There are 846 ratings for the drug: CELEXA in the Askapatient database.

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4	Depression/Anxiety	fatigue at first, head ache, grinding teeth at night, kinda numb feeling.	It worked for my depression and anxiety prety good for a while. I started at 20mg and was up to 40 mg after 3 years. Really hard to come off of with being dizzy and strange little "shock/zap" feelings in my head. Had to stop taking it after 3 years due to it no longer working for me	M	35	3 years 40mg 1X D		8/27/2010
4	Anxiety / panic attacks	Thirsty, slightly "sedated" for the first few days. Still had panic attacks for the first week to 10 days or so but gradually tapered off	I have taken Paxil and Zoloft previously for anxiety / panic attacks. Both were good although it is my opinion that the Celexa is less sedating than Paxil. Very good results staving off the panic attacks, just makes me feel like "me" again. Running 3 miles a day in fear of the SSRI weight gain that I experienced on SSRIs before but no increase in weight at this time.	F	44	30 days 20 mg 1X D		8/26/2010
1	Depression	unsure	My brother took his life on day 27 of taking Celexa, 10mg's daily. He was going through a shameful addiction and in therapy for it when he committed suicide. I encourage you all to seek counseling along with your drug treatment and to stay honest with your friends and family about how you are feeling. There is always hope and you CAN get through this. http://www.save.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_ID=705F9F6A-F141-B5EB-C8A6B86CA0B2001E	M	27	27 days 10mg 1X D		8/22/2010
4	pelvic pain	None	Much improved sex life...I could be in movies.	M	39	14 days 20mg 1X D		8/20/2010
1	depression	I can't get out of bed, don't dare drive, can't eat (no desire to and nothing appeals to me, a foodie) and am nauseous all the time. And still depressed.	I went on this to help me deal with my husband's bi-polar disease which is currently in full bloom. It certainly hasn't helped and has seemed to make things worse for me. My health-care provider said this one had the least number of side effects, so I guess I'm not an anti-depression med candidate if that's true. HAS ANYONE FOUND SOMETHING MORE NATURAL TO USE FOR COMBAT DEPRESSION AND/OR RELIEVE THE SIDE EFFECTS OF CELEXA/	F	68	5 days 10 mg 1X D		8/15/2010 Email
5	Panic attack's/Anxious	Extreme Panic Attacks...Bad!!	I was having so many attack's, I thought I would ot live another year. I told my Pulmonary Doc about it and they gave me Celexa..20mg per day...after three day's, I knew I was good...It was like having a new life again. I can't believe that just a little 20mg tablet could do so much...thank god for the med and especially for my Nurse Practioner and Pulmonary Doctor. After little more than a year, I did have a feeling of panic...but not an attack..however, One pill was not enough so I took two, and after a few hours, I was good again. I want to kiss my Doctor's on the lips every time I see them...what a great feeling NOT to have...Panic.	M	66	2 years 20mg 1X D		8/14/2010 Email
2	OCD, depression.	irritability, muscle pain, little akahisia.	the first two days it seems a godsend. then u recognize that it is a devil drug. anxiety became stronger than before.	M	24	4 weeks 20 mg 1X D		8/12/2010
4	Depression			F	43	1 months 30mg 1X D		8/6/2010
2	Dep. Anx. to get off Zoloft	The sexual side effects are not nearly as bad as Zoloft, which was the initial reason for switching to it. I have had some libido come back, but also horrible anxiety, suicidal/homicidal ideation, strange crazed rampages always late at night. Used to take Xanax just a couple times a week at bedtime to help sleep. Now I need it every day and can't leave the house without it. I eat non stop. If I am not completely full to the point of uncomfortable I start to get panicky and binge again (No purging). I also sleep all the time. 10 hrs. at night, then a 3 hour nap at least during the day. It's ridiculous, but I get so tired that I just can't stay awake.	I am afraid I might get in trouble because going out in public makes me completely crazy, irritable and angry. It makes me want to hurt people. I'm not normally like this. Guess it's on to the next one. Hope my doctor will finally give up on SSRI's.	F	24	2 months 40mg 1X D		8/3/2010
4	anxiety/depression	Makes me hyper like wanting to runn a mile but makes me yawn all day and loss of interest in sex and weird dreams!	so far so good	F	32	1 months 20mg 1X D		7/29/2010 Email
4	depression/anxiety	Teeth clenching, sleepiness, lower sex drive	I am combining the use of this drug with therapy. Initially it made me tired but that has tapered off. Absolutely no feelings of depression and no panic attacks. It has given me a positive attitude to work on my issues with my therapist. No weight gain, which is great. The teeth clenching was extremely annoying and it took months for it to go away. Overall I feel much better than I did 6 months ago.	F	46	6 months 10 mg 1X D		7/21/2010
1	anxiety and depression	SEVERE chest pain beginning on day 3, and worsening each day. Went to the ER on day 6 and was diagnosed with chest wall inflammation after an x-ray and exam. Had to stop taking it.	Symptoms improved soon after stopping the Celexa. My doctor had not heard of Celexa causing this type of a reaction, but it definitely seemed to be related.	F	33	6 days 10 1X D		7/11/2010
4	Depression	Total loss of libido.	I started on this medication a year ago for depression and it worked well. It took a few weeks for me to feel the depression lifting, but once it did then it was gone for good! I didn't rate this medication a "5" because the loss of libido seriously interferes in my life. But for it to conquer my depression, which was bad, it gets a high rating anyway.	M	40	1 years 60 MG 1X D		7/6/2010
5	Panic Disorder	Weight gain, loss of libido, minor headaches.	In my opinion the help this medication provided clearly outweighed any of the side effects I experienced. I am down to 1-2 panic attacks per week.	F	38	2 years 10 MG 1X D		6/30/2010 Email
5	OCD, anxiety, MDD.	mild drowsiness.	it's just amazing. a life-changing drug. the only one that has deleted my "chest anxiety" and worries. OCD is really really better, my life is a new one. thanks Celexa.	M	24	2 weeks 60 mg. 2X D		6/29/2010
4	depression/anxiety	The only side effect I've had since taking this med is sweating.	Stopping the medication is unpleasant	F	27	4 years 40mg 1X D		6/19/2010
1	Anxiety/Depression	1 day was enough! Burning head and almost a Seizure!! I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS IF YOU'RE EPILEPTIC!	need I say more!	M	30	1 days 20mg 1X D		6/12/2010
