Q. I have been on SSRI antidepressants for 15 years. I wish I had never started them.

Tinnitus and pinging sounds are actually pretty common with these meds, and I have had both since I started sertraline.

Having taken these drugs (both sertraline and Celexa) for an extended period, I can tell you that they are far from harmless. It annoys me that so many physicians and nurses write an antidepressant prescription at the drop of a hat.

It is almost impossible to get off SSRIs if you have taken them for a year or more. Believe me, I have tried. What started out as a diagnosis of mild but chronic depression is now uncontrollable rage and suicidal thoughts when I try to go off the medicine.

I am currently weaning off again (my second try). I have gone from 100 milligrams to 40 milligrams o

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