"i may be premature giving citalopram 9 out of 10. i started taking it 7 months after a dreadful bereavement, as i was experiencing severe reactive depression and rapid mood cycles for the first time in my life. i avoided antidepressants for as long as i could, but in the end, i felt i didn&#039;t have any choice as i was going under. citalopram feels like nothing less than a life-saver. few side effects initially apart from feeling very, very tired and getting a tight jaw. i still grieve, but i function, thankfully. citalopram also seems to have got rid of my longstanding mild anxiety issues. i never want to go back to feeling like i did before."