Brain zap

[Cosmos7]

Hi everyone, after a rough night of sleep waking up every couple hours I experienced what I believe to be a brain zap, one while I was half asleep and another while fully awake. It felt like a surge of energy that ended up at the top of my head and dissapated within a few seconds but quite painful/alarming. Surely had a mini panic attack but was able to keep control. Although now I'm worried it might be something else more serious. Anyone else experience these?

 

[Jones]

The only time I have ever experienced what you are decribing is when I was taking buspar. It would happen about an hour after I would take it, would happen once and be done until the next time I took it.

 

[Rosy]

I get the brain zaps. Never when I am awake, only when I am going to sleep and once in a while it will wake me up. I have had it for years. Don't know what it is. Sometimes it feels like an electric shock zipping across from ear to ear inside my head. Sometimes it is a loud sound. If anyone knows what this is, let us know.