"i only give it two stars because it did relieve some depression while i was on it.  after being on it for about 2 months, i realized that i wasn&#039;t feeling like myself at all.  i felt like i was losing my personality and ambition.  so i decided to taper off, and my doctor had me decrease 37.5 mg per week until i was off the med.  during the tapering i didn&#039;t notice anything major side-effect-wise, but the second day i was completely off of it, everything kicked in.  i felt like i was going to die, with major brain zaps and horrible migraines being consistent for a week. i also gained 15 pounds in what seemed like a few days.  it&#039;s now been a month since i&#039;ve been off of this awful drug, and i still have brain zaps, and the weight gain too."