I usualy Get them when im going info a fever. Now i have them all the time, sine i stopped taking cipralex against Anxiety. They strike and lasting in a quarter of a second. I hearing a buzz sound. The lightning feeling are triggered by cold and warm changes. Can this actualy be epileptic lightnings in my head or can it be something else? In 2007 i had an eeg that showed epileptic activity but i have no seizures at all.
Painless Lightning feelings in my head.
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How long ago did you stop the anti-anxiety? What you're describing sounds like how I get if I have to abruptly stop taking a particular medicine. I've gotten those brain zaps while coming off Effexor. It was terrible. 
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As CathyAnn says, the zaps may come from the discontinuation of the Cipralex. It's a symptom of SSRI or SNRI discontinuation syndrome, which you can read about here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSRI_discontinuation_syndrome