Dizziness, brain zaps, headache, fatigue

[Gooze17]

Hey everyone,

pretty much dealing with what the title says. I’m not panicking over it like I normally would (yay therapy) but it is making me a bit nervous. Anyone else ever experience something similar? I recently had a head cold so probably something from that or maybe inner ear I dunno Guess I’m just looking to vent more than anything

 

[E.B]

Yes 100 percent normal...Ive had above with colds, while missing taking my med, and while on my med...brain zaps, dizziness, and the "elevator drop" feeling

 

[Gooze17]

Yes 100 percent normal...Ive had above with colds, while missing taking my med, and while on my med...brain zaps, dizziness, and the "elevator drop" feeling

It suuuuucks lol. I’m not overly miserable. I’m tired and feel generally out of it, then I get the zap and everything spins briefly until I jerk myself out of dizziness lol.

 

[E.B]

Yup, that's normal. I know exactly what you are speaking of...happens to me.

 

[Fraser]

You on SSRIs by any chance?

 

[AMcSwain]

Yes!! Dealing with it now. I was told by my doctor it’s vertigo but it won’t go away. It’s not like I’m so dizzy I can’t walk or anything but it’s there and it’s annoying. I think my anxiety is keeping it around lol if that makes sense

 

[Gooze17]

You on SSRIs by any chance?

Prozac for about 12 weeks now

 

[E.B]

Prozac for about 12 weeks now

Yup, that's why...

 

[Gooze17]

Yup, that's why...

This far in? Almost all the other side effects are gone or barely noticeable now. Only thing I really saw about brain zaps was from discontinuing it

 

[E.B]

I thought not many people got brain zaps while on but just going off too...I was wrong, I know for myself I get them while on. I get them really hardcore when I've had the flu or head cold...but you haven't been on Prozac that long so it could still be everything changing. None the less, yes

 

[Gooze17]

Well hopefully it’s a passing thing. Don’t know that I could do this long term and it’s been great for my anxiety