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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CELEXA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 | 5 | depression | Standard side effects, don't even remember. When changing meds I got the same side effects again. Withdrawl. | Nervous breakdown at 16, had therapy, no meds. Second breakdown at 19 tried Zoloft. Didn't work. Tried Celexa. Works but had another breakdown 2 months ago. Definitely doesn't work for anxiety. Tried Paxil for a little while for depression and anxiety. Didn't work so I'm back on Celexa. I just deal with the anxiety. | F | 24 | 5 years | 4/2/2006 | 4 | Anxiety, Depression | At first, this medication made my anxiety horrible! It also made me really depressed and kinda irrational. I had a hard time ejaculating and I also couldn't sleep at night, I put on a ton of weight in such a short period of time. MUNCHIES! I can't even fit into any of my pants! Not only that but it makes me extremely lazy during the day I have no motivation what so ever! | BUTTT I feel like the longer I take it the better all of these side effects are getting. (except for the lazy thing) My anxiety has gotten so much better, and I'm feeling a little happier. I'm going to give it another couple of weeks to see if I get my energy and ambition back, otherwise I'll see if I can try something like Lexapro. These drugs are completely different for each person so don't let the side effects discourage you!!! Chances are you aren't going to find the right one right away. It's all trial and error. My biggest suggestion is to keep track of what you're eating! Count those calories! | M | 24 | 32 days 20 MG 1X day | 3/20/2012 | 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 day | 3/15/2010 | 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 day | 4/22/2010 | 4 | Anxiety/Panic attacks | For the first week side effects included a delusional hell inspired by apathy and not wanting to do ANYthing. I missed like a week of school because of this. The hellish week kind of echoed it's side effects for like 3-5 weeks on n off, but eventually they pretty much disappeared. At this point side effects are probably some short term memory loss but it's hard to tell if that's the citalopram (Celexa) or the alprazolam (Xanax). And decreased libido is definitely true, but for me that's kind of positive, it helps me last longer and I still experience great pleasure. It's not like I'm incapable of orgasm or anything. | Well I guess doctors kinda know what they're talking about when they say that SSRI's are the best modern way to treat anxiety. I also take Xanax or rather Alprazolam and it still feels necessary for me to take, but it was not really having a good enough effect for me when I was only taking it. After over a month on Citalopram(Celexa) I finally felt like I actually did get some relief from anxiety not just a quick fix in which I would soon return to panic. All of you with anxiety know that this condition is not clean cut and predictable but let's just say Celexa has really helped a lot, and has made Xanax more effective. I'm not doing the best right now but that also has to do with life circumstances etc. and I think I might need to up my dose to 20 mg. That seems like it might be the perfect dose for me, and I'm hoping to wean off Xanax because of the devastating stuff I've heard about withdrawals... scares me a lot. But yeah Celexa very helpful for me. And I would like to mention this, most people who go to the doctor and take the medication their doctor prescribes usually end up getting better and will never have any reason to go online and talk about it, I just so happened to be a parranoid anxious freak before I took this stuff So I looked closely at every review I could find before taking it. There's nothing wrong with that but it's important to realize this inevitable truth... Reactions are not consistent in anyway with people, it saves some people's lives, makes some p | M | 24 | 4 months 10 MG 1X day | 3/30/2011 | 4 | Chemical Imbalance | Fatigue, night sweats, vivid dreams, icthy "crawly" skin, facial numbness, dizziness, nausea | Celexa has effectively worked for me thus far. It has improved my moodiness tenfold, although my highs are REALLY high and my lows are REALLY low. Lately I have been experiencing more dizziness then usual and when I move my head my eye sight almost trails behind and focuses shortly after. I pick a weekend out of the month to go off them to give my system a break, really bad side effects there, I wouldn't