Brain Zaps from Zoloft Withdrawal: Anyone Else Experienced This?

I’m weaning off very slowly mainly because my psychiatrist is afraid I might develop a severe depressive episode. I’m currently on day 3 no brain zaps but my mood is slowly dropping. I do take adderall along with Zoloft, and I think it helps keep the depression away.

everytime i try to wean off zoloft the brain zaps are too intense and i have to go back on it. :/

No, but tbh I’m not sure the med works for me so idk if I’d experience withdrawals from it in the same way or not.

Yes!! I actually opened the capsules and counted the little balls and lowered the number of balls by one each day to get off it slowly enough to avoid the zaps. It worked. I set up a bunch of pull minders so I didn’t have to count daily

the worst brain zaps i ever had happened when i was on paxil, getting off it was the worst experience ever lol. i read somewhere that fish oil pills can possibly help but that’s the only remedy i had found at the time!

I’m not on zoloft anymore but I experienced terrible withdrawal, luckily it went away in about 5 days

yes omfg dude they happened for months

yup!

What are brain zaps? Currently on Zoloft, have stopped cold Turkey before but I couldn’t explain my symptoms.

how long do they take to go away?

I experience that mildly with Zoloft, but Effexor took the cake!

i personally have not, but both of my cousins (female college students) have experienced them

i was only on it for a week but yes