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 |
| 3 | ocd and depression | sleepiness probably from the medication, possibly sexual dysfunction | It helped to some degree for ocd and depression but it helped partially and I was sleepy all the time, slept 12-14 hours every day and still was exhusted. doctor said it wasnt the medication casued me to be sleepy but i didn't have any other cause for it. I took up to 80 mg and played with the dose up and down because of sleepiness... I would like you to comment me on your experience with this and other antidepressant- Does other ssri was not made you sleepy? does this medication made you sleepy? | M | 25 | 4 years 80 1X day | 1/6/2014 | 3 | anxiety | Yawning for 1 week and drowsiness, but now i'm ok | F | 25 | 1 months | 11/6/2002 | 3 | Anxiety/depression | Side effects included drowsiness and sexual dysfunction. The drowsiness eventually subsided after about a month, but the sexual dysfunction was a problem for the duration of my treatment. | In general, Celexa seemed to work relatively well in terms of improvement in mood and anxiety at a dosage of 40mg/day. Sexual dysfunction included the usual symptoms (loss of libido, difficulty obtaining erection, etc.) I did find that regular exercise eased the sexual problems somewhat as well as improved overall mood. Overall, Celexa helped with mood but the sexual dysfunction was too much to handle. | M | 25 | 3 months | 12/28/2007 | 2 | depression/anxiety | messed up my sleep at night | Did not help me with my anxiety or my depression. Still trying to figure out a drug that will. | M | 25 | 2 months | 10/9/2007 | 2 | Insomia, anxiety | SEVERE insomnia, racing heart, nausea, dialted pupils, shakes, mind racing | I finally got up the courage to talk to my doctor about my severe anxiety and he perscribe this & xanax. BIG MISTAKE. I took the first does of both drugs at night and I didnt sleep for over 72 hours. I have two small children and hubby is in the military and gone all the time so not sleeping for 4 days just doesnt work for me. I felt like I was on speed or something. I am 5'4 and weigh 120 lbs now after taking it for 4 days I weigh 114. I cannot eat. I can barely force myself to drink anything because the nausea is so overwhelming. Obviously I am not taking this anymore. Went back to the doctor and had the worst panic attack in the car. Kinda felt like I was still and the world was moving rapidly around me and I was there to observe the torture of movements. I was just complete over stimulated and my mind wasnt processing like it should have.My doctor has now put me on klonopin so hopefully this will work. I really didnt take celexa long enough to give it a 'fair try' so I wish go | F | 25 | 4 days | 6/26/2007 | 2 | Depression and anxiety | When missing even a single dose, I would feel weird feeling in my head similar to electrical jolts. Things like moving my eyes to one side, sudden thought coming to mind or turnig my head seemed to provoke them. Besides, my sex drive dropped and I could have erection. | Didn't seem to make any impact on how I feel. Just like taking dummy pills. | M | 25 | 3 months 40 1X day | 6/2/2017 | 2 | severe depression, anxiety, cutting | I experienced an INTENSE urge to constantly cut myself. I was taking it to STOP cutting myself yet it made me want to do it ALL the time. I also got increased anxiety and the urge to hurt others as well. My depression felt no different. It may work for some people, just didn't work for me. | F | 25 | 3 weeks | 4/5/2007 | 2 | Anxiety | Exaggerated startle response, getting startled by everything, even expected noises. | Tried this as an alternative to Paxil due to sexual side effects and weight gain. Did not work for me at all even at 60mg, quickly slid back into anxiety and panic. | F | 25 | 6 weeks | 3/13/2007 | 2 | Depression, PTSD | YAWNING constantly! Frequent headaches (several times a week), drowsy, increased appetite, feel like I'm in a fog all the time, work productivity is way down, feel generally less intelligent (don't really track conversations, hard time grasping concepts, can't find the right words to express myself, etc), difficulty falling asleep but once I do I sleep more than I should (sometimes as much as 12 hours), apathetic, night sweats, mood swings. | It's hard to say whether or not this drug is helping my depression. I don't really feel as acutely depressed but I also feel kind of out of it and numb. | F | 25 | 6 weeks | 4/30/2007 | 1 | Anxiety | YAWNING, YAWNING, YAWNING! It went away after about 3 or 4 weeks. My head felt like it was floating. Headaches, nausea, very tired. No sex drive. Loss of appetite in beginning, but gradually gained a huge appetite along with a lot of weight. | I had lost over fifty pounds and maintained that weight for about 3 years until I started celexa (citalopram) 20mg. Now I have gained back about 20-25 pounds and cannot drop it. I went off of Celexa about 3 weeks ago. WOW!! Major dizzy spells, sick, HEADACHES!!! I hate this crap. I would never recommend it. I'm going to therapy now, trying to control my anxiety that way. My therapist is checking my hormone levels to make sure they are where they should be. I get anxiety about 2 weeks prior to my period. I get headaches, leg ahces, and very cranky until I start my period each month. My poor husband and kids. They must think I'm nuts! =) I'm guessing it's hormonal. For anyone thinking about going on something for anxiety or depression or