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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |