Paxil withdrawal brain zaps

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Avatar m tn What I would do is try taking a healthy dose of fish oil every day and see if it helps -- many people have reported this helps with the brain zaps. If the withdrawal eases, you're home free. If it gets worse or particularly if it turns emotional, I'd go back on the Paxil and taper off more slowly. But if it's just brain zaps and nothing else, I'd give it a couple days and try the fish oil.
Avatar m tn Wow so relieved to see others having issues with brain zaps. It's scary and sometimes I feel like my eyes have pressure and want to pop out, but its not a pain, just a constant numb sort of annoyance. My fingers and toes are cold most of the time as well.
Avatar f tn t go back on antidepressants - but am wondering what to call this - maybe brain zaps work. Equally, I am wondering how long THIS is going to happen.
1423357 tn?1511085442 Interestingly she had not one zap earlier in the evening while talking to a friend we met while out at dinner. She says it was almost like when her brain is active, the zaps go away. So she took the Paxil around 10pm, and within minutes, the brain zaps stopped, and she had a restful night. Today starts Day 3 off Effexor.
944223 tn?1245869858 Fish oil supplements have been known to help with the brain zaps. If it gets worse than you can handle, go back on the last dose of Paxil you were on and taper more slowly. But as I say, you might at this point want to just try the fish oil and get plenty of exercise, since it sounds like a mild withdrawal.
1042487 tn?1275279899 I'm suffering with the brain zaps after coming off of Lexapro. I tapered off the Lexapro, incrementally and very, very slow. The withdrawal symptoms didn't start right away with my last dose which fooled me into thinking I would miss that part. But, alas not to be. Anyway, it's been 28 days with the zaps, shakiness, and irritablility. I started taking Primrose Oil and doubling up on my fish oil (2000mgs) around 10 days ago.
Avatar f tn Do a search for 'Paxil brain zaps' on Yahoo or Google. It's become pretty well documented recently but some doctors don't seem to be aware of it for some reason... http://****.org ...has a fairly standard description. Just keep in mind people overwhelmingly share negative information on antidepressants on the internet than positive experiences (people like to share negative experiences more it seems).
Avatar n tn For the brain zaps, try fish oil. You can also try tapering more slowly.
1167245 tn?1353878500 http://theblondepharmacist.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/brain-shivers-brain-zaps-brain-shocks/ The more I think about it, the more I think (and hope) that it might be the Prozac finally leaving my system. I'm trying not to get anxious about it, but I can be a bit of a hypochondriac sometimes. So any input will be very much appreciated!
704329 tn?1518523098 ve talked to my doctor about the withdrawal symptoms and was told that Paxil is pretty much the worst for withdrawal symptoms but it's very effective which is the reason they still use it. Ultimately talk to your doctor. Psychology is still a very young area of medicine and as such the docs can't always tell you what is going on.
Avatar n tn I was takinag paxil 30mg for 5 years , and in febuarary i stopped ttaking it , and then all of a sudeen its been 6 months , and i sometimes i get random brain zaps in the head , it makes u dizzy but they last a few seconds , like maybe 1 second , or a fraction of second u feel dizzy , and then it goes away , but it doesnt happen everday , justrandomly , sometimes once a week , sometimesa week , sometimes once every two weeks , not sure what triggers them !!!
Avatar f tn I was on 100mgs a day with Pristiq for a year and when it came time to switch meds, I honestly thought I was going to die. The withdrawl and brain zaps were much stronger than I had ever felt before. It took 6 full weeks for them to go away and I tapered slow too. I would rather chew on tin foil than go thru that again.
Avatar f tn t want to hear this, but tapering as slowly as you need to is the only safe way to come off this med (or many others as well, but especially Paxil). And that pace of tapering is different for everyone. As for the dizziness and the zaps, a healthy dose of fish oil can be very helpful, and you might also try some ginger (in supplement or juiced form). Some find using St. John's Wort after stopping completely is helpful, some don't.
Avatar n tn I am 66, how long will paxil withdrawal last for me? I have been taking it dor 12 years.
Avatar f tn I haven't taken Cymbalta or Paxil, so I can't give a personal withdrawal experience for those specific drugs. However, I have taken other SSRIs and SNRIs, and while the withdrawal effects can be really unsettling and uncomfortable, they do decrease in severity and eventually go away with time. I wonder whether the tremors are a side effect from starting Paxil, or a withdrawal symptom from weaning off the Cymbalta, or both?
Avatar n tn What are your symptoms now? Usually withdrawal canl include nausea, anxiety, headaches, brain zaps,trouble sleeping and other possible symptoms.
Avatar m tn I felt like I had the flu and very achy. Very bad withdrawal effects. I was then put on regular paxil 40 mg daily and I constantly had the eye zaps and strong depersonalization feelings like I was in a constant withdrawal. I was then switched to Lexapro 20 mg. It seemed better than the Paxil but I was still getting the eye zaps and depersonalization but to a lesser extent.
Avatar f tn Do a search on the forum about Paxil withdrawal symptoms.I went on it for a while and my doctor said its good for anxiety and is non addictive!not only was it worse for my condition-it increased my anxiety,but getting off it was a nightmare!Brain zaps,extreme anxiety insomnia etc.speak to your doctor about this possibility.
611559 tn?1233776445 First time I tapered on doctors advice and had side effects, mainly brain zaps, confusion, sweating etc. These are not nice! I also suffered unplesent bowl movements and lack of energy. these symptoms persisted during my tepering period and by the time I was due to stop I was a mess. I ended up just going back on them to sort out my life. The second time was cold tukey and this is highly unadvisable and was not done under medical supervision.
Avatar f tn Why did you stop Paxil? As with any SSRI, it is not advised to just quit cold turkey; my suggestion is to taper off of it which would really help with many of your symptoms. Also, I assume you have a prescription for the Allegra as well, but you might want to be careful what you read on forums on the internet. I could type in 'cheeseburgers and paxil withdrawal" and probably get a taper schedule to follow.
Avatar f tn Different people react in different ways. I was on Effexor for about 8 months, went off and had bad withdrawals (brain zaps) for nearly two years after. I went off Prozac recently and had no withdrawals whatsoever.