com/articles/ototoxicupheaval.htm
December 9th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Tinnitus is a royal pain, I speak from 20 years of experience. It is possible that the imitrex is the cause of your condition but at this point that is irrelevant. Your tinnitus isn’t likely to go away. The best that you can hope for is to develop a coping strategy that will make the condition more livable. For me white noise such as fans or traffic just makes the problem worse. I have found that quiet or soft music are the best things to reduce the tinnitus. I would suggest that you try experimenting with things like ear plugs to see if they help.