"while paroxetine tended to keep my depression at bay; i wasn&#039;t functioning at a good level emotionally.
was on 20mg for approximately 4years, then 40mg for 3 months. when dosage was upped, i had major depressive episode (pretty much stayed in bed for 3 weeks) and realized that i had experiencing basically a &quot;flat aspect&quot; for quite some time. also gained 20 lbs (105 to 125) in the 3 months on the 40mg. horrible brain zaps if i missed a dose (20 or 40). went back to 20mg for a week and have switched to effexor (37.5/7days, then will be on 75mg daily).
mild zings and zaps for past few days as i&#039;ve switched to the effexor; was expecting a much more horrendous transition as my zaps were extremely strong in the past."