Posted by Cam W. on February 28, 2001, at 23:02:54
In reply to Re: Electric Shock, posted by Dave@MT on February 28, 2001, at 21:18:28
Dave - Thanks for the description of the "electric shocks". Reports like these do help to understand what people are trying to describe in clinical practice. I'll be sure to ask about these symptoms when I encounter people with serotonin withdrawl syndrome.
Again, much obliged - Cam
> > > Sunnely & Cam
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> I appreciate both your helpful responses, thanks.
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> For the record what I referred to as "electric head" - courtesy of Abbi - is surely what you two are talking about.
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> It feels to me as if an electric charge builds up in your head, then discharges through your entire nervous system. The intensity of the "discharges" can vary. At worst, it can momentarily disorient you - just like receiving a sharp smack to the head. At times, especially when you are standing up, you can feel it in the soles of your feet, just as if an electric current were trying to go to ground through them.
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> I - and a few others I have netted with - agree that it seems to be brought on by moving your head or even just your eyes. Or, it can occur spontaneously, even when you are sitting perfectly still.
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> When I first began ramping off Luvox, and I went past the point where I "should" have taken a dose, the sensations would build to the point the sensations would build in rapidity and intensity until I had to take a low dose just to get some relief.I am very happy to say that I've been completely off now for about 8 days and I hardly notice it anymore. See the Luvox withdrawal thread if you are interested in the details - I ramped down fairly slowly, and that is surely the key here.
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> Thanks again
> Dave@MT
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