Posted by Emme on September 16, 2001, at 22:06:30
In reply to That darn ELECTRIC HEAD:what are causes, duration?, posted by Janelle on September 16, 2001, at 19:21:40
Oh yeah, the ole "electric head zaps". Annoying as hell, aren't they? I had them while coming off of Paxil; they were gone after a week. It took me a month or so to completely get off of Effexor. When the withdrawal effects (including head zaps and irritability) became too distressing, I took a tiny amount of the Effexor, and that helped. I basically backed off of Effexor inch by inch, as slowly as my body needed to. As for what causes the electric head zaps, one doctor said something to me about "coming down off of serotonin stimulation". Hang in there. They don't last forever.
Emme> Help! I seem to be having that darn electric head after stopping EffexorXR (it took a few days to kick in so I had thought I was home free, but still, I consider it "minor" compared to other withdrawal symptoms, such as those I had from Paxil). I have some questions: 1) Does anyone here know what *causes* that annoying electric head feeling (like nanosecond bursts of a short circuit feeling in the head that sometimes radiate to the feet if you're walking)? 2) On average, how LONG does electric head generally last (days, weeks, months) if you are experiencing it after going off an SSRI? Thanks!
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