"a couple of years ago i ended up with anxiety and depression. my doctor prescribed citalopram. i started at 20mg and after a couple of weeks increased my dosage to 40mg. there were side effects. sweats, waking up at 3:00 and not able to get back to sleep. it took sbout 6 weeks before i felt great. much happier, little to no anxiety and my wife notice the change for the better. i stayed on citalopram for about 6 months and over a month kept reducing my dosage by 10mg weekly until i was off the meds. i had no withdrawal at all. felt great as i went off the meds.  had some personal problem that sent me sideways and the doctor put me back on citalopram. took about 6 weeks for it to work just like the first time. feeling myself again"