"i took citalopram for a about year for depression and anxiety. i felt a lot better so asked the doctor to take me off the medicine. she thought i was coming off it too soon and she was right. two weeks later i had to go back to my doctor and she put me back on them. i am feeling better but i feel a little breathless and have muscle cramps so i will have to ask her about this. i think it&#039;s a side effect of citalopram but the medication makes me feel normal again."