CELEXA Reviews (CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE)Average Rating: 3.2 (1099 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CELEXA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CELEXA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | anger/depression | Male sexual effects, problems with ejaculation were common and problematic. This caused increased frustration. Also dizziness and nausea when going off of the medicine after a prolonged perion. | A wonder drug for me. I was always flying off the handle and in a depressed state. After one week and now after one year, my mood and life has dramatically changed. | M | 34 | 510 days | 5/1/2001 | 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 | 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 day | 4/5/2010 | 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 day | 6/29/2010 | 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 day | 8/14/2010 | 5 | anxiety | like | felt good | M | 47 | 10 1X day | 11/5/2010 | 5 | Extreme Anxiety And Depression | First two days had very mild and manageable nausea & diarrhea along with very slight headaches. The least amount of fogginess as I titrated doses from 20mg to 40mg to 60mg. Inability to orgasm. | I finally caved in after 15 years of anxiety that has been getting progressively worse. My doc isn't keen on benzos and convinced me to give Celexa a try. I felt much better on day 5. After one week I went to 40mg. Day 8 was a day of a higher plateau of feeling better. Day 15 I went to 60mg and by day 17 I was feeling a few notches better than before! I went yesterday for a visit to the doc and mentioned the sexual side effects and he wants me to try 60mg of Cymbalta for a few weeks instead (which I am not so sure, I am liking the Celexa!) The somnolence and mild emotional blunting is a very acceptable trade off vs. having been consumed with the anxiety. | M | 40 | 21 days 60 1X day | 3/2/2011 | 5 | Anxiety | None that I have noticed, perhaps a slight loss of appetite. | I really love this medication, I hope it never stops working. | M | 30 | 7 days 10mg 1X day | 9/22/2011 | 5 | anxiety | Definitely lowered the sex drive. Yawning a lot and sleep 8+hrs. Have three bowel movements daily. Normal ones but a little on the soft side. More gas | DOES THE JOB! Has given me a new lease on life. That along with quitting booze. Don't even think about drinking with this drug!!!!! | M | 65 | 8 months 20 1X day | 10/19/2011 | 5 | Low mood | Low mood | Mad | M | 30 | 24 months 40 mg 1X day | 4/5/2012 | 5 | Depression | for the first few days, the pills periodically made me feel like I was starting to trip on a mild hallucinogen that reminded me much of the onset of psilocybin mushrooms except with no anxiety or edginess. some yawning and sluggishness for the first two weeks which I combatted with night time dosage. now the pills seem to keep from falling asleep if taken before bed. the increase in appetite seems less noticeable when the pill is taken before bed. shortly after swallowing the pill it definitely seems like my stomach feels hunger pangs. it must occur as the gut absorbs the med. I think possibly this hunger induces people to eat and then peaking and dropping blood sugars for the rest of the day cause over eating and sweet craving. if you can take the pill before bed you might like it better. keep a glass of water and your pill handy and try to drop it just before you are gonna fall asleep. I used this stuff for two years and foolishly thought I could get by without it and weened off. I suddenly realized about five weeks ago that this year I have been off the pill, my life has slowly swirled into deep depression. this medication makes me a better person for the world and not just myself. I wish I hadn't gone off, because I really made a mess of my life and ruined some close relationships through behaviors and actions that I believe were attributable to my depressed mind state. people who found the side effects bad enough to throw in the towel on this stuff are either sensitive t | M | 34 | 6 weeks | 1/11/2012 | 5 | Depression | The first week I had severe dry mouth and intense feelings of euphoria . Actually Increased sex drive , I do notice delay orgasms but not to bad . I love this drug I got my motivation back , my thinking is normal and clear . I'm not feeling any depression. I take it when I wake up it doesn't make me tired at all. My doctor said it was very safe to take at min dose compared to other depression medicines. Side effects lasted 7 days , after that I felt normal euphoric feelings went away dry mouth still comes and goes but not as bad when first started it . I highly recommend this to people with depression. It is a very good medication and help me get back on track with my goals in life | M | 27 | 1 months 20mg 1xD | 6/13/2013 | 5 | ADHD, Depression, hyperactivity | ejaculatory delay, very increased sex drive, occassional diahrea and constipation | When i started at 10mg i did have most of the side effects that people experience. It started working in only 3 days, which was nice. I was not really a very serious clinical case, but wanted something to help with some major life changes that i was going through. I backed the dose down to 3.5mg per day and this has gotten rid of all the symptoms except the ejaculatory delay. However, combined with the increased sex drive, this is really not an issue. The main issue now is satisfying the sex drive. At a higher dose the side effects were profound, so i recommend lowering the dose