"i was on citalopram for eight months for depression and anxiety. side-effects such as high fever and cough lasted for few weeks. after that i started to gain weight slowly and i had some swelling all over the body, especially on my inner thighs. i got bruises more easily than before just by pinching. it made me very tired so i had to take it in the evening.

i couldn&#039;t feel the anxiety and panic but i knew they were in the background but i couldn&#039;t react to those feelings the way that i normally would. i couldn&#039;t feel any pain, 
i&#039;d not get tired in exercise even though physically my body was exhausted but i just couldn&#039;t feel it. it&#039;s just a mental painkiller."