Posted by fayeroe on February 1, 2004, at 14:41:37
In reply to brain zaps - similarity to Lhermitte's sign, posted by justjustine on February 1, 2004, at 14:27:34
> Lhermitte's sign "refers to a shock-like sensation that travels down your spine upon flexing the neck. It can arise in any disorder affecting cervical spinal cord, such as disc compression or even vitamin B12 deficiency." it also may be associated with MS.
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> i don't know if the two are related or not, but the Lhermitte's sign is usually provoked by stretching the neck. my zaps are NOT provoked by stretching. and well, right now i'm on vicodin and i'm not having any zaps at all... before i started on vicodin, i could only definitely produce zaps by moving my eyes rapidly from side to side.
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> i recommend searching with http://www.vivisimo.com i have found lots of information with their search engine. (sorry i closed the window i pulled that quote from!)
Mine weren't provoked by stretching my neck either. They were there most of the time, especially when I first reduced the size of my Effexor dosage. I had a friend who went off another AD and she was the one that alerted me to them.......Thanks for the info!!!
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