This is an older thread but I am interested in hearing from those who have felt that citalopram has caused apathy - e.g. blunting of emotions or even basically eradicating them altogether. My Mom has some various issues that have developed over the past year and a half and she has been opposed to taking any of these types of medications but was finally convinced to take a very low dose of citalopram which was started about six months ago. While there was a small amount of initial apparent benefit, that quickly disappeared. Also, I was just with her for a week and while all of the other problems remain, the thing that struck me most that I had not seen previously was her complete lack of emotion. It was quite shocking to me just how void of emotion she was. As I have been mulling that over, I decided to do a search about this possibility and was interested to find this thread. She is taking such a low dose that I wonder if it could have that much negative effect, but I also have to wonder if there is a correlation. I would be very interested to hear any current feedback from others on this issue as I am considering asking Mom's nurse practitioner to take her off the citalopram, but because Mom is so resistant to medication, I know that if she is taken off that she will never go back on that or probably anything else. It's a huge dilemma, but I honestly don't think it's helping her and I'm beginning to think it's hurting her. Any feedback with your thoughts and experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.