A strange, pins-and-needles sensation in your body, accentuated by moving your eyes back and forth fast or turning your head fast. This feeling is well known to most people who are stopping taking the antidepressant Effexor (venlafaxine). Some people get it/them in their arms and legs and get them so bad they have difficulty walking and concentrating. It has been described also as "You turn your head and it takes the rest of the world a second to catch up." If you are unlucky enough to be vulnerable to the zings, it can take you months to stop Effexor--you have to cut down tiny bit by tiny bit. For others, it's just a minor annoyance. The sensation can occur with other psych drugs (especially the other SNRI (serotonin-norepinepherine reuptake inhibitor, Cymbalta) but Effexor is the major offender.
Basically, this is withdrawal, but Lilly, the company that makes Effexor, made up the term discontinuation syndrome as a euphemism.
Basically, this is withdrawal, but Lilly, the company that makes Effexor, made up the term discontinuation syndrome as a euphemism.
"You better drive. I'm stopping Effexor and I know whenever I look in the rear-view mirror my head is gonna zing bad."
"Yes, I want to dance. I'd love to dance! But stopping this drug is giving me the zings so bad I'm just gonna sit here and drink. Man, I wish I never started that stuff. No, marijuana will NOT make it feel better!"
"Yes, I want to dance. I'd love to dance! But stopping this drug is giving me the zings so bad I'm just gonna sit here and drink. Man, I wish I never started that stuff. No, marijuana will NOT make it feel better!"
by Zakir Borodin October 21, 2013
Get the zingsmug. by Farmer-oban October 5, 2005
Get the zingmug. by mith December 9, 2003
Get the zingmug. by tehWizard July 19, 2005
Get the zingmug. A pretty decent looking Asian man who despite putting considerable effort into his career and appearance will never get the time of day from picky Beckies who prefer white Chad. Although Zing Chaos generally strive for actual self improvement, some will get desperate resort to copes like ricing. A Zing Chao that keeps letting himself go will eventually degrade into your typical ricecel.
by Feridon Hamidi October 19, 2021
Get the Zing Chaomug. The point at which only one man has achieved through alcoholic intake. It is worse than buzzed, tipsy, drunk, wasted, and shit-faced...Asian Zing has only been achieved by Edmundo, and will remain that way.
"Dude, did you see how Asian-Zing Edmundo was last night?"
"Yeah man, he was yellin' at us and shit."
"Typical Asian Zing."
"Yeah man, he was yellin' at us and shit."
"Typical Asian Zing."
by CJSTUD December 17, 2007
Get the asian zingmug. by AnimEbEliEvEr June 9, 2018
Get the zing bingmug.