I am 58 and on continuous HRT - Estrogel and the Slinda mini pill. My brain zaps, which I used to get before I was put on an antidepressant, are getting worse, and yesterday I was in bed with brain zaps so bad I couldn't move my head, a bad migraine and crying all over the place. I have just had 10 days of no Estrogel as a blood test showed I was high. I have always associated the migraine and brain zaps will falling or low oestrogen.
I've been through the posts here and and intrigued to see that some women believe their brain zaps are due to high oestrogen. This has really surprised me as I was convinced it was due to falling serotonin, which is produced by oestrogen. I normally treat them with more oestrogen and maybe another antidepressant ( my doctor said it was OK to take two as I am on a low dose). This is what I did yesterday, along with a painkiller for the migraine, went to sleep, woke up and it was all over.
So have I got this wrong about brains zaps? How do people deal with them? I find they pretty disabling and scary.