Psychotropics & Risk of Tinnitus
Tinnitus is defined as the conscious awareness of a sound in the absence of an external auditory stimulus. Psychotropic medications are commonly used as the treatment of tinnitus but they can also be a cause of tinnitus or make underlying tinnitus worse.
Let’s begin by answering this question first:
Answer: (b) Lamotrigine
- Among Antidepressants: Sertraline is the preferred with least risk of tinnitus.
- Among mood stabilizers: Lamotrigine should be avoided.
- Among antipsychotics: low dose sulpiride is preferred.
- Gabapentin is preferred with less/no risk of tinnitus.
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This chapter (20 min video discussion) will discuss the risk of tinnitus with following psychotropic medication classes:
- Antidepressants: Preferred & Avoid with Tinnitus.
- Mood Stabilizers: Preferred & Avoid with Tinnitus.
- Antipsychotics: Which one are Preferred?
- Anti-Anxiety Medications: Which one are Preferred?
- Other Medications: Which one are Preferred?
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