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 |
| 2 | Dep. Anx. to get off Zoloft | The sexual side effects are not nearly as bad as Zoloft, which was the initial reason for switching to it. I have had some libido come back, but also horrible anxiety, suicidal/homicidal ideation, strange crazed rampages always late at night. Used to take Xanax just a couple times a week at bedtime to help sleep. Now I need it every day and can't leave the house without it. I eat non stop. If I am not completely full to the point of uncomfortable I start to get panicky and binge again (No purging). I also sleep all the time. 10 hrs. at night, then a 3 hour nap at least during the day. It's ridiculous, but I get so tired that I just can't stay awake. | I am afraid I might get in trouble because going out in public makes me completely crazy, irritable and angry. It makes me want to hurt people. I'm not normally like this. Guess it's on to the next one. Hope my doctor will finally give up on SSRI's. | F | 24 | 2 months 40mg 1X day | 8/3/2010 | 2 | OCD, depression. | irritability, muscle pain, little akahisia. | the first two days it seems a godsend. then u recognize that it is a devil drug. anxiety became stronger than before. | M | 24 | 4 weeks 20 mg 1X day | 8/12/2010 | 2 | depression | nothing much, particularly when compared to Aropax | I was on 60mg for about 8 weeks after coming off Aropax. I ended up the worst I have ever been. I now take 20mg in combination with 150mg of Desipramine. Citalopram apparently increases levels of desipramine by about 50%. | F | 24 | 4 months | 9/29/2001 | 2 | depression | inability to orgasm | The only change I felt while on Celexa (good or bad) was suddenly not being able to orgasm when I have never had a problem with this before. The problem started immediately upon starting the drug & stopped (thankfully) as soon as I came off of it. | F | 24 | 2 months | 10/20/2007 | 1 | Depression | Genital anisthesia Loss of sex drive racing thoughts Excessive weight gain Retlessness Loss of emotions Severe changes in personality | This drug literally ruined my life. To quickly sum things up. Before Celexa A smart and creative teenager with a passion for life. After Celexa Obese recluse with flat emotions and no sex drive. Ps. After taking this drug i developed a iatrogenic sexual dysfunction caused by the medication called PSSD or Post SSRI sexual dysfunction. If you have PSSD after having used an antidepressant you are welcome to join our support group at this website. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ssrisex/ | M | 24 | 4 years | 5/27/2007 | 1 | anxiety | diarrhea,intense heat flashes (skin burning) and vomiting | I took this for 4 days and had awful side effects and had to stop it. The burning skin and nausea and vomiting were too much for me to handle...and I didn't want to deal with it any longer so the doctor told me to stop taking it. | F | 24 | 4 days | 7/2/2007 | 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 | 1 | anxiety | Hair loss, vison haze, heart palps, lazy | This was the start of my downfall i lost all my hair from it and lost my life slowly avoid this crap as its led me down a path of destruction | M | 24 | 3 months 40 | 10/2/2015 | 1 | had a baby | When I go off celexa Im irritabie,and my headake is sooooooo bad I have too take my pills,I dont kuow how long it will last but a week was way more then enough..... | Bad,bad,bad i can not stop taking celexa,I get way too sick.Im at the point were I dont even know if I need too be on it.I dont know what too do,I hate it soooooooo much,never ever take this DRUG ever never never! | F | 24 | 4 years | 8/2/2006 | 1 | Anxiety | Difficulty concentrating, zombie-like feeling, teeth grinding, difficulty sleeping, increased anxiety, constantly on edge | I cannot deal with the side effects of this drug...i suffer from GAD and this stuff is making it even worse. I feel like i am stoned all the time and i wake up sweating in the middle of the night. My doc says it takes up to a month for the side effects to go away but that is just too much time. I am not depressed but this zombie like feeling is starting to make me that way so i'm going back to xanax. | M | 24 | 1 weeks | 3/13/2007 | 1 | postpartum depression | Panic attack (felt like a heart attack), severe dry mouth, severe