#brain zap

[knmstk]

Hi all, if you're looking struggling with getting off antidepressants / SSRI's / SNRI's and are looking for support, please check out this community.

I know it's hard to find help when you're struggling with things like tapering and withdrawal, but I hope I can build a community where people can help each other through this time.

A note, this community is not anti-medicine! Simply a place for people who are trying to get off of antidepressants to talk about their feelings, symptoms, and anything else.

[bread-tab]

hWELP i accidentally went off my ssri meds long enough to experience the infamous BRAIN ZAPS. i thought i was just having a bad ortho hypo day

[beingdreeyore]

I read a lot of journal articles and forum posts that said the brain zaps from venlafaxine withdrawal last for weeks, even months. It terrified me.

Day 10 today. They still happen but nothing like before. They’re so much subtler and so much further apart that I’m convinced some of them I don’t even notice.

If you’re ever preparing to increase or decrease your dosage, don’t freak out like I did about how long they will last. They last, yes, but the intensity difference is like going from being struck by lightning to getting a tiny static charge from touching metal. They just aren’t comparable.

Good things are coming.

[chillabuse]

Me: *chillin* My brain: zap zap

[dreamyhopes]

Took my first dose of ritalin and... Huh. So that's what a brain zap feels like.

[elisafairy]

Getting brain and hand zaps last few days. It’s weird that most people say it’s from med withdrawal but i haven’t lessened my dose? Just taking my lexapro like normal. It is a higher dose than normal though...

Anyone get them without going off or weaning of meds?

[sad-handjob420]

Reminder to take your meds!!

Been so sleepy the past 2 nights and forgot to take my meds so therefore I've been getting the worst fucking brain zaps today. I remember I used to get them so frequently on top of school, how did I do it???

[worry-stone]

I just had a brain zap.