4	Severe anxiety, bad insomnia	Manic mornings after taking pill that settled down by noon. Weird electrical "zaps" in my head, light-headed feeling, gained 10-15lbs no matter how little I ate, feeling of invincibility.	My anxiety started gradually but eventually I got to the point where I couldn't handle work or social functions with more than a couple people. I had been on Zoloft 10 years before for depression but this wasn't depression so it took me a while to realize what was happening. I also had been suffering with insomnia for almost 4 years sleeping barely four hours a night. I was a wreck. My doctor prescribed Celexa/Citalopram and almost immediately my insomnia ended and so did my anxiety. I was a new person and everyone around me noticed. This drug saved me. But it also caused annoying weight gain that I could not control and certainly I couldn't drink alcohol like I used to. You simply cannot drink booze in any quantity without getting really messed up. I cut back but wouldn't quit entirely. Besides euphoric, manic mornings after taking the pill, I began to feel invincible and nearly screwed up my entire life. I was reckless to the point of endangerment and I nearly ended a very good relationship. Sexual function actually increased which encouraged the desire to stray. I ended up having to quit because even though I was right, I should have demurred to nasty upper management who didn't like my new attitude. I ended up weening myself off of it and had serious depression the following week but felt "normal" again after that. Now, 8 months later, I'm depressed as hell how my life has changed and need to figure out how to stop my suicidal thoughts. I'm sick	M	45	2.5 years 20mg 1X D		6/5/2010
1	Anxiety? Social Anxiety	TERRIBLE REACTION... Day 1- woke up 2am soaked with sweat, thought it was a normal side effect. Day 2- Went to do my normal run, very stiff had to stop. Day 3- Muscles buldging out of the back of my thighs, limping, felt like fire going thru my veins. Felt like I was in a microwave heating from the inside out. Went off of it and slowly my muscles relaxed, not able to run anymore though my body feels like it has aged 20 years. Dr. didn't believe it could cause this and told me to re try in a week, Took only 2.5 mgs this time, instant fire in my legs.... I believe that it caused Peripheral Neuropathy....	Start out very slow, see how your body reacts. I was not able to even metabolize 5mg's of this med. Thank god I knew enough not to start at 20mgs.	F	38	3 days 5mg 1X D		6/5/2010
1	anxiety	just started celexa 20mg by only taking half (10mg. this is my second day and im am absolutly disconnected from everything around me. i feel like nothing,and am hot and foggy. i dont think this medication is right for me. i only suffer from general anxiety. beer does better for me than this crap. wow what a long strange trip its been.	see for yourself. i dont know	M	29	2 days 20mg 1X D		6/5/2010
1	depression	Euphoria. Lack of concern about consequences of actions. A feeling that nothing that could happen would make me feel bad or sad. Friendliness.	I went off Celexa because I realized (cognitively) that the euphoria I was feeling & acting on was not good for me, that my behavior had become a problem. I did not consult a psychiatrist or even a full-fledged medical doctor, I was going to the Indigent Clinic & out of work. I dropped the drug totally, cold-turkey. Then I started feeling spacey, strange, I had dizziness, a feeling I couldn't describe; I passed out once & fell off a ladder. Then after about 2 weeks I went into the deepest depression I've ever been in. It lasted for over 9 months. At the deepest, I was in bed about 22 hrs of every day, I wanted nothing but to sleep my life away. I would try to watch TV & I would burst into tears. I thought about dying as a release. I finally dragged myself back to the Indigent Clinic, told the resident, he put me on an antipsychotic which made me incredibly ill, I ran a high fever & had abdominal pain. I stopped taking it. He told me never to take another anti-depressant, he said I might be bipolar. After that, I never consulted the Indigent Clinic again for anything mental, or anyone else. I do not trust anyone to prescribe anything for mental problems for me. I know of no one here I would allow to prescribe for me. I have gradually gotten better. I started reading articles about mood-boosting foods & behaviors, I changed my diet gradually, got completely off of caffeine & started eating foods with Omega-3's like	F	54	3 months 1X D		6/2/2010 Email
4	anxiety and depression	Sleepiness. More anxiety first week, then that tapered off. Some of the generics gave me nausea.	This is a really great drug if you have combined anxiety and depression because it does not make you hyper. It can make you sleepy though so I take it at night before I go to bed. This makes me much less foggy in the morning. I have been taking it for 3 years and I think I will probably take much longer because I couldn't function without it.	F	55	3 years 20 mg 1X D		5/28/2010
1	Anxiety	Severe agitation, tremors, weight gain, odd electrical sensations, sexual dysfunction(I have been off this drug for two years and this has not resolved)	I would advise you to use this drug only as a last resort (like only if your suicidal). Please talk to your doctor about other forms of treatment. Psychiatric medications can have serious lasting side effects.	M	21	7 months 20 1X D		5/28/2010
1	Anxiety	every single one imaginable and then some, and made my panic attacks more frequent and WAY worse. I've stopped this HORRIFIC medication about a month ago and have been living a hell on Earth. Barely able to work, headaches, SEVERE skeletal and muscle pain, horrific vivid dreams. For the whole 2 weeks of feeling decent on the medication, this withdrawal which seemingly is NEVER going to end is NOT worth it. If I could sue the makers of this drug I WOULD. I HATE this drug, and would never recommend it to anyone.	Worst medicine on the market.	F	34	3 months 20 1X D		5/23/2010
4	Major depression, anxiety	First months - like a zombie. But was better than the depression. It took awhile, (i can't remember how long) but I eventually balanced out: I felt like how I should feel, like a happy, healthy human being again. Side effects that persist throughout the years: excessive sweating, clenching teeth. But these are nothing compared to my crippling depression. It is very important that people keep in mind that these drugs are not cures for depression; they just help you manage it. The real work for me that has helped equally, or even more than the drugs, is therapy. Presently, the Celexa is tapering off in its effectiveness in helping me. So, I'm augmenting with a thyroid drug.	No sexual side effects. Not a cure, I still struggle with depression and have to work really hard to be okay. Celexa has helped immeasurably, and I credit my doctor for saving my life ten years ago! I switched a few years ago from the brand name to the generic and noticed no difference. I did develop a mild allergy to ibuprofen but that could have also been just aging; further, I get menstrual migraines and cannot take a migraine medication b/c of the Celexa. So, I do tend to suffer once a month with very bad headaches - again, this is nowhere near as bad as my depression. My best lesson in treating depression: keep talking to your doctor, take your medication as prescribed, and always see a therapist. Best of luck to you all.	F	33	10 years 60 mg 1X D		5/17/2010
