Comments on: Are these brain zaps just anxiety or my brain injury?

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 17:44:50 +0000

I have been having the same issue of the brain zaps with increasing frequency(sometimes it manifests as electrical shocks through different parts of my body too). I questioned whether it had anything to do with my TBI because it’s been 4 years since my coma. But as you described, they’re triggered by life events that cause increased anxiety. So, that’s an interesting thing to consider. Ultimately, a solution is what I’ll be looking for in the near future.

By: Michelle #jumbledbrain

Michelle #jumbledbrain — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 15:21:10 +0000

In reply to Nichole Nelson. That's a good way of describing it. And thank you for the reminder that dehydration can bring them on too. We must remember to drink enough water.

By: Nichole Nelson

Nichole Nelson — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 13:35:15 +0000

Mine felt like a rubber band snap if I was trying to recall a memory or how to say something.
Dehydration can cause them as well.

By: Michelle #jumbledbrain

Michelle #jumbledbrain — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 15:48:45 +0000

In reply to Kerrie. So pleased that I've been able to help, even when it's only a small thing. It must have been terrifying to learn that you have a brain tumour. I hope your treatment is going well. Take care x

By: Kerrie

Kerrie — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 03:08:13 +0000

I get brain zaps every now & again too. It was actually the first symptom I felt a few months before I was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Thankyou so much for this post as I now know I’m not going crazy & that it’s most likely due to my brain injury. I don’t feel so alone x

By: Michelle #jumbledbrain

Michelle #jumbledbrain — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:34:27 +0000

In reply to Kenneth Tague. It sound I get is more shrill and sounds electric. Maybe there's lots of different sounds people experience during a brain zap?

By: Kenneth Tague

Kenneth Tague — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 16:43:56 +0000

I want to give my latest experience, previously it would be like a tuning fork resting on my head. Now after yet another head injury, I get a fast and sharp zap with the sound of a tambourine striking a palm. Not sure if anyone else has sound stuff as well, but after many concussions and 3 TBI’s, I wouldn’t say everyone treated their head as haphazardly as I did to reach this point.

By: Michelle #jumbledbrain

Michelle #jumbledbrain — Sun, 10 Jul 2022 20:52:46 +0000

In reply to Lori Taylor. That's a horrible experience. Yes pacing yourself is super important.

By: Lori Taylor

Lori Taylor — Sun, 10 Jul 2022 18:46:28 +0000

I had my first brain zap about 3.5 months after my TBI. Scared the daylights out of me! I was trying to set up a website, was getting frustrated and all of a sudden my neck seized, my head burst into this major headache and I completely shut down! I’ve had one more minor one since but I’m very careful now not to push myself or stress too much if I can help it! Whew!!

By: Michelle #jumbledbrain

Michelle #jumbledbrain — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 15:24:26 +0000

In reply to Margarita Martinez. Oh my, coupled with paralysis... that's terrifying! I sincerely hope that in time they become less severe.