CELEXA Reviews (CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE)

Average Rating: 3.2 (1099 Ratings)

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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)

  

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DATE ADDED
 
 5  Depression, Bulimia Tiredness in the first few hours of taking but it subsides. Delayed orgasm, weight loss. I was on Wellbutrin for two years and it seemed to fuel my bulimia. Celexa has made me feel like a new person. I am not hating myself everytime I look in the mirror. I have far less urges to binge eat and my compulsive exercising has stopped.I am beginning to remember what its like to be a normal human being. F 35 14 days
20mg 1X day
11/27/2012
 5  depression,ptsd I've tried alot of other anti depressants an nothing helped til I finally got on celexa. F 22 6 months
40
11/8/2012
 3  Depression 1 days
10/16/2012
 4  Anxiety Loss of appetite. no matter how little I eat, I have to go to restroom soon after. Medicine does calm my anxiety but also adds drowsiness so I started taking later in evenings. With all medicines as such, apathy is a side effect I'm not too happy to have... Go figure F 28 4 days
5mg
10/14/2012
 4  Depression Not 100% sure if it was this drug, but I developed uncontrolable bowel movements during the day. I would literally release within 5 - 10 minutes if I had no access to a toilet. So I took it at night rather. I developed an addiction to codeine shortly after starting which causes constipation, so this may have balanced it out. I still take it years later and the condition went away. If I take 40mg I clench my jaw at during the day. Also, reduced sex drive. Very helpful for depression for me. A few friends I know also take it and it helps them too. M 46 7 years
20 1X day
9/28/2012
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 5  Depression anxiety None until I had to come off it because they wanted to try paxil( yuck) I stopped the Paxil and started back on celexa and within days I felt better again. I love this medication. Makes me feel normal I guess is the only way to describe it F 34 4 years
40 mg
9/6/2012
 5  anxiety and panic disorder VERY drowsy but went away within a few weeks. Loss of appetite in the beginning. Celexa has really helped me. My doctor prescribed this to me for panic attacks and anxiety and I haven't had a panic attack since I've started taking this medication. I took it in the morning at the beginning but was very tired throughout the day so it was recommended by my pharmacist that I take it at night. So far, it has worked great for me!! F 24 5 months
20 MG 1X day
8/24/2012
 4  Panic attacks and severe anxiety At first- headache, worsened anxiety, jaw clenching mainly at night, diarrhea, and wanting to sleep constantly Ongoing-sweating and tons of it! Increased appetite, NO sex drive, orgasm issues F 30 4 months
20mg
7/26/2012
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 3  Depression, mood swings Side effects ive experienced are mild increase in sweating, vivid dreams as well as waking up in middle of night. I fall right back to sleep not a big deal. Some drowsiness during the day and decrease in appetite. Biggest side effect are the sexual ones. Harder to maintain an erection and much harder to finish. Also libido is decreased. As far as effectiveness of the drug i dont feel as depressed and i feel more evened out. Dont lose my temper anymore. Hoping the sexual side effects wear off somewhat to me seems like a big price to pay. M 32 1 months
20 mg
7/19/2012
 1  anxiety/stress Rapid heart rate,insomnia,sweating,tremors,diarrhea,migraines,severe anxiety,muscle weakness,drowsy(during the day),and dry mouth...I think that covers it F 30 1 weeks
20mg
7/9/2012
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 4  Depression, Anxiety No side effects. So far depression is under control. Much more motivated. Anxiety gets a little high now and then but would much rather deal with that then depression. Whatever you decide to take keep trying its entirely worth finding something that works for you. F 31 2 months
20
6/28/2012
 5  OCD, anxiety, depression None I took Celexa previously for about 2 years for depression, OCD, & anxiety. It was the first one I had found that worked for me. I had no negative side effects and it helped me greatly. I ended up going off of the pill for no reason other then wanting to be happy without an prescription drugs. I did not have any withdrawal side effects when I stopped. During this time I had also picked up a pretty heavy exercise routine, which may have helped balance me out though. Now, several years later, I am back on celexa. I started it back because of the horrible anxiety/panic attacks I was having from withdrawals from quitting Yaz. I've now been on it for about 2 weeks and it has helped me cope with all the anxiety while coming off Yaz. F 24 2 years
20 MG 1X day
6/27/2012
