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 | depression | WEIGHT GAIN BIG TIME!!!! PUT ON 30 POUNDS! AND NO LONGER WANTED TO EXERCISE, MADE ME CONTENT AND LAZY. | It did make me feel wonderful right away. But had to continually increase dosage to keep feeling good. And when I felt good, all I wanted to do was sit on the sofa. | F | 28 | 2 years | 7/29/2004 | 3 | anxiety and OCD | sleeplessness, dry mouth, and major sexual side effect. I am a 28 year old male who is married and has not ejaculated (barely had an erection) from sex or masturbation in over 2 weeks. | M | 28 | 5 weeks | 3/19/2006 | 3 | major depressive disorder, PMS | INSOMNIA, inability to have an orgasm, bruxism, headaches, agitation, heartburn, (I'm breastfeeding and my baby is no longer sleeping like she used to), decreased appetite, lack of affect | I have been on lots of meds. 450 mgs of effexor (no real side effects to speak of) Prozac 100 mgs, no side effects, with these drugs, I reached a point where there no longer worked. However, with Celexa at only 20 mgs, I'm still pretty miserable and cannot sleep, even with Ambien or Lunesta | F | 28 | 6 months | 1/1/2006 | 2 | Major Depression | nausea, headache, NO ZERO NONE sex drive, very "flat" emotions | switched to Wellbutrin XL and for me was a MUCH better choice than the Celexa | F | 28 | 6 weeks | 1/25/2008 | 2 | Anxiety/Major Depression | Incessant muscle twitching, vivid nightmares, erectile problems. | It helped with my anxiety because it pretty much made me not care at all about anything. It did nothing for my severe depression, and the incessant muscle twitching and vivid nightmares were too much to deal with. | M | 28 | 1 months | 2/2/2009 | 2 | depression/anxiety | very dry mouth,caused irregular periods-never happened before,stomach pains. Weight Gain! Gained 9 lbs in about 5 wks.Noticed side effects right away, head felt a little clearer at first, but by week 2 , did not seem to be working at all. Felt the same as before on meds. Dr changed me now Cymbalta//on day 3 and have had No side effects. | F | 28 | 6 weeks | 7/27/2009 | 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 | 1 | Depression, Panic Attack, OSD | Change of personality, anger, loss of feelings at all (even after 2 years off this medication) | This medicine, at the same time you think that it is helping you, It is changing something in your brain that the only thing that can save you after that, is another medicine. Even after 2 years off I was with bad sensations (no feelings at all, no sensations of love, anger, etc.) that this medicine brought to me.. Fluvoxamine brought I my feelings back that citalopram had taken away. I hate citalopram with all my force! | M | 28 | 1 years 20 1X day | 12/5/2014 | 1 | psychosis, bipolar, severe depressi | No sex drive, weight gain, extra friendly. I haven't been on resperidal and celexa for two months. Lost my sex drive. Still have memory problems. But getting it back. No as emotional | F | 28 | 3 years 20 | 8/10/2016 | 1 | Depression | Hair loss, Crazy sex drive, Strange attitude, Worse depression, Mad thinking, Skin ageing, Burning scalp | Made most of my hair fall out and made me more depressed and angry was awful and a waste of time | M | 28 | 4 months 40 | 11/15/2019 | 1 | Anxiety disorder | Terrible insomnia worsening anxiety and intrusive thoughts feeling paranoid | Not good for anxiety and PTSD | F | 28 | 5 weeks 20mg | 5/29/2020 | 1 | depression | no side effects | I didnt do anything for me i didnt feel anything from using it totally ineffective | M | 28 | 4 weeks | 11/30/2008 | 1 | depression/anxiety | NAUSEA....after 3 days...so bad I couldn't take public transportation or drive without feeling like i was going to Vomit all over....had to take time off of work; loss of appetite; headaches; lightheadedness; sweating; teeth grinding; | Stopped Celexa 4 days after starting....nausea has lasted 1 week since stopping....this medication is awful. | F | 28 | 4 days | 8/2/2006 | 1 | Dr advice | I had 1 panic attack and was advised to take celexa. This was the worst thing I've ever done. I was afraid to sleep because it caused me to have PVCs. My blood pressure went through the roof, couldn't keep my hands from shaking, head aches, chest pains, and my testes hurt like crazy. I went to the ER and they just told me I was having an anxiety attack and basically brushed me off. I actually thought I was going crazy myself until I read the side effects. If anyone recommends this drug please look up the side effects first. | M | 28 | 3 days 20 | 1/7/2012 | 1 | PPD | Nothing | Made no change in my depression. Noticed no change upon increas in dosage either. | F | 28 | 2 months | 4/29/2001 | 1 | Because I was feeling depressed | I can barely walk!! I have had internal bleeding. I have no insurance, and am getting the run around. Every piece of my legs hurt down to the tendants, toes, and so much more. I feel like I'm going to lose my job because I have went from being able to walk just fine my whole life, until early sept. I was advised by my nurse over the phone that i need not to stop any medications without the doctors opinion and that my troubles walking have nothing to do with my medication. Its come to the point where I have been to the ER for internal bleeding, free clinics telling me to get mental health help. I have had blood work done. I am two seconds from losing my job and my home. I can barely hold up a cup of coffee at times. And my hands hurt so bad even while typing. I NEED HELP IMMEDIATELY. This whole world is about cash. I am a waitress. 28 yrs old. and my life is crumbling. I have had so many side effects I can't keep track. My memory is so toast that the only thing I know for sure | DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION OR IT COULD RUIN YOUR LIFE LIKE IT HAS RUINED MINE. I PRAY TO ONE DAY HAVE MY HEALTH BACK, IF I'M NOT ALREADY ALMOST DEAD. I WENT FROM A SIZE 5 TO A 1. PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT... | M | 28 | 39 days 20 1X day | 11/9/2010 | 1 | Depression/Bipolar | The worst anxiety attack of my life about an hour after taking it. I was flushed, panicky, headache, jittery, etc. | This stuff sucks! Gave me a near death feeling of anxiety! It is so horrible. I only took it once and it took nearly 2 days for the horrible side effects to wear off. | F | 28 | 1 times | 4/20/2006 | 1 | depression | couldnt get my words out very anxious and tired | F | 28 | 1 months | 2/6/2007 | 1 | Depression/Anxiety | Extreme anxiety/panic within 20 minutes of taking the first dose and it lasted over 24 hours. I wanted to die. Shaking, nausea, hot flashes, blurred vison. | Would NEVER take this or any other SSRI again! I'd rather have a normal panick attack and take Xanax everyday than this crap! I'd rather be depressed too, this was absolutely horrible. | F | 28 | 1 days | 5/24/2006 | 1 | anxiety | "Stoned" feeling, as if nothing mattered, could not work, slept all day every day, lethargic | My doctor prescribed me 10 mg of Celexa on top of my 300 mg of Wellbutrin because of the anxiety I was having. Well, the Celexa canceled out the Wellbutrin, making me exhausted, stoned, sleepy, etc. I ended up sleeping all day every day I took it, even with the Wellbutrin-- which was terrible, because I was skipping work and unable to function. It felt like a sedative. When I was awake I felt floaty and "stoned," unable to care about or work on anything. Maybe it made me happier, but if I can't function there's no point. I quit after a week and my anxiety on Wellbutrin eventually improved. | F | 28 | 7 days | 8/20/2007 |