i was on citalopram for several months, and i was constantly tired, was eating less, had no motivation and was generally out of contact with the 'norma;' me, BUT i did feel a bit happier. didnt have any ucky side affects like feelin sick or owt.

i came off that after a few months cos i was just sick of having no energy, i just decided one day that enough is enough and stopped taking them, so wrong but i got away with it. that was from 40mg a day for the past few months!

after that i told my doctor i dont want to try another med, ,i would rather see a therapist... that lasted all of 3 appointments and i cancelled that cos i didnt feel like i could trust her. since then a year has passed, and i have stayed off meds, , and had no contact with my doctor (except for an ear infection lol) and have been better than before the course of meds, but still have some rough times.

anyhow theres my input for ya... wether or not its helpful is another matter but i tried