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 4  Anxiety, mild depression First two weeks felt increase in anxiety, major increase in depression (wasn't really depressed when I started it), had some dark thoughts that were unsettling, very vivid dreams, inability to think about eating or sex...Lost 10 lbs in just a few weeks. Jaw clenching, insomnia for the first week so I started taking Tylenol PM. All of the side effects wore off except for the jaw clenching. My appetite is coming back and the sex drive came back with a vengeance. Takes forever to climax though. I went from not wanting to leave my parents house to going to penthouse parties in 4 weeks. I had anxiety issues for a few months and have taken the drug in the past. The only fear I have on it is weight gain which I usually have when things are going well. I've continued to lose on it so far so I'm going to keep exercising every day and watching my diet. Mood yoyos the first few weeks so hang in there if you can. It's worth it to fight through the side effects. F 33 4 weeks
20 1X day
6/21/2012
 4  Mild depression, PMS None It has helped me, it just helps take the edge off without taking away your personality F 40 5 years
20 1X day
6/16/2012
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 4  Anxiety Slight weight gain, inability to orgasm, don't care about anything, sleep more often, weird taste in mouth. I've been taking 20mg of Celexa for a year for anxiety. It works very well, but there are side effects. I've gained about five pounds without changing my eating habits. If I go a couple of days without taking Celexa, my stomach looks flatter, so it must be the pill. It also takes forever to orgasm, and when I do, it is not nearly as satisfying. I still get sexually aroused multiple times a day, though. I also take naps more often. It greatly reduces my anxiety, but I now do not care about anything. I sit at home, go to work, go to school, and have no interest in anything. I just go through the motions. I'm not overly happy, so if you take this for depression, I don't know how effective it will be. I also have a weird taste in my mouth which I noticed goes away when I go without it for a few days. Give it a month before you decide if you like or dislike it. M 22 1 years
20 1X day
5/13/2012
 3  Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks Within an hour of taking the drug I had a BAD panic attack, for the next few days I continually had more panic attacks, not as bad as the first one though. Dizzyness, sickness, diarrhea, loosing my train of thought easily, loosing balance, apathy and euphoria all at once, and the classic zombie like state. Took it 4 times over 5 days. On the fifth day doctor called me back said don't take it anymore and come in next week. I hear a lot of good things about this drug, maybe it was the batch I got was weird, maybe it's just my body chemistry. But apparently I'm one of the few who had an adverse reaction to it. M 27 4 days
20mg 1X day
5/11/2012
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 5  Bipolar/Depression so far none at all no side effects. been threes days but been good so far F 24 3 days
5mg 1X day
5/6/2012
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 4  Depression, OCD, panic attacks Dry mouth, lowerd sex drive, hard to orgasm, complete loss of sugar cravings, in fact all my cravings left, even the caffine ones. Loss of appetite because the food doesnt taste as good anymore. I used to be so backed up I would poo every other day if I was lucky. Now I go every morning. I'm regular I think from eating more vegatables and less carbs and sugar. I was on the verge of killing myself or harming my boyfriend before I tried this. I would explode over every little thing. My boyfriend would tell me thank god that god didn't make me a man. I would break things, I was living in a very dark depressed state. Working 7 days a week trying to raise 3 kids alone. I could no longer feel inside. Nothing but blackness and the costant want to die. Top that off with OCD where I cannt go to sleep if I know the spice cabinent in the kitchen isn't organized. Or the non stop counting things in my head. The day I took this pill it was a miracle. I have not had one panic attack since then. It changed my life. I don't wake up daily thinking of death. I am able to actually enjoy life now and not make a big ordeal over losing my car key. It totally traqulized the deamon inside. My boyfriend has to work really hard in the bedroom now, but losing my libido scared me so bad that I have been having more sex to prove I still got it. I think you have to put your mind in the right place. My friends are more at peace around me too. F 34 2 weeks
20 1X day
5/5/2012
 2  anxiety, panic attacks Worst side effect was teeth grinding, which gave me headaches.had vivid dreams at first, very low libido, twitchiness in eyes Had to wean VERY slowly. Was taking one quarter of a 10 mg pill every other day the final few weeks---that is how gradual it was! Took me probably 3 months for the weaning process. Had very strange sensations during weaning, worse at night. had nausea, more eye twitching than when I started the med, felt low, antsy, restless. Felt much calmer and better after I was fully weaned. F 40 8 months
10 1X day
5/3/2012
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 2  Sleepines Tiress really tired, mad,super slepining and lack of energy. F 37 1 weeks
40
5/3/2012

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