AboutDr Alan Galbraith Expertise I can answer most questions on drugs, both medical and "recreational". Answers can be given in either technical or layperson terminology. My main areas of interest are psychiatric, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular drugs.
Experience I have been a university lecturer/head of department for almost thirty years, but am now retired. My research interests were alcohol, smoking and cardiovascular disease.
Organizations Institute of Biology, London.
Publications Principal author of "Fundamentals of Pharmacology" 4th Edition published in November 2003 by Pearson Education, Australia.
My doctor gave me prozac for OCD
I've read that it is ototoxic - and that its not ototoxic
Do you know if it is or not?
Or there anything else I can ask my doctor about that isn't ototoxic?
I'm too scared to take it
ANSWER: Dear Nicola
I do not know where you got your information on this as it is not true and I did a quick literature search on this. It came up negative so d not concern yourself.
That's why I was worried because it seems like he did a lot of research, and I already have tinnitus
What do you think of it?
Thanks
Answer Dear Nicola
First of all I am very dubious about the article you referred me to as ototoxicity and tinnitus are commonly reported adverse effects that a prescribing doctor will report to the FDA, or its equivalent, if they suspect a drug as having caused either. Tinnitus is a very common problem as one gets older and may or may not be due to drugs but I suspect is part and parcel of the aging process (you do not say your age so this may not apply if you are below 50). Both myself and my wife (in our early sixties get it occasionally). I would still go ahead and take the Prozac and if you notice any worsening of your tinnitus then you can stop the Prozac but I doubt that this would be necessary.