anything else, please go to the right type of Doctor. Go to a specialist..... a therapist. I'm feeling a lot better just being off that crazy drug. | F | 25 | 4.5 months | 3/7/2007 | 1 | Anxiety | Tired, jaw clenching, sweating, headaches, nausea, depression, angry, no sex drive at all, tired but CANNOT sleep. Excessive yawning, dizzy, foggy, blurred vision, weight gain, dry cotton mouth. Posture as gotten bad. Body aches, feel sick all of the time. | I didn't worry about house cleaning, bills, work, anything. All of my worries were gone! Ooops! Still have to pay the bills, still have to clean the house, but it didn't bother me. I gained weight, so I felt depressed now, which wasn't worth the trade. I went off of celexa about 2 weeks ago and it has been terrible! Dizzy, unclear thinking, headaches, nausea, day dreaming, body aches, chills, cold hands and feet, numb fingers. Very strange. Has anyone experienced this? | F | 25 | 3 months | 3/7/2007 | 1 | Depression | Hair line gone back, hair fell out in bunchs, sweaty, slow, manic, weight, anger, paranoia, psychotic, vision issues, sick feeling, low motivations, immume system shock, lazy, delusions way to many | This rubbish is what made me lose my mind I ended up walking out on a job cause this stuff made me so crazy Dont go near SSRIs rubbish stuff made my scalp sore to total crap led to mw using crap rogaine hair foam utter trash avoid this damages organs I over dosed sometimes also never take it lightly please | M | 25 | 3 months 40MG | 12/22/2015 | 1 | depression | BLEEDINg!!!! stomach pancreas vaginal | A good friend of mine had a massive cerebrial bleed and died while taking this drug. After all the problem I had with it I could have warned him about this. I am WARNING you now don't take it. It may be fine for some people and not others like him it is too late when you are dead I urge you find some other way to deal leave the drugs in the store. | F | 25 | 4 years | 9/3/2008 | 5 | Depression | None | Celexa has been very helpful treating my depression. However if I miss a dose or a few doses I will cry uncontrollably about anything and everything. Very small things can set off a crying jag. Otherwise I've been very satisfied with the results of this medication. My dr did switch me to Viibryd because at one point I felt the celexa wasn't working and that pushed me over the edge. I went back onto the celexa after a week and have been on it since. | F | 26 | 4 years 40 mg | 5/21/2015 | 5 | depression | I started at 10mg and am now taking just 5mg/day. When I tried to go off about 2 years ago, it took a while, but after about 2-3 months I started panicking and crying all the time. So now I'm back on at 5mg & doing well. The low dosage is apparently all I need, but without it I have a really hard time functioning. | F | 26 | 5.5 years | 5/23/2005 | 5 | major depression, panic attacks | I had a mild upset stomach the first week or so but aside from that none whatsoever. If anything it may have helped my sex drive. | Nothing short of miraculous - a major depression that lasted 4 1/2 years was done in a matter of about 2-3 weeks. I feel like my old self again! No more dreaded panic attacks either. Best of all - NO side effects. I know antidepressents can affect everyone differently but based upon my experience with it I'd highly recommend it. | M | 26 | 9 months | 2/7/2002 | 5 | Bipolar II | At 20mg/day, felt a bit stoned and slow. At 10mg/day I have very few side effects and it is enough for maintenance therapy. Some sexual side effects, but nothing major. | Works better than the other antidepressants I've tried and seems to have way less bothersome side effects. I'm quite happy with it. So far, it keeps my depression at bay even at low doses. | M | 26 | 1 years | 11/30/2004 | 5 | GAD, depression | 20mg slighly lowered libido, and maybe trouble getting out of bed in the morning (but that could be because I didn't want to). 40mg anorgasma. | Suffered with generalized anxiety disorder since I was a little girl. Never understood why EVERYTHING made me nervous, fearful, and "freak out." I would freak out about things I knew I didn't even have to worry about. I would wake up during the night in a panic about everything and anything. I could never get the anxiety to stop no matter what I did. I even went to therapy and that didnt work. I finally decided to take medication. I took Lexapro at first and insurance made me take celexa. I loved it!!! I was calm and rational. The constant swirling in my stomach and millions of thoughts running through my head were gone. No more midnight panics, no more incessant worrying. It started working after a couple of weeks. Sometimes I would have breakthrough anxiety but never anything like I felt before taking meds. My doctor increased my doseage to 40mg to counteract that (she wouldn't refill my xanax). 40mg really worked but I couldn't have an orgasm. I gave it some time to work. | F | 26 | 7 months | 3/28/2006 | 4 | Anxiety and Depression | Dizzy the first few times taking med but that subsides. Decreased libido. This drug helped with panic attacks as well as depression. I recommend a small dose to start for all my loved ones. | F | 26 | 3 months 40mg | 1/31/2013 | 4 | depression | In the beginning, nausea, but that subsided after a few weeks. Sexual side effects, which have not diminished. | For now, the pros outweight the cons. Sex is still good, but I miss having "normal" sexual sensations. | F | 26 | 3 years | 3/6/2001 |