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'''Brain zaps''' can be described as sharp electrical shock sensations in the head and brain which sometimes originate in the head and extend throughout the body.<ref>Fireworks or brain zaps? | Psychology Today | https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/creativity-way-life/201107/fireworks-or-brain-zaps</ref> For many, it feels as though one's brain has experienced a sudden brief but repeated vibration or jolt of electricity as if one was electrocuted.<ref name="vice>Why You Get 'Brain Zaps' After Taking MDMA, and How You Can Stop Them (Vice) http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/brain-zaps-sleep-paralysis-mdma-ecstasy?utm_source=vicefbuk</ref> This effect can be caused by [[SSRI]] use or withdrawal as well as [[MDMA]] and may sometimes last for days at a time. | '''Brain zaps''' can be described as sharp electrical shock sensations in the head and brain which sometimes originate in the head and extend throughout the body.<ref>Fireworks or brain zaps? | Psychology Today | https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/creativity-way-life/201107/fireworks-or-brain-zaps</ref> For many, it feels as though one's brain has experienced a sudden brief but repeated vibration or jolt of electricity as if one was electrocuted.<ref name="vice>Why You Get 'Brain Zaps' After Taking MDMA, and How You Can Stop Them (Vice) http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/brain-zaps-sleep-paralysis-mdma-ecstasy?utm_source=vicefbuk</ref> | ||
This effect can be caused by [[SSRI]] use or withdrawal as well as [[MDMA]] and may sometimes last for days at a time. If caused by [[antidepressant]] withdrawal, it is strongly recommended that one taper their dose gradually instead of stopping abruptly. | |||
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Revision as of 02:46, 27 July 2016
Brain zaps can be described as sharp electrical shock sensations in the head and brain which sometimes originate in the head and extend throughout the body.[1] For many, it feels as though one's brain has experienced a sudden brief but repeated vibration or jolt of electricity as if one was electrocuted.[2]
This effect can be caused by SSRI use or withdrawal as well as MDMA and may sometimes last for days at a time. If caused by antidepressant withdrawal, it is strongly recommended that one taper their dose gradually instead of stopping abruptly.
Psychoactive substances
Compounds within our psychoactive substance index which may cause this effect include:
- 3,4-CTMP
- 4-AcO-DMT
- 4-AcO-MET
- 4-FA
- 4-HO-MET
- 6-APB
- 6-APDB
- MDA
- MDEA
- MDMA
- Psilocin
- Psilocybin mushrooms
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
- THJ-018
See also
- Responsible use
- Subjective effects index
- Psychedelics - Subjective effects
- Dissociatives - Subjective effects
- Deliriants - Subjective effects
References
- ↑ Fireworks or brain zaps? | Psychology Today | https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/creativity-way-life/201107/fireworks-or-brain-zaps
- ↑ Why You Get 'Brain Zaps' After Taking MDMA, and How You Can Stop Them (Vice) http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/brain-zaps-sleep-paralysis-mdma-ecstasy?utm_source=vicefbuk