How fast did antidepressants work for you?

Do you take them intermittenly and which kind did you take?

I was prescribed Citalopram (Celexa) and I'm scared to start it. I'm concerned about side effects possibly making things worse or messing up my brian by taking it intermittently.

You know when you sometimes feel okay and think "ah I don't need them, don't wanna make things worse" and then it feels like you're not even yourself, extremely anxious and just dissociated from your life.

So I really don't know. Just want to hear some of your experiences ♡