suggest doing this often or at all. Celexa is probably better for short term use as opposed to long term in my opinion. Definately talk to your physician about all possible side effects before deciding to use this drug. | F | 24 | 3 years | 1/19/2007 | 4 | Depression | difficult to reach orgasm. | i've been on celexa for about four years. at first it made a tremendous difference, i finally felt like myself for the first time. after time i needed an increase in dose to maintain my mood. i was off of celexa for awhile and noticed how high my sex drive was and how easy it was to orgasm. now back on celexa i'm noticing a big difference. it's now very difficult to orgasm and they are quite weak. | F | 24 | 4 years | 7/27/2005 | 4 | depression, anxiety | headache, minor dizziness and sleepiness after does for first 4 days | It's kinda hard to figure out what's Celexa related and not because much of what folks have described (increased sleepiness, jaw clenching, yawning, decreased libido, numbness) was occuring before I went on the medication. I was very nervous about taking any anti-depressants, but some of the anxiety already seems to be better...and I seem to actually have a *better* libido and ability to orgasm now. But it's only been less then a week, we'll see what happens! | F | 24 | 6 days | 5/23/2006 | 4 | Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) | Trembling, Teeth-Grinding, Vertigo, Dizziness, Confusion, Short-Term Memory Disturbances, Nausea, Headache, Migraine, Insomnia, Hypersomnia/Somnolence, Muscle Tension/Stiffness, Anxiety (Acute Attacks), Palpitations, Postural Hypotension, Hypertension, Anorexia (Loss of Appetite), Strange Dreams, Reduced Libido, Apathy, Difficulty Concentrating. | Despite the huge number of side effects I've experienced while taking Celexa, I feel that it is a helpful drug and it has certainly had a positive effect on my mood and overall emotional/mental state. | F | 24 | 4 months | 10/21/2005 | 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 | 4 | Depression | omg dysfunctional penis!! no orgams. A little jaw-clenching too. | M | 24 | 9 months | 10/26/2002 | 4 | Depression | Sleepiness | M | 24 | | 8/8/2003 | 4 | depression/anxiety/obsessing | I have not noticed any yet | Switched from Zoloft because the sexual side effects were making me very upset. So far, I am still not completely weaned off the Zoloft, but I am noticing improvement, thank goodness! | F | 24 | 11 days | 1/13/2003 | 3 | Depression, anxiety, OCD | Increased appetite. This is a major issue for me because I lost a lot of weight and want to maintain it, and I couldn't handle feeling hungry all the time so I stopped taking it! | It seemed to improve my mood for the short time I took it, but I was not willing to gain weight. That would have sent me into a downward spiral. | F | 24 | 10 days | 4/27/2005 | 3 | Depression | WEIGHT GAIN! Stopped working after 18 months, Increased appetite, Dizziness, Low Sex Drive | I was on this drug for over 18 months when it just stopped working (probably SSRI poop out) I gained about 40lbs total, I was dizzy a lot and found that I never ever wanted to have sex, which was a big change from how I used to be. I am now off this drug and on Wellbutrin | F | 24 | 2.5 years | 2/21/2005 | 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 | 3 | Severe Depression | Significant weight gain (+25 lbs), fatigue, carbohydrate cravings, somnolence | This drug was OK. It kept me from wanting to kill myself and took the edge off my severe depression, but it certainly didn't cure me or restore my ability to function normally. I hated the way it made me feel so lethargic and sleepy. The 25 pounds I gained while on this drug did a number on my physical self-esteem. In other words, some of its effects were helpful, some were harmful. Celexa is better than Prozac and MUCH better than Paxil, but not nearly as effective as Effexor, which I am currently taking. | F | 24 | 4 years | 11/29/2004 | 2 | Panic attack | I was a thin blondy cute girl who loved sex and now i'm a fat girl with no sexual drive. Celexa gave me the opportunity to stop having stress for nothing, but also stop me to enjoy any situation. I feel like a robot with no too bad or too high emotions. | Side effects of Celexa began after 2 months. Also, even with a high dose, panic attacks are still there. Moreover, panic attacks are worst because when it occurs, i have intense feeling of burn in my whole body. | F | 24 | 1.5 years | 1/8/2007 | 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 day | 4/12/2010 |