CELEXA Reviews (CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE)

Average Rating: 3.2 (1099 Ratings)

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CELEXA  (CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE):  Citalopram is used to treat depression. It may improve your energy level and feelings of well-being. Citalopram is known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). This medication works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural substance (serotonin) in the brain.   FDA Approval Date: 1998-07-17 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR CELEXACOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 5  OCD,GAD,IBS,BED very unusual dreams Amazing, OCD so much less severe, amazing F 20 2 weeks
12/17/2005
 5  depression dry mouth, weight loss (15 lbs in 4 weeks), insomnia, yawning, tiredness, weird dreams, M 20 3 weeks
11/13/2006
 5  Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks Tired, Zombie like feeling, need to sleep a lot, more reasonable about situations, happier During my first few weeks of taking Celexa I experienced a variety of side effects. I felt really really happy all of the time with lots of energy and motivation to get out of bed. I no longer felt anxious, but I did feel slightly "drugged". Its been 6 months now and I am mostly happy most of the time but I am very tired and some days quite dazed.Although I feel quite motivated on the whole, because of the tiredness I feel that I care less about mess in my surroundings. I have random outbursts of warm affection to anyone and everyone (but that cant be a bad thing) This has definately improved my life a lot, I am generally really happy, and I have returned to rational thought :) F 20 6 months
30mg 1X day
3/17/2010
 4  depression and anxiety I found that I was a bit sleepier than normal, as a result I take it right before I go to bed. In addition to this, it makes my mouth a bit dry and I grind my teeth a bit when I sleep. No weight gain but my appetite has gone from non-existant to somewhat normal. This is my first experiance with an anti-depressant and I was extremely wary of taking it. However, it has reduced my depression and panic so much. I actually sleep through the night now instead of waking up in a panic. One thing I find a bit frustrating is that I absolutely require 8 hrs of sleep now or I am a complete zombie. It also seems to be lowering my drive to achieve... but I think that sprung alot of times out of feeling inferior and those feelings are starting to disappear. F 20 2 months
3/21/2006
 4  anxiety jaw clenching, loss of appetiete-inablity to gain weight, night sweats!, rash on my chest first week, fatigue celexa has really helped me control my racing mind. i am on 40 mg/day and take it at bed time. It does come with some costs (see side effects). It has helped me F 20 6 months
2/22/2007
 4  clinical depression/anxiety dry mouth, some sexual disinterest, and inability to cry Celexa is the 5th med I've taken and is the only one without diblitating side effects. F 20 2 years
7/9/2002
 4  depression at the begining (only 1st week) yawning, feeling tired, lack of apetite F 20 30 days
12/26/2001
 4  depression the first few days i felt a little out of it, but since then i have felt much better. short term memory loss is a b*tch, sleep is still an issue (celexa keeps me wired), i haven't cried since i've been taking it - i kind of miss being able to cry if i am sad!!!!! anyway that's about it, i'd rather be happy and a little numb than sad all the time. M 20 6 months
5/3/2007
 3  anxiety, mild depression had very weird dizzy spells off and on, felt out of it..but only for a few weeks until my body adjusted. not bad at all. i took this drug for a few years, and for a long time it definitely helped take the edge off of my anxiety. however, i've recently felt that it has sort of "crapped out" and stopped working. F 20 2 years
2/10/2009
 3  anxiety, depression headaches, fatigue, feeling stoned and foggy and generally under the weather I've only been on it two weeks so far so maybe the side effects subside after awhile. i was on prozac before which worked very badly for me and gave me really problematic side effects. these side effects are really annoying and i feel kind of crappy, but not nearly as bad as the ones i had on prozac (anger problems, absolutely zero libido) and again, they might well subside. i HAVE been feeling a little less anxious and depressed already though, which is a good sign. F 20 2 weeks
11/23/2008
 3  depression emotional numbness got rid of my depression by making me numb and not able to care about anything. which is better than being depressed but it still isn't great. F 20 10 months
10/19/2009
 3  OCD/Anxiety/Mild Depression Weight Gain, Nausia, More sever menstrual cramps, inability to orgasm, loss of libido, dizziness, anxiety attacks, insomnia, vivid dreams, over-sleeping. Was amazing for the first two weeks, I was very active and happy, but then it started to decline and I became lethargic and overly tired. F 20 2 months
11/29/2006
 3  depression sleepiness, couldn't sleep through night, weight gain, vertigo, decrease in appetite sleepiness (before switched to taking at night) then couldn't sleep throughout night - woke up at least 2 times per night and stayed up for at least 20 mins each; decreased dosage to 20 mg/day then experienced vertigo, but able to sleep through night; gained 15 lbs during 3 weeks after decreasing dosage. F 20 3 months
12/1/2004
 3  Anxiety Nausea, whenever I first take it. Yawning alot, and sometimes dizziness. Be having headaches now and even racing annoying thoughts. Not suicide thoughts, but other thoughts about where God came from and keep thinking how the earth started, it was just crazy! And I think celexa got me thinking that, cause it started when I took celexa. If these annoying thoughts don't go away, I'm stopping it. I want my normal state of mind back! F 20 2 weeks
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1/26/2012
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 2  Anxiety and mild depression For the first month I had little appetite and fluctuated between feeling quite sick and feeling fine.. But my mood swings definitely lessened. As times gone on I feel it's supporting me less and has done nothing for my anxiety, and although I have no side effects anymore I feel that I need to talk to my doctor about upping my dose or switching to another medication. F 20 3 months
10mg
2/20/2012
 2  depression Severe sexual side effects, I would rarely even get excited. I also was very tired no matter how much sleep I got, and extremely irritable. It did help at first when i was suffering from severe depression, but it is very hard to get off once you've been on for a while, and the side effects are very depressing in themselves. F 20 4 years
1/6/2006
 2  depression cold sweats, blood pressure change, weight gain, fogginess, out of touch, extremely hot, felt like i was on fire in waves weaning off is difficult. dont take this. F 20 90 days
20 mg 1X day
10/1/2014
 1  Anxiety increased appetite SSRI not worth it M 20 1 weeks
11/27/2009
 1  depression/severe depression my depression turned into anger, i was very wishy-washy/a pushover, eliminated any highs and lows in emtion, eliminated any good decision making, couldn't think straight - it felt like my mind was cloudy, scary feelings of suicide and confusion My major problem with depression was sleep...it was very hard to wake me up, i could sleep for days with no problem. I was put on 25mg of celexa, and after 2 weeks my feelings of sadness were immediately changed into anger. On celexa, i felt extremely out of control of my feelings and decision making - before taking celexa i was just sad, but while i was taking it I wish i could have gone back to just being sad instead of insane,suicidal,angry,passive, and paranoid. Celexa is one of the worst things that has ever happened to me. DO NOT TAKE IT. F 20 2 years
9/29/2005
 1  depression, anxiety, panic attacks sleepiness, chest and heart pains, headaches, loss in appetite Celexa is horrible. I've never been on any other anti-depressant in my life and my doctor started me out on 20mg and i think that was wayyyy too much for me to handle. So, i started taking 10mg and then started having really bad heart and chest pains. I thought i was having a heart attack. My doctor just put me on paxil cr today so i hope that works for me. I would not reccomend taking celexa, but everyones different. F 20 3 weeks
1/31/2007

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