Posted by anita on May 17, 2001, at 17:06:26
In reply to The brain zap related to SSRIs, posted by grapebubblegum on May 15, 2001, at 8:11:14
Hi,
I had terrible brain zaps the first 6 months I was on Nardil, particularly when I turned my head too quickly. It felt like a second-long electrial "zap" going across my brain. I even went to a neurologist for this and they did an epilepsy test, but found nothing (I did not have the experience while taking the test, tho.) My doc did mention it could be caused by abrupt changes in blood pressure within the brain. SSRIs and other ADs can cause changes in blood pressure, so maybe when the noradrenergic receptors (which are one of the regulators of blood pressure) are affected by either the institution or withdrawal of these meds, the result could be these brain zaps. Just a theory. For me, this effect lessened with time, but never went completely away until I discontinued the Nardil. I've had it when starting other meds, too, but only a few times.
anita
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