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Mind pulses, head zaps?
Thu, 03/03/2005 - 07:47Topic: Family & Friends
Every few months, my husband has something happen where it's like he feels pulses in his head that interupt his concentration. they only last about 2 seconds but can happen every minute or two. This lasts about 5 days before it goes away. He has not had a major seizure for about 7 years, so he is very fortunate, but we're concerned about these "head zaps" and the doctor doesn't really seem to know what to tell him. He just increased his meds. Sometimes it happens when life is stressful and sometimes it just happens, so we don't know if it is really related to stress. Has anyone else ever had this happen?
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Re: RE: Mind pulses, head zaps?
Submitted by moelarryshemp on Tue, 2007-02-06 - 16:54
Hey guys. My name is Joe. Im 18 years old. I've been having what I like to call electric brain shocks, vibrating brain, and exploading head for about three months now. Im very worried that it could be a brain tumor. I had an EEG last year but it came back normal. I also see spakrs of light when I move my eyes from one side of my head to another side quickly. Im not epileptic as far as I know and im not on any antidepressants beacuse i know that these symptoms are associtaed with withdrawel symtpoms of antidepressants. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks. Joe
Re: RE: Mind pulses, head zaps?
Submitted by Moonspirit48 on Thu, 2009-04-23 - 21:18
You might never see this because I see you left the comment 4 years ago. However, that loud pop in your head is very scary but not dangerous and does have a name. You will laugh outloud but it is called Exploding Head Syndrome. Look it up on the Internet and you will see it is a real syndrome. The first time it happened to me I was sure I had had a stroke. Sometimes it goes away for months and then comes back with a vengeance. Good luck.