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Posted by woolav on July 30, 2004, at 13:44:46
I am on day 10 of prozac. I feel electric type zaps several times a day. It makes me freak out, so then i have to take a xanax. Then, Im sleepy. Has anyone else had these with prozac???????
S
Posted by Jeroen on July 30, 2004, at 13:58:21
In reply to BRAIN ZAPS ---WILL THEY STOP?, posted by woolav on July 30, 2004, at 13:44:46
> I am on day 10 of prozac. I feel electric type zaps several times a day. It makes me freak out, so then i have to take a xanax. Then, Im sleepy. Has anyone else had these with prozac???????
>
> S
yes they will stop i had it with a withdrawal of sipralexa it took 2 weeks and was a bit scary
Posted by woolav on July 30, 2004, at 14:24:41
In reply to Re: BRAIN ZAPS ---WILL THEY STOP?, posted by Jeroen on July 30, 2004, at 13:58:21
Thanks- I feel better. I guess all these medications cause strange effects on our brains!!!
s
Posted by fayeroe on July 30, 2004, at 20:21:12
In reply to BRAIN ZAPS ---WILL THEY STOP?, posted by woolav on July 30, 2004, at 13:44:46
Did you go off of another AD before taking the Prozac?
Posted by banga on July 31, 2004, at 0:41:30
In reply to Re: BRAIN ZAPS ---WILL THEY STOP? » woolav, posted by fayeroe on July 30, 2004, at 20:21:12
I had them whenever I missed doses or tapered off SSRIs. I described them as when-I-turn-my-head-quickly-my-brain-tingles.
I figure they could come on when starting up a med, must have sth to do with rapid swings in serotonin levels in the brain?
Posted by rolie12 on July 31, 2004, at 8:28:09
In reply to Re: BRAIN ZAPS ---WILL THEY STOP? » woolav, posted by fayeroe on July 30, 2004, at 20:21:12
I had these zaps while on Effexor XR and that's why I quit taking it. I can only take being shocked for so long and then it's just aggrivating. I have been off of the medicine for about 10 days now and still get the zaps, but they are subsiding. Good luck and know that there are a lot of us out there for support and understand what you and others are going through.
Posted by woolav on July 31, 2004, at 15:19:32
In reply to Re: BRAIN ZAPS ---WILL THEY STOP?, posted by rolie12 on July 31, 2004, at 8:28:09
Thanks everyone. I dont seem to have them as frequent now. So HOPEFULLY they are just part of my adjustment from paxil to prozac..
S
Posted by cpallen79 on July 31, 2004, at 21:47:44
In reply to Re: BRAIN ZAPS ---WILL THEY STOP?, posted by woolav on July 31, 2004, at 15:19:32
Thats got to be what it's from! I'm goign between Lexapro and Luvox, same thign, only a bit though. Paxil was hell with those zaps, felt liek I was in a friggin electric chair. Effexor gave those too, except they felt different... ah the joy of SSRIs.
Posted by WAKI on August 3, 2004, at 2:57:37
In reply to BRAIN ZAPS ---WILL THEY STOP?, posted by woolav on July 30, 2004, at 13:44:46
I know how you feel. Before I started seeing a P-doc, i self diagnosed my self from internet tests that I had depression and General Anxiety dissorder.
I then purchased paxil off the internet. I then took a little bit too high of a dose.
I heard pinging in my brain, sparks in my eyes, my brain was zapping. It went away in about 5 days.
Later when i had a p-doc we discussed how dangerious it was what i did but i was desperate so hind sight is unrealistic.
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