"initially i started taking citalopram because i began feeling depressed, first 10mg and then 20mg. as the months passed and the side effects diminished i noticed improvement with self-esteem and i began to realized how severely obsessive compulsive about things i was. what was so strange i could even feel tension leaving my neck and shoulders that i hadn&#039;t noticed before. my emotions no longer control me and i am not paranoid. i never realized how tense and anxious i was about almost everything. my only regret is waiting so long to get help. i didn&#039;t even realize that depression was only one area that i needed help in. i&#039;ve given the boot to negativity, and i am feeling confident that i am on the right track now."