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 | 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 | 4 | depression | Celexa did work for me, but between taking it and Mirtazine I gained 75 pounds! | While taking Celexa I was also taking: Lamictal, Mirtazpine, Klonopin. I guess the combo of all the meds I was 'good' for a while. | F | 42 | 1 years 300 1X day | 9/4/2011 | 1 | PTSD/ Depression | agitation anxiety dizziness drowsiness dry mouth fatigue increased sweating increased yawning loss of appetite nausea sexual difficulties shakiness trouble sleeping vomiting | Governments, insurance companies and private individuals pay billions of dollars each year to psychiatrists in pursuit of cures that psychiatrists admit do not exist. Psychiatry's “therapies” have caused millions of deaths. For more information on the TRUTH about psychotropic drugs, especially antidepressants, and the history of Psychiatrists and Drug companies, PLEASE VISIT: www.cchr.org/videos/psychiatry-an-industry-of-death/an-industry-of-death.html | F | 21 | 6 months 80mg 1X day | 8/19/2011 | 5 | Anxiety | At first I experienced extreme tiredness; diarrhea. These wore off after a few months. Delayed orgasm, but much stronger so it has improved my sex life! I also have less painful periods. | I was very anti-medication for a long time, but this drug saved my life. I was consumed with constant anxiety and suicidal before taking it, and after my first (yes!) pill I started to feel better. | F | 34 | 1.5 years 20mg 1X day | 8/10/2011 | 3 | Depression | At the beginning and end: nausea, diarrhea, constipation, anxiety, sweating, dizziness | I have been off and on anti-depressants for over 7 years now. I started Celexa in June 2007 due to the job I had at the time. It was extremely stressful. When I'm depressed I have a hard time sleeping, I constantly feel sick etc. I got married at the end of August 2010 and realized a day before we left for our honeymoon, I would run out of pills before we returned (I didn't have any remaining refills). The Dr being the lovely person she is would not call in 10 pills for me until I was able to get in to see her when we returned. Needless to say, on our honeymoon I was splitting pills so I wouldn't go completely without. When we came home, I was so irritated I decided not to go back to see her. A very long month afterward I was completely medication free. I still to this day, do not take anti-depressants and I'm fine without them. I think I had a dependency on them because I used them for so long. During the month I was very ill. I had vertigo, I had constant nausea to the point where I wouldn't get out of bed, I had severe headaches, cold chills etc. Someone compared the withdrawal of an anti-depressant to that of a heroin addict. It was bad enough that I can imagine how he came to that conclusion. Celexa was a nice $4 alternative to a $50 co-pay per month. | F | 26 | 3 years 40 mg 1X day | 8/9/2011 | 5 | manic depression | Insomnia | It helps me a lot but I know it causes a little insomnia for me. Each increase in dose required more sleeping medication. Ended up settling on 20 mg. It was the only one that worked after trying almost everything on the market. | F | 39 | 15 years 20 1X day | 8/2/2011 | 3 | Anxiety, Panic Attacks | Trouble sleeping and nausea and dry mouth | I just started taking this med cause zoloft made me a zombie. I have problems sleeping at night and I also have nausea and have lost alot of weight. It's hard for me to eat because of the nausea but I'm hoping all of this gets better likeeveryone is saying. I do feel a little bit better and I hope it continues. Overall I am hopeful that I can get better and feel better than I have for a long time . | M | 40 | 5 days 10 1X day | 7/25/2011 | 4 | depression | is it age, maybe. longer to awaken a certain part of my body, which does not matter to me, maybe my spouse at times. | I take 20 to 40 Miligrams a day, depending upon how much sadness is around me... like a family death or serious illness in my family but usually 20 MG. a day.(thank God) I took Zoloft for a month- I got angry, got a lot out of steam off my mind and my period was coming every 16 days and continued each time for around 7 days. When I started on Celexa...I have not had a period after my full first month of taking it. (relief so far) because I thought I was going to have to have a hysterectomy or something, so it does seem to effect my hormones, which is a good thing now. I was crying at the drop of a hat until I started taking the Celexa, so has been a life saver in my opinion. I cry rarely on the 40 mg. It has really helped me, I prefer the white oblong shaped ones, I had originally used the white football shaped ones but being generic, they must be more expensive? But still work after 12 years. I am more laid back and seldom get angry. Life saver for me. | F | 58 | 12 years 20 - 40 MG 