4	slight depression, agitation	I was prescribed 20mgs. The first day of 20mgs I was completely knocked out. I couldn't move off of the couch, not sleepy just unmotivated. Like someone pulled the plug on me. I also was yawning alot and clenching my teeth. I cut the next dose down to 10mgs and it has helped tremendously!	Since I am only 100lbs I thought 20mgs may have been too much for me so I cut it down to 10mgs, since I've done that I've seen great improvement in my mood. I am much more relaxed, not overreacting to minor things. I am a mom of a 3 yr old and work full time, I was beginning to feel overwhelmed by every task. Since taking Celexa I feel motivated, focused and not as uptight as I had become. I hope it keeps working because people close to me notice I am more relaxed as well, I feel alot better on this!	F	34	2 weeks 10mg 1X D		5/8/2010
3	anxiety	Memory loss, sexual dysfunction, sleepiness, trouble concentrating.		F	30	6 months 20mg 1X D		5/8/2010
4	Depression Anxiety	The first 2 weeks were pretty brutal, feeling as though I was in a constant dream-like state with periods of intense anxiety. These feelings gradually tapered down by weeks 5 or 6.	Dosage was 20mg for 1 month, 30 for next two weeks, then up to 40. Started to feel positive effects around week 4, and probably full effect by week 7. I don't worry as much now, although I still have Xanax for breakthrough anxiety. I have had to use less and less Xanax though, which is great.	M	33	2 months 20--->40 1X D		4/26/2010
4	anxiety/depression	Forgetful. yawning at first, weight loss, decreased sex drive.	This drug has helped me so much. My anxiety was becoming unbearable and I could hardly function at times. The most noticeable side effect is my forgetfulness. I forget things easily and feel a little bit spaced out at times. When I first started taking the drug I almost felt like I was high, but that decreased a bit with time. My sex drive is lower, but it hasn't disappeared and also got better with time. I used to have problems with dealing with the idea of my own death and felt scared that I could die at any moment. With this drug I've been able to sort through my fears and finally deal with those feelings. My life has greatly improved because of this drug and I can function normally.	F	24	3 years 20 mg 1X D		4/22/2010
2	Major depression	Severe rapid weight gain, increased menstrual cramps	I'm not sure what brand, but my bottle says Citalopram HBR. I took it to treat uncontrollable sobbing fits, inconsistent sleeping patterns, and a loss of love for life. I would say that my doctor diagnosed me incorrectly, because it did not allieviate my symptoms. It did bring back my bubbly personality, but the crying and uneven sleep were still there. As far as the side-effects, let me first point out that I had no idea these could have been from the citalopram until I got off it and they went away. I noticed the same month I started taking it that my usually non-existent menstrual cramps were almost unbearable. Pain pills did not work and I would ask people to sit on my abdomen to try to dispell the pressure. I gained about 70 lbs in the six months I was on it. That's 11.5 lbs a month! Once I got off the pill, I stopped gaining weight, and after 2 months of being off I lost 8 lbs. I just started taking an NRI instead, and the crying has blessedly stopped.	F	24	6 months 40 mg 1X D		4/12/2010
5	major depression	this drug saved my life, it took about 4 weeks to kick in, harder to cum, makes me alittle sleepy during day but not enough to affect my job,	this drug really, really helped my depression, thoughts about death and mortally were in my mind constantly throughout the day month after month, I finally went to my family doctor and told him I wanted to try a anti=depressant and this stuff really helped big time	M	39	9 months 20mg 1X D		4/5/2010
5	depression, anxiety	I love it! This is the best antidepressant. I am so much more relaxed on this medication. I am not paranoid and my anxiety is under good control.		F	33	1 years 20 mg 1X D		3/30/2010
4	Anxiety, panic attacks	At first, I was VERY sleepy. I was yawning all the time, and it was a real problem. So, I started taking it at night, and that helped a lot. You might want to try that if you're excessively sleepy. I also initially had trouble with "word recall." I couldn't remember the names of things, and it made me feel stupid. The therapist said this was normal. That eventually went away after about 4 months. The only lasting side effects are the lack of sexual drive and very vivid dreams. I just don't crave sex very much at all. My husband doesn't either since he's on Prozac. We can laugh about it, so I guess that's a good thing. The vivid dreams are kinda fun, so that doesn't bother me. LOL!	Overall, I'm pretty pleased with this med. It has worked MUCH better for me than Cymbalta. My anxiety has decreased quite a bit, but I don't feel numb. I think my emotions are more in line with reality... I don't get as worked up over nothing.	M	34	7 months 20 mg 1X D		3/29/2010
4	anxiety/night terrors	I can't cry. Sleepy, yawning a lot.	Really helped with anger issues. I do not get mad about anything really anymore. Even when I feel like I want to cry, I just can't. The tears wont come to my eyes. It's really weird.	F	30	3 months 60mg 1X D		3/22/2010
4	Anxiety and Rage	Weight gain, grinding teeth, thirsty, vivid dreams on a fairly regular basis, memory and organizational skills seem to have flown the coop though. Still, that's preferable to wanting to smash my head into a wall 24/7, or to smash someone else's head into a wall. My hubby use to let me use his palms to hit my fist into so I could release some of the pent up anxiety.	I don't like the weight gain, but this drug has saved my life, at least for now. I started experiencing rage and severe anxiety while going through menopause and getting sarcoidosis at the same time. I don't know where I would be today without it; probably a mental institution, so yes, I'll take the weight gain over that. My doctor did subscribe 5mg per night of cyclobenzaprine to help with the teeth grinding that kept me awake at night. The combo works great most nights. Once in awhile I have insomnia, whereas before, I couldn't sleep at all. I do miss my organizational skills though...it doesn't work for my job, but that's the way it is.	F	56	3 years 30 MG 2X D		3/22/2010 Email
5	Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks	Tired, Zombie like feeling, need to sleep a lot, more reasonable about situations, happier	During my first few weeks of taking Celexa I experienced a variety of side effects. I felt really really happy all of the time with lots of energy and motivation to get out of bed. I no longer felt anxious, but I did feel slightly "drugged". Its been 6 months now and I am mostly happy most of the time but I am very tired and some days quite dazed.Although I feel quite motivated on the whole, because of the tiredness I feel that I care less about mess in my surroundings. I have random outbursts of warm affection to anyone and everyone (but that cant be a bad thing) This has definately improved my life a lot, I am generally really happy, and I have returned to rational thought :)	F	20	6 months 30mg 1X D		3/17/2010 Email
