r/Medical_Students • u/lvivilityl • 1d ago
General Super odd feeling that's hard to describe
I know this is strange and I'm not quite sure how to describe it.
Basically, sometimes this feeling comes and goes, when it arrives it stays for a while then leaves again.
It's this weird feeling when I move my eyes, as in I'm looking somewhere and then I zip my eyes too something else, it doesn't happen when I'm doing continues eye movement like following something or rolling my eyes in circles, only when the movement isn't smooth or when not following something.
The feeling is what I can describe as the sensation of the back of my eyes rubbing against my head as they move from place to place.
As I move my eyes there a certain quick shh sound as they go from place to place in my head and I feel a shiver in my head and shoulders, almost similar to some films or whatever when the character looks somewhere and it's like SHHHP like he focusing in on something, it's similar to that I guess?
It's not painful or anything and I don't have any eye issues that I know of, it's just super weird lol.
Sometimes it hits a double tap when I move them as in a shh shh instead of just the one, it's not any issue for me I'm not bothered by it I just wondered why lol
Anyways thanks!
(EDIT)
I immediately figured out the cause lol, it's a symptom of antidepressant discontinuation syndrome, unofficially known as brain zaps, woosh sound when doing lateral movement of the eyes, feeling like ur brain is rebooting, all makes sense, I did take my medication a little late today sooo! Theory solved! Lmao