# Brain Zaps: An Underappreciated Symptom of Antidepressant Discontinuation - Author: **Psychiatrist.com** - Document Tags: [[brain zaps]] - [URL link](https://www.psychiatrist.com/pcc/brain-zaps/) ![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article4.6bc1851654a0.png) ## Highlights - On the basis of the hypothesis that SSRI discontinuation syndrome is a result of noradrenergic imbalance ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwhr2gv40ftg8ef6f0b0fm7a)) --- - The pathomechanism of brain zaps is unknown but seems to be related to lateral eye movement. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hwhr329zcax40hvxqctydbyc)) ---