brain zap

noun

A sensation akin to an electric shock in the brain, associated with the discontinuation of treatment with antidepressants.

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Meanings

nounbrain zap (plural brain zaps)

plural brain zaps

  1. informalA sensation akin to an electric shock in the brain, associated with the discontinuation of treatment with antidepressants.
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