The Executive MBA Program at Georgia Tech is designed for working professionals who want to attain their MBA but cannot interrupt their careers to do so. A 17-month program with classes on select Friday evenings and Saturdays, the EMBA program provides participants the opportunity to attain their MBA and meet their career demands simultaneously.
In brief: Citalopram. Like most antidepressants of the SSRI group it usually takes 4-67 weeks for it to be fully effective. Some of my patients notice effects as early as 1-2 weeks and others take the full 6 weeks to notice anything at all. Some patients require a higher dose than the suggested 20 mg to have a therapeutic effect, that is why I see patients back at 4 weeks to reevaluate. In brief: Citalopram. Like most antidepressants of the SSRI group it usually takes 4-67 weeks for it to be fully effective.
The length of time it can stay in your system varies with your weight, the amount or dosage taken, and how your body metabolizes it. At average, it may take around a week or two. Karen1965. 06-29-2011. It varies depending on the SSIR, but Citalopram (or it's cousin Lexapro) has a half life of about 35 hours. SSRIs range from a very short half life to 5 weeks in the case of Paxil. If you have been taking it for a longtime, Citalopram will take several weeks of weening down in order to get it completely out of your system without having some severe withdrawal symptoms (brain zaps, etc).