1X day | 7/15/2011 | 3 | anxiety/depression | Soaked in sweat first thing on a morning, funny feeling in throat (a bit like anxiety) | I have been taking celexa for abot 12 weeks and decided to come off cold turkey. The first week was fine, although a little tired and then bang, really strange feelings in head, anxiety, emotional, and dreadful morning sweats, this is going into my 4th week now, i have read lots of posts and they say all these are withdrawal symptoms and it just takes time, what a powerful drug! I know i should have weaned myself off them. Has anyone had similar experience. thankyou | F | 54 | 12 weeks 20mg 1X day | 7/12/2011 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety | Negative side affects are very tolerable compared to the depression. Libido shifted - not sure if I can come or not, have tried and it takes forever. More inclined to get a great massage. Definite jaw clenching throughout the day and desire to suck as well as thirst/dry mouth. Desire to clench jaw increases as night -so I suck on candy or chew gum and be sure to drink lots of water. One side effect of Celexa is that your colon slows down. I think this is because your nervous system is being stimulated. So suddenly my poop has turned mushy. My Dr. knew about this in advanced and prescribed Magnesium Stearate - so I will try that. | I have so much more energy, sleep better (don't sleep 10-12 hours a day anymore) and am tremendously relaxed! my social anxiety is gone and I am able to focus. This drug has been amazing for me. I cried for 2 years every day & finally caved in and tried this one. With Celexa, I don't feel like I am taking anything (save for the jaw clenching) - I feel like my old self. I am smiling, am more cheerful and outgoing and not afraid of people. Taking 20mg of this drug a day makes my life totally enjoyable. It seriously reminds me of a low dose of ecstasy but without the icky "I'm high and taking a drug" feeling. Celexa is a vast improvement over my horrible emotional-blunting experiences with Paxil and Wellbutrin. One interesting side effect for me has been that I became a little more messy and didn't care. I'm bit messier and happier. I used to *have* to have everything clean or I got depressed or anxious. So I guess I'm not so OCD, however, drinking caffeine on Celexa makes me want to clean, do projects, and be productive and focused! It's been a lifesaver in terms of my job and work -I'm back on track. Also, I'm able to go out and have a diet coke instead of a beer even! This was me: dragging myself through life like a crying zombie trudging through quicksand. This is me now: smiling, happy, energized, relaxed, dreaming up new dreams, getting tons done, talkative again. Only downside, loss of libido... think if I need to, I could decide to half a dose o | F | 35 | 1.5 months 20MG 1X day | 6/30/2011 | 5 | all | dirreaha,feel awide wake!and my sex drive will i ever get it back | but this med.helps me out!! | F | 30 | 6 days 20 1X day | 6/28/2011 | 5 | DEPRESSION | YAWNING | I HAVE TAKEN THIS SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES IN MY LIFE. ONCE IN HIGHSCHOOL AND ANOTHER WHEN I WAS ABOUT 21 AND AGAIN AT 24 RIGHT AFTER I HAD MY CHID AND WAS GOING THROUGH POST DEPRESSION. I HAVE ALL GOOD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THIS MEDICATION. ONLY FEW WARNINGS OF ADVICE. TAKE AS LITTLE DOSE AS YOU CAN ( I TOOK HALF A PILL DAILY) AND THE OTHER IS IF YOU ARENT VERY DEPRESSED DONT TAKE IT. SO IF YOU ARE SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED DONT TAKE IT BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE IT WORSE. I HAVE DONE THAT. WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH MY POST DEPRESSION I KNEW I HAD A FEW REMAINING PILLS FROM MY LAST BOUT OF DEPRESSION SO SINCE I COULDNT SEE MY DOCTOR FOR A FEW MONTHS (SHE WAS THAT BOOKED) I TOOK A HALF OF PILL AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER HOURS FELT BETTER. I ONLY TOOK ANOTHER HALF THE NEXT DAY AND NEEDED NO MORE I WAS INSTANTLY PICKED UP OUT OF IT. IF IT WERE ANY HIGHER DOSE I WOULDNT RECOMMEND JUST STARTING AND STOPPING THIS WAY. ALL IN ALL IT IS A FABULOUS DRUG THAT MAKES YOU YAWN ALOT BUT THATS A SIGN ITS WORKING. IT HAS BEEN GREAT FOR ME AND I RECOMMEND IT. AND IF YOU HAVE ANXIETY CELEXA GOES WELL WITH THE MILD YET VERY EFFECTIVE VISTARIL. | F | 25 | 1X day | 6/16/2011 | 4 | Social Anxiety | Very detailed & vivid dreams that seem too real (I sometimes can't figure out whether something actually happened or if I dreamed it, the dreams were THAT detailed). Tiredness. Takes longer to ejaculate, but I still get horny. | I love Celexa. It helps keep my anxiety at bay so much. I feel more social and don't have as much nervousness when meeting people & going out. It makes me drowsy but it goes away. It also messes with my sleep a little, but it's not that bad. When I was on Prozac, my