4	Stress, anxiety	I was AMAZED when I first took Celexa, because within an hour I said "this is the way I should have always felt!". It evened out my moods and helped me not wake up in a cold sweat from anxiety, and made me feel like a better mom and wife. I have twin boys and one has autism and the other has high functioning autism, both of which are particularly challenging on many days, and taking Celexa helped me calm down considerably when the stress levels used to feel like my blood-pressure was going through the ceiling. I am calmer and more relaxed in social situations and I don't have much social anxiety mostly on Celexa. I feel more empathy for others, and feel more loving and snuggly with my husband but my libido is decreased, orgasm is delayed tremendously and not nearly as frequent.	The few NEGATIVE things that I have noticed after being on Celexa for a few months though are that the longer I am on it, the more decreased my libido seems to be getting. I also have worse PMS symptoms (from the start really). I seem to be adjusting to the effects of the med to the point in a way that it doesn't seem to be helping as much in some aspects, such as the fact that I am grumpier a lot more than I was, and this could be in part because I am not feeling good sexually! Major bummer as I was doing great on it BUT I am about to switch to something else because of the sexual side effects mostly!	F	40	3 months 20 mg 1X D		3/17/2010
4	to control my moods	i have been wondering why i dont seem to want to have sex anymore. its been this way for a while. my husband and i have been together for 3 years and are still as getty over each other as we were then. i want so bad to have that feeling again. we still have sex alot but i cant tell you the last time i have actully got off. im just doing it for him to make him happy when im not enjoying it on bit! i decised today that i was going to try and get off of it again and just see how my wellbutrin works. ummm it kinda scares me in a way, but i cant go the rest of my life not being able to reach the climax. help anyone???	i started out on 10 mgs when i first started and have been slowly going up. after i had my last son 7 mons ago i said i need to go up and now im on 80 mgs. im only 24 this is to early for me to stop wanting it!!!	F	24	3 years 80 mg 1X D		3/15/2010
2	clinical depression	relaxed but tired, hard to get out of bed, severe memory loss, no sex drive, lack of focus, no drive to do anything anymore, became incapable of being creative, got extreme anxiety in situations which had never been an issue before.	i abused many drugs & alcohol for 21 years. i have been working an a.a. program for over a year now, which has been of tremendous help to keep me sober & get self-esteem back, but after 11 months of continued off & on "darkness", i couldn't stand it anymore, & felt my only options were to use or die. i have always been against anti-depressants, but my brain chemistry was obviously off. celexa definitely made the darkness disappear completely, which is incredible. however, it took away my drive to do anything. i could no longer sit thru meetings or do stepwork without extreme anxiety. writing music used to be effortless & is my passion, but now i don't know what sounds good, i don't care, & i can't hold an instrument for more than a minute. this zombie-like state celexa has created is bored depression. i've really tried to stick with it to see if it would balance out, but it seemed to slowly get worse. the last straw was forgetting within 2 hours about a funeral i was supposed to attend. i've NEVER had such severe memory loss. i stopped taking celexa 5 days ago & am trying out wellbutrin. so far my drive has returned & i have energy. i know celexa works great for some people, just not me.	F	36	6 weeks 20mg 1X D		3/14/2010 Email
5	Depression	Mild shaking/tremors initially	Celexa has helped me feel more like myself again. I now am enjoying doing things I used to enjoy: shopping, going out with family /friends, and even cleaning house! I was worried about sexual side effects, but so far have had none. I started on 20MG, but recently increased to 30MG daily, because I felt like it wasn't helping me as much as it had been in the beginning.	F	34	6 months 30MG 1X D		3/11/2010
5	Depression	I began taking Celexa first thing in the morning. It gave me great anxiety, a feeling of dizziness, shaky hands, slight nausea, sleeplessness at night with sleepiness during the day, and extreme cotton mouth. I decided to take it at night to see if side effects remained. I had slight sleeplessness at night for about a month afterwards. And more than two years after taking the drug I still have cottonmouth - so I cary breath mints or gum to combat it. The other side effects disappeared after a week of taking it at night.	I still take it at night. I was on it for two years at 20mg/day and it suddenly stopped working. This is often referred to as "prozac poop-out". I was prescribed 40mg/day instead. For about two weeks I was unable to sleep. After the initial two weeks my depression went away and I'm felt normal again. I can function on this drug. I have normal range of emotions. I anticipate having another "prozac poop-out" in the future, but for now this drug works, and it's saved my life. :)	F	28	2.5 years 40mg 1X D		3/11/2010
4	Anxiety/Panic	Maybe more talkative, chatty. No apparent weight change (but it's early). No apparent change in Libido; no change in sexual functionality or erectile capability (So, Yay). Crazy, epic, amazing dream activity (thumbs-up on that).	I began taking Celexa after a decade of using Paxil (successfully) to control anxiety and panic. The Paxil simply stopped working, over time. My doctor asked that I try Pristiq, which seemed to have worked for about six months. Not long ago, I slipped into a state of near-constant anxiety, with minor panic symptoms. I began taking low doses of Klonopin: 0.5mg, twice per day (totaling 1mg per day), for short-term relief. The doc prescribed Celexa. I've been on it for about five weeks; it seems to be doing it's job. I am less anxious and less likely to get that panic thing that pops up, occasionally. My outlook it better, in general, and I'm more outgoing. So far, based on a short duration of treatment with this med, I'd have to say that it's a good choice (for me). Note: the benefits didn't start showing up for at LEAST one month. Like all SSRI medications, one typically doesn't see any real effectiveness for several weeks, upon beginning. My hope is that this medication continues to work, and not "poop out", like the Paxil did. I'd be happy if I can get a good decade out of it. For now, I will continue taking 40mg of Celexa, and 1mg of Klonopin, daily. Over time, I may eliminate the Klonopin (slowly), should I feel that's an option.	M	48	40mg 1X D		3/8/2010 Email History
4	Anxiety	yawning, slight headaches, hard to orgasm, lack of appetite, slight insomnia, nausea	My doctor took forever to refill my medicine and ive been off of this for 4 days. I have felt sick off and on since. a dizzy feeling in my head. cant wait to get the perscription!	F	27	1 months 20mg 1X D		3/1/2010
