I have been taking Buproprion XL for clinical depression (as well as active counseling to help me deal with this) for many years. I also have been taking Aleve for my osteoarthritis. I have noticed that I now have tinnitus (mentioned it to my doctor at my yearly physical in January, but he either didn t pick up on it or didn t think it was a significant thing). Now I am reading that both of these medicines have a side effect of tinnitus, I stopped taking the Aleve in January after a flare-up of Microscopic colitis, and had hoped that this would clear up the tinnitus, but it has not. Buproprion XL has worked best of all the different antidepressants we ve tried over the years, so I m a bit apprehensive to stop that and go onto a different antidepressant. Is there something short of taking some other drug to help me with the tinnitus? So far, I am able to ignore it most times by thinking/hearing through or past it, but it isn t going away. What are your thoughts about this? (I had my 71st birthday in January as well). Well, I can go back to my own doctor if I have to pay, since insurance would pay for my visit. SO thank you anyway.