sex drive was completely gone. On Celexa, I got my sex drive back, but it takes a while to ejaculate. I'm upping the dose soon to 20mg and I hope it helps even more. Anyone who has had issues with anxiety and can't find the right SSRI, look into Celexa. Prozac and Buspar weren't good for me, but this is. I'm also prescribed Ativan, which I haven't had to take as often because of the Celexa. No weight gain so far. | M | 21 | 3 months 10mg 1X day | 6/9/2011 | 1 | pmdd/depression/anxiety | exhaustion, sluggish, mood swings, suicidal thoughts, trouble with memory | I've only been on the medication a week, but my symptoms have gotten 10x worse. I am also on lithium for bi-polar depression/anxiety etc (amazing drug), but my pmdd has been horrible so my doc prescribed me celexa. He told me I'd have sexual side effects thats it. YEAH RIGHT. I'm awake, then exhausted, then awake, then exhausted. Moody, angry, suicidal, empty, and I eat constantly. Worst drug ever | F | 27 | 7 days 20mg 1X day | 6/6/2011 | 5 | anxiety/panic attacks | in the beginning the side effects weren't pleasant. after about 6 weeks i felt great! | i was started on 20 MG (early january) and about a week and a half ago i was upped to 40 MG and i couldn't feel any better. it has helped me out so much! been extra sleepy after getting upped. but i can deal with it vs. anxiety and panic attacks. | F | 19 | 5 months 40 MG 1X day | 6/2/2011 | 4 | anxiety | It helped a lot with the anxiety, but I noticed that my short term memory is badly affected by this drug. | it's a lot cheaper than Lexapro | F | 53 | 8 months 40mg 1X day | 5/21/2011 | 4 | major depressive disorder | First couple of weeks I was still depressed but it got better with help from therapy. | It has personally helped me. I started taking it in mid. Feb of 2010 and by June I was much better. I am still better, though now i have to be check since I started to hallucinate and my depression is coming back. | F | 18 | 1 years 40 MG 1X day | 4/30/2011 | 3 | social anxiety, generalized anxiety | increased anxiety and inner restlessness | I've only been on it for 3 days but I don't think I can keep taking it for a few more weeks waiting for it to 'kick in'. I went to a restaurant on Day 3 and I felt so much inner agitation and anxiety and I felt like I could climb the walls and I wanted to run out of the restaurant and go home, the only reason I didn't was because someone else was with me and they didn't want to leave. SSRI's don't agree with me, they make me more anxious and tense physically than when I'm not on them. I was on Lexapro before and I also had a lot more anxiety and tension the whole time I was taking it - for 4 years. The constant tension and anxiety didn't go away until I weaned off of the Lexapro. | F | 27 | 3 days 10 mg 1X day | 4/28/2011 | 4 | Depression, Anxiety, Maybe BPD | Sluggishness, vivid nightmares beyond anything I have ever dreamt before, early morning insomnia, i'd wake up at 4 every morning, maybe weight gain? | I'm still taking Celexa, and will continue for a year ish but so far it is good. I'm extremely sluggish and always want to sleep but when I'm on the pill ive had times I felt better than ever. I have intense dreams but that's no big deal, the earl waking is annoying but its not too bad. It will go away i assume. The few days I forgot to take one or i had to cut one in half before my refill i noticed a huge difference though, i got frustrated so easily and got so bad and felt so worthless again. I feel like i am so dependent on them and i dont want to come off them...ill be fine one day though. I'd rate it a 5 but i've only been on them a bit. Pretty good. Definitely take them before bed though you get exhausted. | F | 18 | 2 months 20 MG 1X day | 4/22/2011 | 5 | depression | The initial week I'd wake up at night just totally wired and uncomfortable, grinding teeth and tossing and turning. It felt pretty terrible but I stuck it out. Side effects went away fast but these past few weeks I'm starting to notice I have no sex drive and early-waking insomnia again. | Within a week of starting this drug my boyfriend said I was definitely becoming more cheerful. It's nice to have someone else monitoring my behavior because I usually have troubles recognizing when I'm declining/improving... I might have gone off it and I'm glad I got the first weeks over. Now if I forget to take them for 2 days or so MAN you can tell. It's a good drug for me, when I was on Prozac I felt so "leveled out" that I had no highs and lows but with Celexa I feel like myself... good sense of humor, happy, interested, still capable of experiencing frustration but I can work through it. Unfortunately now I'm having early waking insomnia and I haven't wanted to get it on in weeks. Crud. :/ Hoping those two things are related to something else but I suspect the drug... | F | 23 | 5 months 10 MG 1X day | 4/19/2011 |