dizziness, nausea and shaking. | I was a new mom going through the blues, and was put on celexa.7 days after taking, I just woke up one morning very dizzy and then everything happened so fast-could not walk and I thought I was dying of a heart attack.I called an ambulance and thought that would be the last time I would see my baby.Celexa is the worst thing that has ever happened to me.All of that and they just call it side effects!!??Be careful. | F | 24 | 7 days | 12/16/2005 | 1 | Anxiety | forgot to mention that i took xanax .25 mg twice a day for 2 days prior to starting the celexa and my anxiety all but disappeared. after a week on celexa 20 mg i feel like i am losing my mind and anxiety has completely returned. DO NOT take celexa for anxiety!!! | M | 24 | 1 weeks | 3/13/2007 | 5 | Anxiety | Weight gain, difficulty achieving orgasm | Pros definitely outweigh the cons. I feel like a "normal" person again. Off the medication I constantly feel "wired" and suffered insomnia from constant anxiety. On the medication I feel very calm and balanced. | F | 25 | 3 years | 3/13/2007 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety | Took a while to work.. maybe 2 months. Lack of sex drive is the only side effect I have noticed. | F | 25 | 2 years | 12/10/2005 | 5 | depression | VERY BAD anxiety, panic, rapid heartbeat, difficulty breathing, nausea, vomiting, insomnia | This was my first experience with anti-depressants, but I ended up being hospitalized. Panic symptoms steadily increased, I couldn't sleep, eat, breathe, think... not until it got out of my system. I've had some anxiety problems before, but never felt anything like this. I threw up everything, lost 15 pounds in a week, was violently shaking. I was given xanax to calm me down, but it only worked for a few hours. After that I was desperate. Eventually I decided to refuse all the drugs. I went through horrible withdrawal (not sure if from celexa or xanax) even though it had only been a few days. After 2 days (and several bags of IV fluids) off the celexa I was able to eat and sleep again, but still don't feel quite like myself. I'm sure this drug works great for some people, but if you feel ANY anxiety when you start taking it, you should stop right away. Most of the doctors didn't seem to think celexa would do this (even while it was happening), but trust me... it does. | F | 25 | 4 days | 9/16/2005 | 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 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety | At first, I felt like my mind wasn't as clear as normal, but this has vanished now. I did not gain any weight and this drug has allowed me to face life on a daily basis. I had severe depression and after a few years on Celexa, I weaned myself off of it. After about 6 months, I was in a hole and at the worst depression I'd ever experienced. I have been on Celexa ever since and I believe it will be something I take forever... the way I view it is that I have a low level of seritonin and like a diabetic who needs insulin to live, I also need Celexa to live. | Love it! Would definitely recommend this for anxiety and depression. | F | 25 | 8 years 20mg 1X day | 9/24/2011 | 5 | depression | Celexa has absolutely changed my life in every way. I almost never have crazy attacks of crying spells and depression, and my anxiety level has decreased significantly. This is the first anti-depressant that has not impacted my sex drive or given me any stomach problems. I can't believe I spent so many years without it. | F | 25 | 1X day | 11/3/2011 | 5 | postpartum depression | drowsiness, especially at beginning, and a constant stomach ache every day regardless of diet. | F | 25 | 4 months 10 1X day | 10/12/2010 | 5 | Depression | None | Wonderful drug!!! I was on Wellbutrin and it did nothing short of make me suicidal. I switched to Celexa ($4 at Wal-Mart!) and have never looked back! I felt so much better that I decided to abruptly stop taking it. That was my only mistake. I felt extremely sad and would cry for the least little thing. Needless to say, I resumed the drug and it took only about a week to get my system back to normal. Looks like I'm going to be on this drug for quite some time. VERY happy with the way it makes me feel, I feel normal for the 1st time in my life! | F | 25 | 1 years | 8/17/2008 |