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 |
| 4 | Depression/OCD | Yawning, at times a terrible hand tremor, constipation, dry mouth. | I started out with 10mg increasing 10 each week. Currently take 40mg and Trazodone for help in sleeping. I have not benefited from the ability to sleep with just the Celexa. The depression was brought on my low serotonin levels and I can honestly say there is much improvement. I would like to increase the dosage again by 10. The tension from a bad day is still impressive. I can see where I will probably take this for the rest of my life and I don't have a problem with it. | F | 43 | 4 months | 10/6/2001 | 4 | anxiety | F | 43 | 7 months | 10/6/2003 | 4 | anxiety | mild pins and needles feeling at times, incredible sleepiness, weight gain, difficulty at times with orgasm :( | Began to take at night to alleviate the tiredness during the day. Still some tiredness, but better. | M | 43 | 2 months 10 mg 1X day | 7/6/2014 | 4 | GAD, Depression | At first: Increased sweating, waking up every few hours, gripping myself so hard while sleeping, would leave bruises. All went away within a month. Weight gain, very, very delayed orgasm (if at all- the delayed orgasm and weight gain continued). | Very good drug for letting me sort out what the important things were, and what was trivial. Helped with constantly evaluating what *I* thought other people thought of me. Kinda of an emotional flatline, however, and started to not want to go out and socialize --- no fear about it, just "didn't want to". Decided to cold turkey off after about two years... I know you're supposed to reduce dosage. However, after a couple or three "off" "odd" days (and one day of muscle tremors trying to do fine motor skills (like drinking a glass of water, or standing on a sloped hill), started to feel much better. Now am glad I am off it. After about a month, I can orgasm again when I want to, and it doesn't "hurt" to do so anymore. Short term memory has also greatly improved --- I was driving people nuts with, "We just talked about this last night!". | M | 43 | 2 years | 7/8/2009 | 3 | Anxiety | At first, like any antidepressant, it was hard to adjust. It make me a little nauseous, sleeping was effected, no weight gain at all, worked for anxiety, if I took too much I couldn't orgasm. But I am on such a low dose that its not working enough for what I need it to but I dont want to lose sex drive and now after all this time on it I am having memory issues and feeling like I just can't think, like I am straining my brain. I want to try something else. If you're not worried about your sex drive, take it bc it works. Now Lexapro didnt effect my sex drive at all but it made me gain weight and I was tired ALL the time. So I am going to try a new med called Fetzima. I am hopeful. | F | 43 | 2 years 10 1X day | 1/6/2015 | 3 | depressed | weight gain | F | 43 | 12 days | 6/10/2003 | 3 | anxiety | libido | it worked well for the most part but moved on to try others to hopefully find one that would not effect libido. no luck yet, have only found others with much greater and many more side effects. | F | 43 | 90 days | 5/27/2001 | 3 | Depression | Weight gain. The first year wasn't bad, but the past couple years I have gained over 30 lbs. Also, orgasm takes a very long time or most of the time doesn't happen - I've really lost interest in sex. I don't have as much energy as I used to. | Some memory loss and ability to concentrate. | F | 43 | 4 years | 11/10/2004 | 3 | depression | Trouble with orgasm and being tired. Initially had trouble with nervousness and sleep. I also experienced a tremor in my hands but that went away after a couple of weeks. | M | 43 | 1.5 years | 10/4/2004 | 2 | stress, worry | I took the celexa 10 mg for a week, after that i woke up with a major panic attack, to the point I went to the hospital by ambulance. The next day was just as bad. Then the doctor placed me on klonopin with celexa, so i continued it for another week. i felt tired and chills through my body. sex no desire, I would have sex 3 -4 time a week now no interest. I stopped the 10 mg cold turkey, first day i feel great, today is the second day i feel great and focused. | I stopped cold turkey, i am going for a psy evaluation to see what happen., What i have done was to take half a klonopin .25mg but i wake up with a slight hangover. The pharmacy told me it will take a week to get the celexa out of my system. My sister had a similiar situation as well, that is why I decided to stop the meds. To control my stress, I do listen to Worship music and pray and that has helped alot. If i get a little down I listen to the music and pray. For all of you going through these trials, my heart goes out to you all, and i will keep you all in pray | M | 43 | 14 days | 11/11/2006 | 2 | Depression | restlessness | F | 43 | 30 days | 5/2/2002 | 2 | depression/anxiety | Weight gain, 25 lbs. on a small frame; never had weight problems in the past. Lethargy; exhaustion; I am just existing; starting to feel depressed about weight and problems & lack of energy. | F | 43 | 3 years | 8/7/2008 | 1 | Anxiety | Anxiety, insomnia, weight gain, zombie | If you want to feel like a zombie with anxiety, this is the drug for you | F | 43 | 6 months 1X day | 1/8/2014 | 1 | Depression/OCD | abdominable pain, nausea, vomiting, headaches, suicidal thoughts, manic episodes, massive weight gain, feeling like a zombie, lack of sexual drive. | I was on 60 mg and 72 hours ago I stopped this med cold turkey. I am just beginning to have the withdrawal symptoms. Zaps to the brain, dizzy, nausea, shaking. | F | 43 | 7 months | 1/17/2009 | 1 | Depression and Anxiety | Nausea, total loss appetite, tingling and numbness in arms and legs. | I only took Celexa for 4 days at 10mg and they were the worst 4 days of my life! I literally could not sleep and was in a constant state of panic. I thought I was dying and I could not turn off my mind. When I closed my eyes, I would hallucinate. The thought of food made me want to vomit and I lost 5 pounds. The doctor suggested adding a sleeping aid and I refused and quit taking Celexa all together. I will try psychotherapy instead. I would never touch this drug again! | F | 43 | 4 days | 1/24/2006 | 1 | depression | I became manic...didn't sleep for 3 days. | I bet it's great for weight loss and fatigue | F | 43 | 7 days | 1/11/2006 | 5 | anxiety | change in nail beds they are dry and splitting, tooth discomfort at times,difficulty with achieving orgasim,doctor lowered celexa dose to 10 mg.and augmented with wellibutrin,(which has appetite suppressing qualities).This augmentation did the trick, everything is back on track | for myself celexa had the hugest impact on my physical, no longer do I have anxiety related somatic issues such as churning in the stomach,insomnia, upper back discomfort(due to past shingles),bowel problems.A friend of mine stated her teeth were damaged by celexa, does anyone else know about this? | F | 44 | 90 days | 10/4/2005 | 5 | F | 44 | 3 years | 4/24/2004 | 5 | Crohns and Anxiety | Very mild ejaculatory delay. Wife didn't mind. I just makes me last a little longer. | It costs less than the others | M | 44 | 3.5 years | 9/1/2002 | 5 | pmsd | none | great drug | M | 44 | 4 years 500 7X day | 8/6/2014 |