3	Depression, anxiety, panic attacks	Forgetfulness, vivid dreams (not as bad as when I was on Prozac), no sex drive, tiredness. But it has helped with my depression and my panic attacks.	None of these drugs is actually good for you. But when you feel so depressed and you're having panic attacs like I did and when you're making your husband's life miserable by crying all the time, there's no choice. I have tried several drugs and it seems Celexa is working better than the others.	F	62	40 MG 1X D		3/1/2010 History
4	Anxiety	Tired and yawning for the first 4 hours of taking this medicine for the first week. After that, I felt GREAT! I was very relaxed and I felt like myself again. I did have very strong cravings for sweets. The only bad side effect was the increased migraines.	I had to stop taking this drug because of the frequent migraines. I felt like this drug messed with my hormones even though it is not supposed to mess with the absorption of the birth control pill. I had spotting in the first week and major munchies! The increase in appetite stayed with me while taking celexa. However, I loved the drug. I felt better within 2 weeks of taking it. Unfortunately, it triggered migraines. If it wasn't for that I would have kept taking it. I was taking the generic version and it was very cheap with little side effects. I called this my "Chill Pill". It was awesome!	F	34	4 weeks 20 MG 1X D		2/27/2010
4	Anxiety	yawning,slight insomnia,slight loss of appetite,slight nausea off an on throughout the day,difficulty to orgasm.	Although I have listed side effects these are managable compared to the anxiety issues. the only side effects i hope do not continue are the difficulty to orgasm and slight nausea off and on. great medication	F	27	3 weeks 20mg 1X D		2/19/2010
4	GAD/Mild Depression	So far, just difficulty falling asleep at night, and staying asleep. Mild head pressure and stoned feeling the first day.	I took it for about a year, 9 years ago and was the best for me, compared to Zoloft, Paxil and Prozac. I was very surprised to feel relaxed after the first day of taking it this time around. I hope the insomnia goes away fairly soon.	M	21	3 days 20mg 1X D		2/17/2010 Email
4	Anxiety	Yawning,loss of appetite,insomnia	I started taking 10mg and now i am up to 20mg. with the 10mg no real side effects accept yawning. Now that I am up to 20mg the side effects are yawning, hard time falling asleep and staying asleep, loss of appetite. Not bad	F	27	2 weeks 20 1X D		2/16/2010
3	OCD, Depression	Controls the OCD, but low-level depression creeps through. Weight gain, absolute lack of libido.	After trying several of the more garden variety SSRIs (Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac), this was one of the two drugs that actually works for me, but I am concerned that I am taking far too high a dosage. My Rx is of the "everyone is different and lab trial levels don't go high enough with some patients" philosophy. He does not seem concerned with the drug long-terms effects on my overall health. (I am also ramping down from 4 mg of Xanax and am now taking 2 1/2 mg.) I was taking a lower dose of Lexapro, but my insurance no longer covers it. The only other drug that worked for me was Anafranil, which I tried about 15 years ago, but even though it worked like a godsend, my body could not tolerate the rapid heartbeat side effect. My main question is, is anyone else out there on this high dosage, and is there a possible alternative?	F	41	5 years 160mg 1X D		2/9/2010
5	anxiety	Slight nausea the first two weeks, weight loss, vivid dreams	This medication has changed my life. I am sleeping better than ever, increased energy and little to NO anxiety. Overall great mood and many people have noticed the change.	F	32	3 months 10 mg 1X D		2/4/2010 Email
4	Anxiety	day 1-slightly stoned feeling-then feeling like I have energy but calm. Day 2-It was hard to get out of bed-lots of yawning all day-but no other side effects. the stoned feeling is gone.	I have only taken this for 2 days so I will write again but so far no bad side effects. when i took it on day 1 i had a slightly stoned feeling about 20 minutes after taking the pill. when i took the pill on day 2 i didnt have that feeling. slight headache off and on. it was hard to get out of bed this morning but when i did i had energy. i have been yawning all day which makes you fell like your tired but you have energy. All good stuff so far.	F	27	2 days 10mg 1X D		2/4/2010 Email
2		Hyper, Anxious, just irritable	Made me weird feeling, taking it for Bipolar/Anxiety, not any more	M	30	1 days		2/2/2010
1	situational problem	I nearly died from this drug. I now have chronic akathisia, a horrific movement disorder. If you can't metabolize this drug understand it can take years to recover from taking one pill and it's an excruciating process. I WANT IT OFF THE MARKET. And it is not a substitute for Paxil, it causes the same withdrawal issues. Try acupuncture instead!	Can cause permanent brain damage like chronic akathisia and in rare instances tardive dyskinesia. Trust me your depression has nothing on these conditions.	F	48	2 years		1/30/2010
5	Depression and Anxiety	Very few side effects. Some teeth grinding, and occasional sleepiness. No sexual side effects, not negative ones anyway. I actually think it might help as far as that goes.	Great stuff, at least for me anyway. The only anti-depressant I ever took that did anything. I take 60mg once a day. Helped my depression a lot. Also totally cured my social anxiety. Much easier to deal with the ordinary problems of life. Too bad I didn't start taking this years ago.	M	24	3 months		1/29/2010
4	anxiety/OCD	teeth clenching, tiredness, migraines for the first few weeks, some insomnia	Took generic for about six weeks, except for the headaches and teeth clenching, it was great. Stopped but then started back 5 days ago due to inability to deal with my obsession of perfection, order and cleanliness, which lead to my anxiety.	F	25	5 days		1/26/2010
1	anxiety	Horrible nightmares, and unable to sleep more than 2 hrs a night.	Did not work for anything positive	M	40	50 days		1/25/2010
3	depression/anxiety	a slightly "stoned" feeling and a little yawning.	I switched to Celexa because I gained weight on Effexor and Wellbutrin made me really nervous. My doctor said that every SSRI compound is slightly different, so I might not gain weight on Celexa even though I did on Effexor. I am praying I won't gain weight, but will be watching for carb cravings. SO far I think it makes me a little more relaxed. I was able to go to the store and prepare dinner without feeling anxious or restless.	F	44	2 days		1/21/2010
1	Bi-Polar Depression	Initial first two days I was ok, but felt a little hyper with some teeth Grinding. Then I became agitated followed by severe anxiety, an overload of adrenalin, change in sleep, and an eventual seratonin storm that had to be broken chemically. It was not fun at all, I thought I was headed down the path to a flip.	I am not sure this is a drug for those with bi-polar depression	F	41	7 days		1/19/2010
