Posted by yxibow on January 17, 2006, at 0:59:42
In reply to Re: question regarding brain-frizz/zap sensations, posted by babybear on January 16, 2006, at 23:19:03
> I just wish somebody knew what caused these zaps, so they could make them go away! I'm afraid to switch to another med and go through the withdrawals again, although at least this time I'd know what I was in for.
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> Thanks again for your helpI experienced them both on Luvox and I currently experience transient zaps on Cymbalta, say, if I am on a treadmill and I move my head. According to my psychopharmacologist, this is a serotonin issue. What you can do about it, I'm not sure, its just one of those icky side effects of medicines that affect the serotonin receptors in your brain. But its not a seizure, unless you also happen to have a seizure disorder.
Hope that helps
-- Jay
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