Posted by JahL on February 27, 2001, at 14:14:41
In reply to Re: Electric Shock » Sunnely, posted by Cam W. on February 27, 2001, at 6:47:27
> Sunnely - I have heard of this "electric shock" in the head. It seems to be a long-term symptom of seroternic drug withdrawl and can last months. It has been described as a "kind of vibration/crackling or short-lived pop/buzz" in the head. This is one side effect that has made me wonder on several occasions. It does seem to start upon abrupt withdrawl of the short acting serotonergic agents and can even continue when a weaning regimen is reinstated. I have never personally heard of someone mention this, but have read of it in the literature.
Hi Cam.
I most definitely have experienced this. I've tried all the serotinergic drugs and there were 2 main offenders; Paxil & nefazadone, both of which I stopped abruptly. I also stopped Prozac quite suddenly but remained free from the effects you describe. These effects have never occurred on any other drug. This all seems to concur with what you've read (re:half-lives etc). In both cases the withdrawal effects resolved themselves quite suddenly after about a week.
Posters on this site have mentioned 'brain flashes' in the past-I wonder if this is the same thing?
Jah.
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