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Justinerosexx

Updated 1y ago

Dealing with Brain Zaps When Coming Off Antidepressants

Anyone experience brain zaps? I always get them when coming off an antidepressant. When I move my eyes side to side it feels like the inside Of my eye balls are shivering if that makes sense. Super uncomfortable…what can I do to make myself more comfortable?

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j_Bug

2y

I haven't had this myself, but from what I've heard it's fairly common. the only advice I've really heard is just to not move your eyes like that though, which I imagine doesn't feel super helpful lol
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SpaceCat2000

2y

Very common! Make sure you’re weening off the medication slowly to reduce this
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SmileySnail

2y

Do you come off of antidepressants often? I've only done it once - never really went on and off again
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SmileySnail

2y

I suppose I never tried a bunch of them for a long time though, it was always pretty easy to tell if one didn't agree with me (serotonin syndrome) so once I found one I could stay on I never tried any others
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Adriana777

2y

Yes! I could not figure out how to describe them. To me it feels like someone is shoving my head forcefully in one direction and there’s a Whoosh sound in my ear
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Justinerosexx

2y

the whooshing is a good way to describe it
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RavenJord

2y

I get brain zaps, but it usually happens before a seizure (non epileptic) so I don't know if that really helps. All I know is brain zaps suck and when I try to explain the feeling no one else around me understands. All they know is when I feel jolty is time to get me to a safe place 😂
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Moomoo72

2y

I got them when I came off Lexapro. It also made me feel like....a ghost kind of. Like I wasn't a full person, but sort of transparent and not completely physically here. It was a very strange and uncomfortable sensation. Thankfully the withdrawal symptoms were gone within 2-3 weeks, but I just had to endure them until then.

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