5	post natal depression	NONE!	helped me relax and enjoy my life again as a 2nd time mum!	F	35	2 months		1/11/2010
3	Depression and anxiety	I take 20 mg once a day. (I prefer at bed time) mild headache and slight nausea in the morning the first two weeks. That all has went away now. Previously took Trazodone and was extremely tired and no sex drive with that.	No weight gain. Great mood. Anxiety is under control. Better control of my temper now.	F	24	2 months		1/9/2010
5	Migraines, mild depression, anxiety	None.	I take 20 mg 3 times a WEEK...and it seems to do the trick. I use to take it daily for years and years, but managed to get myself to a point where I wasn't so dependent on it. It is great for anxiety and depression, and has helped so much with my migraines. If I don't take it at all--my brain feels a little "wonkey" and my heart-rate shoots up...ths drug seems to keep things in order for me. :-) Love it!	F	31	10 years		1/5/2010
5	anxiety, panic attacks	Very thirsty in the morning, LOST 10+ lbs (I was already thin), have less get-up-and-go, completely unexpected feelings of greater compassion and warmth toward others, much improved marriage relationship. My previously ulta-organized desk, closets, kitchen are now messy.	I have been taking this drug for 1.5 years and have had excellent results. I currently take a very high dose -- 60mg -- which I will be gradually reducing to 40m in the months ahead. It's difficult to explain the positive changes in my life since starting the drug. I was having panic attacks that were interfering with work and I had gotten to the point where I would freak out in a department store if I couldn't see the exit, I was fearful of crowds, over-heated rooms, elevators, locked doors. All of these problems resolved (no therapy). I have to wonder though whether I will be able to eventually drop the drug and retain all these benefits, including a newfound all pervasive patience that makes it possible to now smooch on the sofa with my husband of 24 years. The old me who would spring out of bed before dark each morning to go for a run is gone, but the new me is pretty darn okay with things.	F	47	18 months		1/4/2010 Email
5	OCD, anxiety.	drowsiness, lethargy, but no notable changes in sex. strange fr a ssri.	miracle drug for anxiety. i take it with wellbutrin, and i feel more more relaxed and less impulsive.	M	23	1 months		1/3/2010
5	anxiety, depression	the most noticeable was incredibly vivid dreams. i also felt like i was literally watching/feeling the drug untangle my emotions/etc. i didn't notice any sexual side effects, and i actually lost some weight bc it was harder to eat on the drug- food was not so appealing and my sense of taste seemed slightly altered. it wasn't much weight at all, and i'm a pretty light eater in the first place.	i started at the lowest recommended dose and started to feel better immediately. unfortunately i started therapy while taking this drug, and my therapist turned abusive, and i became ashamed, and long story short i stopped taking it and seeing *any* doc for about 6 mos. until i could face it. over that time i had slowly been increased on the dose by my pcp bc the results were so encouraging. i think the higher dose was a mistake, or it could have just been the circumstance, but eventually i just numbed out and so i stopped taking it.	F	28	1 years		12/22/2009
4	Depression, Anxiety	Increased anxiety at first, nausea, tightness in neck muscles	Took about 5 weeks to feel a difference, but now most days are good. Don't sweat the little things as much anymore, and I'm getting excited about the things that make me happy again. Also take 150mg Wellbutrin XL. The side effects of Celexa are rough at first, but give it at least 5 weeks.	M	56	7 weeks		12/21/2009
3	OCD, anxiety.	extreme drowsiness, a little sexual impairment...	if u want to take it, take in combo with an NARI or wellbutrin. alone is a hypnotic, just for me.	M	23	1 months		12/18/2009
5	depression	insomnia, between-period spotting, weight loss (nice!)	The very first pill made me feel so normal I wondered if I had ever been normal in my life before. Evened out my moods and curbed my nervous eating. I am VERY insomniac on this, but still have so much energy I don't even mind that, and ambien works most of the time.	F	49	30 days		12/11/2009
5	Anxiety	A bit twitchy.	It made me pretty hyper. Music sounds 10 times better. I liiiike.	F	22			12/9/2009 Email
5	Depression	The first few weeks were tuff: fatigued couldn't stay awake, shaking, depression, no motivation stayed in my home constantly, lowered appetite, felt like my brain was growing, one morning I even felt so weird n bad I hit my knees n prayed feeling I was about to die. I quit due to later gaining about 20 lbs and nothing I did excercise or watching what I ate was making a difference	Finally after about 3 weeks I awoke to a brighter day! Felt more normal than I had in all my life. Was excercising early in the morning when I'd never gotten up early before! I was running n the evening, smiling, laughing, things didn't get to me as bad, people couldn't help but just smile and laugh with the new me!	F	28	4 months		12/6/2009 Email
4	Depression/Anxiety	Itchy, Drowsiness during the first week	After two weeks of taking it I went from 10mg to 15mg. I started having extremely itchy palms of my hands, arch of my feet, and under armpits. This only happens once per day for about an hour. So far the benefits of Celexa are outweighing the itchy episodes.	F	24	4 weeks		12/6/2009
3	Depression/Anxiety	rapid weight gain, turned my pee electric green/yellow, sometimes felt like I was going to gag	It worked okay for me for about 8 months, then pooped out. I HATED the way it tasted. The taste was horrid.	F	30	1.5 years		12/6/2009
4	Depression	weight gain - tightness in jaw - increased libido	tried cymbalta - couldnt have sex, tried wellbutrin 300mg worked great until week 4 .. very short tempered .. now on celexa and 150mg wellbutrin .. seems to work .. whatever you do keep working with your doc & find the right medicine.	M	48	45 days		12/3/2009
1	Anxiety	increased appetite	SSRI not worth it	M	20	1 weeks		11/27/2009
4	depression and anxiety	Started out slowly with 5 mg for 3 days then 10 mg. I would tell anyone to go that route to avoid the intense side effects that a full dose can initially produce. Took it in the AM, then Klonopin at night to sleep for about 5 weeks. Still on Celexa, tapered off Klonopin once Celexa kicked in. It's much harder to have an orgasm, it takes about 10 minutes instead of 3 or 4. Increased sex drive, been on it 6 months and haven't gained any weight yet, but that is probably because I'm only on 10 mg. When I was younger I gained weight on 20 mg rather quickly.	Helped me a lot. Only wish orgasms weren't as hard to achieve.	F	31	6 months		11/24/2009
3	Anxiety, irritability	Dry mouth, headaches in the morning, blurred vision, forgetfulness, increased sex drive, surpressed appetite, weight loss, fatigue	I am only on 10 mg. My anxiety is much better while on Celexa, but the headaches and fatigue are getting in the way of my day to day functioning. I do not want to take tylenol and excedrin everyday to rid the headaches. I am also concerned about the fatigue and forgetfullness. I am in school and unable to stay up late to study since I've been on Celexa.	F	33	3 years		11/15/2009
