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Brain zaps are sensory disturbances that can feel like shock sensations in the brain. A person may also notice a brief buzzing sound and feel faint or black out momentarily ( I have never blacked out). My eyes seem to automatically close and I see bright lights and patterns in my field of vision. The zap only lasts for a few seconds but keeps repeating for a length of time. It seems that each time it happens it can be a little different, like the zap may be followed by a flushing feeling in your body that fades.
I know this is so freaky strange that it is hard to believe but believe me it happens. The not knowing what or why is terrible and scary.

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Thank you for describing it. I haven't had exactly that symptom. I suppose your doctor is a cardiologist or your primary? It is hard to know what specialist to ask about it. Why assume it is the AFib? (Maybe because I don't think I am aware when I am experiencing the AFib most of the time). That reminds me to check with this group and see if anyone ever has a dark shade come over half of one eye. Or blurry vision occasionally in one eye. Over the years, I didn't automatically assume these were migraine symptom, because the migraine-related visual disturbances (usually called aura) I have had in the past is more like fractured vision, like not seeing all the words on a page because of spots. Usually preceded by headache, nausea, but not in recent years. Very confusing to figure out cause of symptoms -- whether heart, brain, or eye symptom.