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| 3 | Depression | Initially, nausea was terrible. I had a lot of vagina dryness and couldn't orgasm, fortunately that symptom went away and did not return. I found that it did have that giddy effect when it starts to get really into your system. That lasted about two weeks and started about two to three weeks in. Diminished sex drive was there from the beginning - but I didn't notice at first because I has scarely any left with the depression. This got even worse over time. I also had ringing in the ears which might have been connected. Weight gain was significant - about 30 lbs. This did not do away when I stopped taking it. Increasing severity of symptoms especially night sweats and return of depression. | Think it was about 3 years. Celexa was a great drug while it worked. There needed to be a gradual increasing of the dose for effectiveness and side effects got worse. The doctor finally decided that there was no point in continuing - it had really stopped working for my depression. It wasn't the right drug for me in the end, but there was no negative effects to stopping it cold turkey. When it was working, the side effects were a worthwhile trade off. If you are someone for whom antidepressants "poop out" I'd consider it. If you are someone who has no weight issues, I'd consider it. I'd avoid it if you are already obese or have a condition that tends to nausea as a first choice. | F | 39 | 3 years | 8/8/2007 | 1 | depression | very agitated, felt like I was losing my mind. Dry mouth, diarrhea, extremely tired. | Only took for one day, never again. Felt horrible, like I was going psychotic. Almost went to the hospital, ended up crawling into bed and riding it out.. Still feel weird the next day but improving. yuck!!!! | F | 39 | 1 days | 1/22/2005 | 1 | depression | dry mouth. headaches. loss of libido. fatigue. | Did nothing for me except produce the aforementioned side effects. I am very happy for the others here who found that it helped them. So it is with SSRI's. | M | 39 | 7 months | 8/22/2008 | 1 | Premature ejaculation | Complete sexual shut-down. | Apparently permanent chemical castration. Don't ever take this drug because it can ruin your sex life forever. Website over here: ssri-side-effects.com/ | M | 39 | 1 months | 1/7/2006 | 1 | Depression and anxiety | Insomnia, increased anxiety, panic attacks, loss of libido, and inability to achieve orgasm. | I've never had panic attacks like this before ever, heart racing, hyperventilating into a paper bag. Only able to sleep an hour or two a night. I kept thinking it would get better but it got consistently worse with each passing day (including sexual side effects). Acute anxiety, panic attacks, and sexual problems went away after only a day or two off this unacceptable drug. | M | 39 | 3 weeks | 7/25/2005 | 1 | anxiety | insomnia, i only took this tablet for one day and had no sleep that night woke the next morning with full blown depressive symptoms, cried for hours and felt very anxious, never again. | F | 39 | 1 days | 5/16/2004 | 1 | Supposed Stress | Major panic attack and suicidal feelings. Loss of any positive/happy emotions and only felt the need to check-out. I tried to focus on my kids to bring me "back" to a need for living, but it didn't help. | I have hypothyroidism, but my doctor (at the time) would't test me properly and said I was just a stressed-out mom and put me on Celexa. After one pill, I fell apart 20-30 minutes later having the ONLY panic attack of my life! I knew it was the Clexa because it hit me like a train just after taking the first pill. I had absolutely NO control over my feelings. I tried to make myself think of reasons to be happier (I wasn't depressed to begin with!), thinking of my adorable children, but that didn't help. All I wanted was to die. I have NEVER felt that way before. Knowing it was the Celexa, I took a benedryl to help me fall asleep so I didn't feel the suffering until it wore off. I did feel better the next day. I called the dr. who told me there was no way it could have been the Celexa because it takes 2 weeks to get into the system & that was just proof that I needed it. I threw them away, fired my doctor and found another who did test me and is treating me for hypothyroid | F | 39 | 1 days | 10/9/2005 | 1 | Depression | I took Celexa 2 different times in my life. The first time I became very suicidal but that ended with a higher dose. Didnt want sex no longer. Husband said I was a zombie, and seemed to be even more depressed. Sometime later, I told my Dad about it because he was feeling very down. I told happily told him about Celexa, not remembering how suicidal I became, but realizing how much better I had been feeling. He committed suicide 4 DAYS after taking this DRUG. I blame myself because I told him to ask his dr about Celexa. I TRUELY BELIEVE HE WOULD STILL BE ALIVE IF HE HADN'T TAKEN THIS DRUG!! He WASN'T SUICIDAL!! I can prove it!!! Dr had to up my dose because I became extremely depressed. Had a nervous breakdown, tried to commit suicide. Second time I took this drug, I was ALWAYS sleeping, didn't give a sh*t about anything! NOTHING MATTERED! Work and sleep, work and sleep. THEN 6 months later, I started cutting. Had to release and FEEL something... I kept thinking about ALL the ways I c | I took myself off this drug, THANK GOD with my pharmacists help, because otherwise I would have just stopped and not weaned off. But even at weaning off, for 3 MONTHS the withdraws were HORRID! I would have EXTREME electric like zaps all thru my body, all thru out the day. I swear, it felt like my heart would stop, and I would almost pass out. EXTREME nightmares! EXTREME irritability. If my husband wasnt as much as a "ROCK" for me, I would be divorced. But Im not longer in that black hole, I dont cut, and Im not thinking about all the ways I can kill myself. I MISS MY DAD!!! Thanks Celexa!! BEWARE OF THIS DRUG!!!!!! | F | 39 | 5 years | 2/10/2007 | 5 | anxiety | Nausea during the first 6 weeks only. Increased energy and better ability to cope with anxiety. | Even though I no longer need this drug for depression/anxiety I will probably take this drug indefinitely because it blocks my migraines! Currently taking 10mg a day. | F | 40 | 2 years | 4/25/2006 | 5 | Depression | none | I'm taking 40 mgs for about a month now (up from 20). I would highly recommend this drug. | F | 40 | 7 months | 11/23/2003 | 5 | Anxiety | Weight Gain, night sweats, slow ejaculation, laziness. | The side effects are minimal compared to it's benefits! I suffered from severe anxiety and Celexa really helped. I would highly recommend theropy first, but if you need meds to help, this is the one! | M | 40 | 2 years | 10/19/2006 | 5 | Extreme Anxiety And Depression | First two days had very mild and manageable nausea & diarrhea along with very slight headaches. The least amount of fogginess as I titrated doses from 20mg to 40mg to 60mg. Inability to orgasm. | I finally caved in after 15 years of anxiety that has been getting progressively worse. My doc isn't keen on benzos and convinced me to give Celexa a try. I felt much better on day 5. After one week I went to 40mg. Day 8 was a day of a higher plateau of feeling better. Day 15 I went to 60mg and by day 17 I was feeling a few notches better than before! I went yesterday for a visit to the doc and mentioned the sexual side effects and he wants me to try 60mg of Cymbalta for a few weeks instead (which I am not so sure, I am liking the Celexa!) The somnolence and mild emotional blunting is a very acceptable trade off vs. having been consumed with the anxiety. | M | 40 | 21 days 60 1X day | 3/2/2011 | 5 | Panic disorder | Starting today. I took it 20 years ago with no side affects and great results. My daughter takes it, unknown side effects and we notice a difference when she tries to get off. | F | 40 | 0 days 10 mg 1X day | 6/2/2022 | 5 | Depression | Dry mouth and sleeplessness, some dizziness for about a week. These went away. | Changed my lift. Created a new interest in life. | F | 40 | 18 months | 10/7/2001 | 5 | depression | none | I think this drug is a miracle. Before I took it I was crying at a drop of a hat and now I'm completely normal. i also used to suffer from panic attacks and I haven't had one since I started on Celexa. Although I guess I do get anxious, but I've not tipped over the edge...yet. However, when I first went on it I did feel a little confused and had brain fog (sort of like been stoned). But that lifted pretty quickly. As we're all indivuals I guess we all have different reactions to drugs, events etc, so maybe I'm one of the lucky ones. | F | 40 | 1 years | 4/27/2007 | 4 | depression,anxiety,OCD | Nothing major. | Seems to be the mildest form as compared to Paxil. I do like the Celexa because I feel more grounded and very much at the norm. I went on Paxil CR for one month, after trying Celexa for one month. The Paxil was too strong. I'm back on the Celexa for two months and am sticking with it. It takes a little time because it is mild. | F | 40 | 2 months | 8/20/2003 | 4 | Depression & marijuana cessation | Mostly sexual dysfunction and drowsiness, and to a lesser degree teeth grinding and increased appetite. | I started at 20mg daily, and increased to 40mg after the first month, it has helped tremendously but with a price. I have no trouble getting an erection, but have to make a lot of extra effort to achieve orgasm and ultimately it's never as satisfying. So I don't bother as often, I went from 1-2 daily to 2-3 x weekly. The drowsiness has subsided the longer I'm on it. Appetite increased and I was more interested in eating, but the medication helped me get out of the house and start exercising again so that balanced itself out. So I'm healthier than I was before I started, and I was able to stop smoking pot pretty effortlessly after the first few days (knock on wood). Slight teeth grinding which has also subsided especially since I fist started taking it. All in all, it was a good move to start taking it, I'm not sure what I would have done without it and would recommend it to anyone in my situation. That said, I look forward to the day my day to day life improves enough that I feel I can stop taking it. | M | 40 | 4 months | 4/30/2009 | 4 | Stress, anxiety | I was AMAZED when I first took Celexa, because within an hour I said "this is the way I should have always felt!". It evened out my moods and helped me not wake up in a cold sweat from anxiety, and made me feel like a better mom and wife. I have twin boys and one has autism and the other has high functioning autism, both of which are particularly challenging on many days, and taking Celexa helped me calm down considerably when the stress levels used to feel like my blood-pressure was going through the ceiling. I am calmer and more relaxed in social situations and I don't have much social anxiety mostly on Celexa. I feel more empathy for others, and feel more loving and snuggly with my husband but my libido is decreased, orgasm is delayed tremendously and not nearly as frequent. | The few NEGATIVE things that I have noticed after being on Celexa for a few months though are that the longer I am on it, the more decreased my libido seems to be getting. I also have worse PMS symptoms (from the start really). I seem to be adjusting to the effects of the med to the point in a way that it doesn't seem to be helping as much in some aspects, such as the fact that I am grumpier a lot more than I was, and this could be in part because I am not feeling good sexually! Major bummer as I was doing great on it BUT I am about to switch to something else because of the sexual side effects mostly! | F | 40 | 3 months 20 mg 1X day | 3/17/2010 | 4 | Depression | Total loss of libido. | I started on this medication a year ago for depression and it worked well. It took a few weeks for me to feel the depression lifting, but once it did then it was gone for good! I didn't rate this medication a "5" because the loss of libido seriously interferes in my life. But for it to conquer my depression, which was bad, it gets a high rating anyway. | M | 40 | 1 years 60 MG 1X day | 7/6/2010 | 4 | depressions/anxiety | When going onto the drug I feel more anxiety, yawning, still muscles, trouble sleeping. | I have now gained 20lbs over two years. I have an increased appetite (not sure if it messes up your metabolism or just changes my eating habits). I find this frustrating as I workout on a daily basis. As well, I don't orgasm with the same intensity, if at all. Sex drive is almost none existant. It does work for depression and anxiety but I hate having side effects. | F | 40 | 2 days | 5/17/2006 |