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Hi doctors i am taking citalopram tablets 20 mg and having cold legs all the time any other medicines similar to citalopram side effect is worry me?

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Yes: Citalopram is in the drug class of ssri's. The drug that is the most similar is lexapro, but that class also includes medications such as: zoloft, prozac, paxil, (paroxetine) a.

Answered 1/16/2014

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