Hey there. I am a 33 year old male. Depression has been a part of my life since I was a teenager. For the majority of my adult life I have been able to manage it (put up with it).

Lately, A LOT has gone in my life. Lot's of good things, bad things, and everything in between. This has caused quite a bit a stress which has made my depression increase beyond what had had been just background noise.

My irritability is through the roof, I have no patience now and my outlook is muddy. All the regular signs of the depression having the upper hand.

So anyway, I went to my doctor.
First we tried Welbutrin. The side effects were too severe for me to continue even after 2 weeks. Headaches and severe dizziness. Too bad, I had a lot of hope for it.

So now I am on Buspar. It's been a week, same effects as the Welbutrin. Dizzy, nauseous, headache. Less severe but if this continues more than another day or 2 I gotta quit it.

The question is what should be next. I want to stay away from SSRI's because they make me gain weight big time. This happened on Zoloft a few years ago.

There is a newer class of SNRI's, I think this may be the way to go. I was looking at Effexor.

Anyway. I need some guidance. I need some assistance here.
If anyone can help I'd appreciate it.
I'm looking for something that won't make me gain weight or mess with my libido.