1	Anxiety	Insomnia, complete loss of appetite, pins and needles sensations in arms and hands, nausea, vomiting, anxiety, depressive waves of thought never experienced before, irritablity, jittery, spaced out, feeling out of control	Antidepressants do seem to help some people and benefits apparently do not show until a few weeks but the side effects were completely intolerable for me, Gave me worse anxiety than I had ever experienced before and worrying depressive thoughts. For me these were not the answer... it also worries me that doctors don't even understand properley how they work.	F	24	6 days		11/12/2009 Email
5	anxiety, sadness, no patience	NONE NONE NONE NONE	The best!!!!!! I feel like a new person, new mom, new wife. I am able to relax, laugh, play and enjoy life again. Makes me feel as if anything is tolerable and able to enjoy my 3 young kids without stressing about all "the small stuff". Able to handle negative thoughts/situations without dwelling non stop about them. Sleep, eat, and love again. WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL!!!!!	F	39	30 days		11/6/2009
5	depression (sleeping a lot)	The first week I felt nauseated but then it went away. No other side effects. Celexa is now working great for me.		F	52	3 months		11/5/2009 Email
5	MDD, GAD, OCD, Panic disorder, PTSD	Sedation	I have been taking 40mg Celexa since 1998. This medication has greatly improved my depression and mixed anxiety disorder. I have tried every ssri out there and this one has worked the best. Celexa may work for some but may not for others.	M	30	11 years		11/4/2009
3	depression, bulimia, panic disorder	Starting it, i was dizzy and tired and zombie like for a week. Coming off of it, I am very dizzy, nauseous, get extremely depressed and cry every day, sometimes I cry upto 5 times a day over little things. I have lost all my friends due to my celexa-induced nihilism. EXTREME bruxism (teeth grinding)	It worked pretty good for my anxiety, and definately depression. I havent felt depressed in 2 years, but my doctor made me come off it a week ago due to me grinding my teeth all day long. I am really dizzy, nauseous all day long, some days im super tired and some days im super awake at school. I get really depressed and pissed off now, and I cry alot. While on Celexa, i probably cried once a month... I think I gained a little weight on it, but it stopped my eating disorder habits which kind of makes me sad since i gained weight. I am very confused about my eating now since i never used to do it before, but on Celexa it feels normal to eat. Also while on Celexa I gained this attitude of not caring about anything, and now that I`m off of Celexa it hasnt changed. this nihilist attitude has stuck with me for life...	F	16	2.5 years		10/31/2009
2	depression/anxiety	horrible weight gain, stretch marks, no sex drive, headaches	I had been taking Celexa for 2 years, at first it worked great. Actually the whole time I was on it I felt great, till I hopped on a scale and looked in the mirror. I gained over 30lbs in 2 years. I have horrible stretch marks all up the inside of my thighs. I work out 3 times a week for an hour, go for daily walks, do cardio exercises, and diet (1500) calories a day, and still couldn't stop the weight gain. I've been off Celexa for over a month now and still can't lose the weight. I used to be a model and 118lbs, now my arms are huge and i have a hideous double chin. I'm more depressed than ever. Trying Wellbutrin now to try and combat the depression and weight gain but so far it's making me feel like i'm on crack. I would never recommend Celexa to anyone who cares about their weight. 90% of the reviews i've read suggest major weight gain in a short amount of time. Just read other reviews on here and Google it. Weight gain is out of control on this drug. If anyone has questions or wants to offer me advice on how to lose this weight please email me	F	28	2 years		10/30/2009 Email
3	depression	sleepiness, for 10-12 hrs at night and 3-4 during the day, which turned me into a vegetable for all practical purposes. Other than that, Celexa lifted the fatigue and tiredness of the depression.		F	31	30 days		10/29/2009
1	Not Justified	My sister has a history of paranoia and mental illness. She took it into her head that my mother, a happy and bright person, needed an anti-depressant, and got medical power of attorney to force her on it.	On Celexa my happy, normal mother became totally psychotic, giddy, and out of her mind. She tried to sleep in the bathtub. The giddiness was mixed with bizarre outbursts and fits of rage. Her gait, already difficult, became far worse, and she developed total incontinence. My sister wouldn't believe what I told her, and my mother continued on the Celexa for several weeks. When I tried to stop it, my sister had me charged with elder abuse. My mother ended up with severe brain damage and stopped reading; she started believing TV commercials were part of the program, and though finally off it, she continued to suffer from such brutal, intense non-stop anxiety that I am dimished as a person just to have witnessed it. The worst was the profound, soul-shattering suicidal depression. She refused to leave bed and begged for sissors with which to stab herself. Finally, constantly prone, she developed pneumonia and died. By that point, it was a mercy. I lost my best friend, the dearest, happiest, sweetest soul I've ever known and, worst of all, have to live with these memories every day. The experience made ME suicidal for two years. Even now, I struggle.	F	58	3 weeks		10/27/2009
3	Anxiety, OCD	I've been taking Celexa once a day for 4 months now. I started on 20 mg for the first 2 months and now I am taking 40mg. In my opinion, this medicine is very good for "brain rush" anxiety and has made my life better. Some other things, though - weight gain - I have gained 12 lbs since starting the medication. Changes in bowel movements (loose stool sometimes), teeth grinding in my sleep, horrific nightmare and vivid dreams - I often feel like a zombie, no emotions, numb. This can be good in some cases.			22	4 months		10/21/2009
3	depression	emotional numbness	got rid of my depression by making me numb and not able to care about anything. which is better than being depressed but it still isn't great.	F	20	10 months		10/19/2009
3	anxiety	nausea,headache,fatigue		F	70	5 weeks		10/17/2009
5	depression; no interest in fun	None. Past experience w/ Zoloft made me nervous about trying another SSRI, but this one has been great.	I tapered on over several days; I'm on 20 mg. I may have had a bit of the yawning thing early on, but other than that, it's worked great for me. My life is still really stressful right now due to several family issues; before starting Celexa, it was rare for me to smile, and if I started crying it was really hard to stop. I had NO desire for sex, and not even for fun leisure activities. Now I smile and laugh. I still have times that I cry, but it doesn't last so long and I don't feel so hopeless. And I'm interested in having fun again. I'd recommend it; just taper on and try the lowest dose that helps.	F	45	5 months		10/15/2009
