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		PeterStuer 10 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Exercise can be nearly as effective as therapy for... Did you get the "brain zaps" when coming off the SSRIs? How long did it take?

stormed 8 days ago [–]

Definitely. It wasn’t too bad, but it took roughly a month for the brain zaps to completely stop with Zoloft & Wellbutrin. I had worse brain zaps in the past from Lexapro, that was bad enough I’d lose focus on whatever task I was doing.

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