Citalopram - Is it normal not to have side effects

[Rollingperson]

Im not complaining but since I started taking these 3 days ago I havnt really had any obvious side effects. Ive started on 10mg and am going up to 20mg next week. Is it the low dosage?
Anyway, im not complaining as I was really worried!

"Why do lovers, choose others,
we circle entwine one another,
in that mask that we wear with each other.
Oh my God how I looked in the mirror,
I looked at a hollow picture,
it was something I could frame"

[den64]

hi
i wouldnt worry about not having any side effects, thats a good thing, not many people can take anti-depressants and not have side effects, i always get a dry mouth from them which seems to last for months, im taking 20mg of citalopram.
take care
denise

[Chopper]

K,

You lucky lucky .......!

I've been on various doses of Citalopram for about 18 months now and have had multiple, persistant, side-effects - shakes, hot/cold sweats, twitches, itches, unexpected erections [:I], teeth grinding, lack of appetite, aching limbs, constant tiredness, increased libido, noise sensitivity, unintentional weight loss, the lot!

The first 4-6 weeks can be the worst, particularly the sleep problems, as it takes that long for the med's to really get into your system, but, if you're one of the lucky ones who don't get any side-effects, I wish you well and hope it continues.

Happiness and light to all,
'Chopper'

I saw her once, one little while, and then no more:
’Twas Eden’s light on Earth a while, and then no more.
Amid the throng she passed along the meadow-floor:
Spring seemed to smile on Earth awhile, and then no more;
But whence she came, which way she went, what garb she wore
I noted not; I gazed a while, and then no more!

James Clarence Mangan 1803 - 1849