I've been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and my psychiatrist prescribed me Prozac (10mg) but I'm just so freaking scared that I'll end up with tinnitus that won't ever go away (I'll take literally any side effect because this one scares me the most).

For reference, after I stopped Citalopram cold turkey a few months ago, I ended up with ringing in my ears so loud that I would wake up after about an hour of sleep. It was hell. It went away after a week (thank God), but I'm terrified that if I try Prozac it would do the same but become permanent (I've read stories online).

I voiced this to my psychiatrist but she said that she put me on the lowest dose of Prozac so the likelihood that this will happen is very low.

Is this true? I know I won't ever know until I try but that's the scariest part about all this.

When I read success stories of people who take antidepressants I just cry because I wish that I was one of them. I'm just so lost. I wish I knew how to get rid of this dark cloud over my head without potentially permanently damaging myself.