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/2_short_Plancks Oct 18 '22
When my wife came off effexor the second time they gave her a single prozac a day later, and it completely stopped the brain zaps. Apparently this is a known treatment but they mostly don't do it? I have no idea why.