Have been on citalopram for a fair while and to be honest it did little for me and affected me eve less when I came off them....perhaps I'm just lucky....I'm BiPolar by the way, have been for the last thirty odd years, and during that time I have been prescribed most common anti depressants. Have just come off the dreaded Venlafaxine and have gone it to serious withdrawal....win some, lose some, keep smiling tho' it stops them asking if you're 'ok' xx