Most psychiatrists have not even heard of brain zaps.

I have been to approximately four different psychiatrists trying to get off this damn drug this year.

I’m only on 37.5 but when I miss a dose it’s hell and I get insane brain zaps. I have mentioned this to every single psychiatrist I have been to and explicitly asked if they have ever heard of brain zaps. Like clockwork they say they haven’t, and the dose I’m on “so low I shouldn’t be experiencing any kind of withdrawal.”

Given that this is such a common issue, how is it that so many professional doctors are completely oblivious to the intense nature of withdrawal from this med?? It is extremely frustrating and even frightening. It seems like others I talk to that are on SSRIs/SNRIs themselves are more knowledgeable than the actual doctors who are supposed to be treating their patients.