as much as possible. The drug has good psychotropic effects even at low doses, so less is more. Also if you look at this site... the most successful people with the drug are maintained at lower doses. Tried Wellbutrin for the adhd, but that put me into outer space. | M | 30 | 4 months | 9/9/2005 | 5 | manic, depressed | weight gain, night sweats | worked immediately. Enabled me to relate to people socially, eased my workaholic behavior. Eliminated depression and anxiety. | M | 46 | 3 years | 6/20/2006 | 5 | jaw clenching, slightly tired | update to previous post. it's been 1 month now and i can say things have gotten a lot better. at 3 weeks was feeling good but the last week i've noticed a big change. celexa has been a great improvement to my life. like i said in last post no drug is going to make things completely better but it is a huge improvement. i know for some people the whole idea about taking an anti-depressant is a little taboo but here's my take on it and i hope it helps anyone who reads this. when you have a headache you take an asprin. when you're sick you might take an antibiotic. simply put when you dont feel good you take something to ease the symptoms. its no diffrent with an antidepressant. why allow yourself to feel bad if you dont have to? nobody wants to walk around all day with a killer headache so why should you walk around all day feeling blue or as if there is no hope? if a friend or someone in your family doesnt agree with taking an antidepressant who cares! its none of thier business. i KNOW | M | 36 | 1 months | 12/26/2006 | 5 | depression | dry mouth, weight loss (15 lbs in 4 weeks), insomnia, yawning, tiredness, weird dreams, | M | 20 | 3 weeks | 11/13/2006 | 5 | Depression & OCD | Massive weight loss which was great! (about 45 lbs within a few months) Took forever for me to have an orgasm. Marathon sessions (was sweating like a pig by the time it was over) This was not necessarily a bad thing, just time consuming. Had trouble starting to urinate. Horrible withdrawal (even with calculated, long-term, slow, and increment) - lots of vertigo/dizziness while coming off. Absolutely NO creative motivation. If you are an artist, writer, or creator, stay away! (one of the reasons why I stopped) I'm normally an introvert and this turned me into an extrovert literally overnight! I had a strong desire to conect with people which I don't normally have. Actually ended a relationship I started while under the influence of Celexa shortly after coming off of it... | Celexa got rid of the major depression I had been suffering with for well over 5 years - entirely. Almost feel like it has re-wired me to that end. 5 years later and it has not come back. However, I still suffer with OCD and am thinking about going back on for this and for the weight loss (I've since put back all the weight I lost while on the drug) Apparently, this is really good for OCD as I had no desire to over eat and/or stress eat (which I normally do). I lost lots of weight and felt so wonderful that I thought I didn't need the drug anymore and took myself off very gradually. It's newer version Lexipro did NOT work for me at all as I tried this at the beginning of my 2nd cycle. Made me completely paranoid about EVERYTHING! (I cycled Celexa twice in the past 5 years). I'm thinking about going on it again (when I feel like I can clear my creative ambitions for about six months!), but I must admit that the 2nd cycle did not give me the same results as the initial run. It | M | 38 | 1 years | 8/30/2006 | 5 | Anxiety, Panic Attacks | Fogginess at a higher dosage (40 mg). Dry mouth. Slower to orgasm at a higher dosage. | I briefly tried Paxil, but it wasn't for me. My psychopharm had me try Celexa at 40 mg initially as I was going through a difficult divorce. I helped with my depression and anxiety almost immediately, but I felt a bit like a zombie at 40 mg, so she moved me back down to 20 mg, and I've been on it ever since. It really has changed my life for the better. I no longer dread going to parties, going out with people from the office, and I can now speak in front of groups, something I was never able to do. Panic attacks are pretty much non-existent now. Make sure you slowly increase/decrease your dosage when changing amounts. Withdrawal can be a bit difficult. | M | 32 | 3 years | 2/22/2007 | 5 | IBS, depression (?) | Mild: nausea, blurred vision, jaw clenching, sweating. Delayed ejaculation :-) | Switched over from Lexapro, due to insurance no-pay. Has seemed effective for IBS, side effects mild and fading away. Attitude to life is better, more cheerful - though improved IBS symptions would contribute to that ! | M | 57 | 4 weeks | 12/12/2006 | 5 | depression | jaw clinching, tired, sight decrease in sex drive | tried welbutrin with no success. tried effexor and it killed my sex drive. celexa has been great! it knocks off the edge. brings everything to an even keel. getting back to my old self. no drug is going to make everything alright but it certainly helps. this has been great for me. i wish you all good luck! | M | 36 | 3 weeks | 12/21/2006 |
CELEXA (CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE): Citalopram is used to treat depression. It may improve your energy level and feelings of well-being. Citalopram is known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). This medication works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural substance (serotonin) in the brain. FDA Approval Date: 1998-07-17 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)