 [ Symptoms ] what causes pulsating sounds in a person is head  i am on a high blood pressure med and take it daily but recently after going off an anti depressant i have these weird pulsating sounds in my head that almost resemble a heart beat it is not constant just weird any ideas [ Disease ] sometimes coming off a medication especially a psychoactive like an antidepressant can cause odd side effects like that it has to do with the brain readjusting to not having the medication but it is not usually harmful you might want to mention this to your doctor if it become really bothersome