"male, 52 years old, police officer, 6-0, 200lbs, been taking 20mg of citalopram for 6 weeks now. i took 10mg for a month, but nothing good occurred. i suffered with moderate depression and anxiety, and am not sure which one came first. very frustrating. but none the less, it finally seems to be showing a positive effect after about 6 1/2 weeks on the 20mg. just when you think it&#039;s not helping and that it&#039;s a waste of time, it kicks in. hard to explain the feeling, but you just start feeling better. my mind just stopped worrying about crap and i could relax more and have more positive thoughts. over the last 13 years, i&#039;ve suffered off and on with this disorder and have taken benzo&#039;s and other anti-depressants. citalopram seems to help."