I was not taking an SSRI, but I was taking a pill that has similar effects. Belviq. It is for weight loss. It apparently is a selective serotonin uptake inhibitor in that in theory, it prevents uptake concerning hunger areas of the brain. I think. All I know was that when I first took it it was the most insane effects. I felt it right away. And it really made me almost scarily bad with memory. I keep finding all these mistakes I made at work during the period and have no real memory off. I lost weight because I couldn't remember to eat.

But, I was only on it 6 weeks when, possibly due to forgetting to take the drug, I started having heart palps. My doctor told me to discontinue with no information on tapering. I did and I had heart palps for awhile. Pretty badly. We are talking over 6 weeks.

There is no information that Belviq causes this but I think it has to be the reason. There is nothing else that would have caused such a drastic change. Now it is like my heart rhythm gets messed up. Though knock on wood it does seem to be slightly improving.

I found a few threads that have this happen due to SSRIs. Also, I had only one other palpitations bout in 2002 and I can't remember but I know at the time I had taken Celexa and Zoloft but I can't remember if I took them in response to the palps or they could have caused them.

Anyone get heart palps from discontinuing SSRIs? Have they gone away if you got off?