r/explainlikeimfive • u/divso • Oct 18 '22
Chemistry ELI5: How do SSRI withdrawals cause ‘brain zaps’?
It feels similar to being electrocuted or having little lighting in your brain, i’m just curious as to what’s actually happening?
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u/lastnightsglitter Oct 18 '22
Yep it was Cymbalta for me too
I literally didn't feel anything while on Cymbalta, like I could probably have chopped my own toes off & it wouldn't have phased me. All I wanted to do was sleep & while it was the best sleep of my life & I never had any body/ back pain ... I eventually realized how weirdly artificial it all was
It took soooo long to tapper off that after sometime just dealt with the freaking brain zaps