4	anxiety depression perimenopause	possible weight gain of 10 lbs, feeling very tired the first few weeks	I have taken Celexa off and on for the last 4 years for what started as panic attacks and depression for life-changing events and probably perimenopausal symptoms. Overall it has been a good medication for me and relieved my symptoms. Once I went cold turkey off of it when my prescription ran out. Terrible experience of feeling dizzy, poor concentration - I could barely speak a coherent sentence. Please talk to your doctor about weaning of this medication. The slower the better. No drug is a panacea for anxiety and depression and hormonal changes are especially challenging because you have no control over them. Take care of yourself as a baseline - sleep, eat properly, exercise, manage your stress, THEN add the drug.	F	44	390 days		10/15/2009
5	post partum depression	increased tiredness, emotional numbness	I got on Celexa 20mg after my daughter was born because I suffered intense PPD. I would cry at everything, got frustrated very easily, screamed at my hubby ALL the time, etc. A couple weeks into taking Celexa, my symptoms were GONE and they have been since! Ive been on it for about 5 months now and I cannot say enough good things about it! Im a lot more calm and even more outgoing than I used to be. Things just don't bother me like they used to before. However, I am a lot more tired than I used to be. I could sleep 9+ hours every night and still wake up feeling like I hadnt slept enough. Other than that, though, it has been great, I would recommend it.	F	24	5 months		10/12/2009 Email
4	GAD, Panic Disorder	Sleepiness, yawning, loss of libido (but not really caring), slight decrease in appetite.	It has definitely helped with my anxiety, and I tolerate it MUCH better than Cymbalta. The only problem that's really bothering me is the sleepiness. After about 4:00 pm, I feel like I could sleep the rest of the evening. If I go out for dinner or something with my husband or friends, I find myself yawning through the whole thing. It's uncontrollable.	F	34	2 months		9/23/2009
1	Anxiety Depression	Gained 25 pounds in a year. I was taking this with Wellbutrin. Now just 450mg of Wellbutrin. Celexa turned me into a zombie and a fat one at that. I had no sex drive and could sleep anywhere anytime. I found it very hard to focus at work. Terrible loose bowel movements were a daily event.	I will not take this drug again.	M	60	1 years		9/6/2009
4	bipolar disorder	20 lb weight gain in 8 months	I had severe depression and suicidal thoughts for years. However, since taking Celexa I have felt free of any depression symptoms. It may be worth the weight gain.	F	55	8 months		9/5/2009 Email
5	Post concussive syndrome; bipolar	Rushing feeling in my head the first night, but then no side effects.		F	48	7 months		9/1/2009
5	Social Anx/GAD/Moderate Depression	(started on 10mg first day and still at 10mg)the first week i was very sleepy, anxious, had loose bowel movements, difficult to orgasm, -- after first week, felt much better -- after 2 weeks no side effects except difficulty in orgasm...which is good for your girlfriend/wife. ;)	I have been taking 10mg celexa (name brand)for over 6 months and I feel great!! I still have bad days, but it i am no longer anxious or depressed. I am going to increase dosage in a few days to 20mg to see what happens. I will update you all after that. I had taken Celexa many years ago back in college, but it didn't seem to work back then...maybe it was because I was partying WAY too much...i think it negated the positive effects of Celexa. So don't blame the Celexa for not working if you are doing drugs and blowing your brains out on alcohol. That will make the most sane person depressed and anxious!! Also same goes for people who use tobacco and caffeine. I cut that crap out and it made a LOT of difference. Stimulants screw up your HPA (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis and Celexa tries to fix what you screwed up. Read up on HPA axis and SSRI's and antidepressants. If you are depressed or anxious, your HPA axis is probably SCREWED UP!!..also read about Sleep Apnea...that could be your problem. Other than that, try to eat healthy and exercise!!!	M	27	6 months		8/29/2009
3	depression/anxiety	always tired, majorly decreased sex drive, felt numb	At first I felt like Celexa worked, but after a while it didn't do anything for me. I already sleep alot but this drug made me sleep at least 12 to 15 hours a day! Which was horrible and made me skip college classes!!! Not good. So if you have a sleeping problem do not take it!!	F	19	10 months		8/18/2009
4	depression, OCD	zero libido, inability to orgasm	I've been on 60 mg Celexa for 8 years (with a 2 year break to try Lexapro--terrible, and Cymbalta--even worse, gained 40 lbs). Celexa has been amaxing for the OCD symptoms. Could finally begin identifying obsessive thoughts and behaviors and altering them. Good for the depression too, although a bit sedating. Had to add 150 mg Wellbutrin to have energy. I've tried all the other SSRIs out there, and Celexa has been the one that's worked the best for me. But it is such an individual thing. Such a crap shoot. The only other medication that ever helped with the depression was Effexor. I took that for 6 years, but it stopped working after awhile. Celexa has been the best for OCD.	F	39	8 years		8/17/2009
3	depression, ocd, anxiety	weight gain 138 lbs to 158	i feel better on it than not being on it, but the bulging fat that's noticeable when i wear my shirts is embarassing. At first it was hard for ejaculation, but eventually i was able to.	M	23	1 years		8/15/2009
5	depression, anxiety	A little bit more anxious the first week after starting. Yawning the first week or two. Some weight gain, but not a lot.	Celexa has been the best SSRI I have tried. I take a very small dose, between 10 and 20 mg. depending on the time of year though I am usually on 10 most of the time. I found it to have few side effects and it makes me feel normal, not spaced out or numb like others I have tried. I tried Cymbalta for the sake of trying one of the "newer" drugs, but I went right back to Celexa. Everyone needs to find the one that works for them - this one works best for me.	F	48	3 years		8/13/2009
1	depression	Antidepressants cause the very symptoms they are intended to cure-- memory loss, confusion, anxiety, insomnia, suicidal feelings. Enough said.		M	35	30 days		8/13/2009
4	Depression/Anxiety	Weight gain (125lbs to 145lbs), unnatural yawning	Celexa was subsitute for Lexapro when my insurance dropped it. It does make me feel a little hollow, but I'll take that over crying and feeling desperate everyday. It helps me get through my life (working full-time, mother to child with ADHD, ailing parents and alcoholic husband/in-laws). it's a lot to deal with and it helps me get though it.	F	38	1 years		8/6/2009

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