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SSRI withdrawal can present new symptoms not existing before, such as the feeling of "brain zaps" and body temperature increases, so a friend has described.
by rob-olmos 8y ago
SSRI withdrawal can present new symptoms not existing before, such as the feeling of "brain zaps" and body temperature increases, so a friend has described.
- stevehawk 8y agoThe brain zaps are no joke. I was on the lowest dose of lexapro for a year.. as in my 'taper off' schedule was to just start alternating what days I took it and eventually spread it out because I couldn't even step down in dosage size I was on such a low dose. Static electricity in the brain is a weird and painful experience. That said, it wouldn't stop me from going back on it if I had to.
- aaaaaaaaaab 8y agoThe on/off taper is the dumbest idea ever, but some psychiatrists don’t know this. It basically puts you on a constant serotonin rollercoaster, thus the awful brain zaps and other side effects. Lowering the dose one-sixth at a time every four weeks is the right approach. It gives your neurons time to get accustomed to the lowered serotonin levels by slowly increasing the number of available receptors.
- jschwartzi 8y agoThis is one of the reasons that Paroxetine comes in both liquid and pill form. The pills are for maintenance and the liquid is for tapering off.