Brain zaps aren't the only symptom you may experience if you stop taking antidepressants, especially without a slow taper. Dr. Pickett says other common signs of antidepressant continuation, ...

Zaps may happen a few times periodically throughout the day, but chances are, you aren’t experiencing them all day, every day—it’s something that should only happen occasionally, Dr. Gold says.

When zaps occur, your brain is essentially readjusting to baseline, Dr. Gold says. Some meds are more likely to cause ADS than others, Dr. Gold says, like Effexor , (an SNRI), and Paxil (an SSRI).