Ive been on duloxetine ( 60mg a day ) and also pregabalin ( 600mg a day ) for over 10 yrs and for the last year (at least) have been hearing voices. I have had a mental health assessment and have not been diagnosed with any mental illness other than depression. Still waiting for counselling appointment. Has anyone else experienced this? Am also looking to decrease the dose of duloxetine and welcome any advice. Many thanks
Can long term use of duloxetine make you hear voices?
Question posted by Strawberrygirl on 11 Jan 2022
Last updated on 26 September 2022 by AlexanderLeeWilson
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AlexanderLeeWilson
27 Sep 2022
I have been experiencing auditory hallucinations as well, it's not fun. Actually to be honest it's hell. I just hope it doesn't cause serotonin syndrome my doctor just put me on a 20mg I was on 30's but doubled up because of severe depression plus a rather large amount of bad episodes lately
WildcatVet
11 Jan 2022
Hi, Strawberrygirl!
Although very rarely auditory hallucinations could potentially be due to duloxetine as a side effect:
"Rare (0.01% to 0.1% of users): Aggression, anger, hallucinations"
How recently was your assessment? It would be strange if they weren't more concerned with this and want to pursue it further.
As far as lowering your dose it really should only be done with a reducing dosage under the supervision of your doctor. Duloxetine is very difficult for many people to discontinue or reduce the dose without experiencing discontinuation symptoms so it must be done very gradually.
Best regards and I hope you'll get the answers you need to make some decisions about your treatment plan.
kevinb1953
11 Jan 2022
Hello.
If you do decide to taper like WildcatVet suggested, I would add, for the simplest way to taper from any medicine you still have your doctor write you out a prescription for a compounding pharmacy. A compounding pharmacy can follow the directions of the taper on Physicians prescription to the micro mm. Very precise.
Best regards,
Kevin
WildcatVet
11 Jan 2022
Great idea, kevin! So much more accurate than trying to "count beads" and not knowing if you're getting the drug or the fillers.
Thanks!
kevinb1953
11 Jan 2022
That's right Woldcat, and the good news is that most towns over 20k people have at least one compounding pharmacy. And, I learned that most any medicine is eligible. Something I was a bit surprised to learn.
Keep on keeping-on.
kevinb1953
11 Jan 2022
*Wildcat. Lol. This smartphone thinks for itself
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