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 |
| 2 | Depression | restlessness | F | 43 | 30 days | 5/2/2002 | 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 | 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 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 | Depression, anxiety | Jaw clenching, nausea in the beginning, vivid dreams, delayed ejaculation, some sweating ,premature waking . | This medicine really helped me. Most of the side affects are gone after 2 months,or at least decreased . It was like a broom that swept out all of my negative and black thoughts and took away my nervousness. It won't fix all your problems but at least you can face them better with a more positive outlook .Recommended . | M | 42 | 2 months | 1/15/2007 | 5 | Post Pardum Depression | I have not experienced any noticeable side effects on the brand name Celexa, or the generic one I now take, Apo Citalopram. | I was switched to another generic brand that wreaked havoc on my life for 4 months. It is called Accel Citalopram. I was only on it for 6 weeks, symptoms started after 3 weeks. Extreme anxiety, panic attacks, literally vibrating like you can't sit still. Irritable, crying for no reason, it was hell. I am back on the Apo Citalopram thank God. It has been over three months and I am 90% better, but not there yet. | F | 42 | 13 years 60 1X day | 1/21/2014 | 4 | depression and anxiety | Bad headache the first day, occasional nausea the first week or so, bouts of sweating were the worst but after the first couple of weeks those subsided then with each dosage increase had the sweating again for about a week | Wish I had known about Celexa long before now. Feel much more centered and peaceful. Helps a lot with symptoms of PMS especially mood swings. | F | 42 | 2 months 15mg | 3/23/2017 | 4 | OCD, Depression | Had weight gain of 18 pounds over one year and also had sexual side effects. | I am very sensitive to medications and had to split pills and start with very low dose(5mg) and taper up over a couple of months to 20mgs. I took the celexa in the morning. | F | 42 | 1 years | 5/14/2007 | 4 | M | 42 | | 8/18/2003 | 4 | Depression | slight weight gain (5#), loss of libido, never cry anymore even when I need to. Sleep 10-12 hours/night when not working. | It did help the depression. Much better than Paxil as far as weight gain. Put on 25#!!! with Paxil. | F | 42 | 3 days | 4/21/2004 | 4 | depression | Celexa did work for me, but between taking it and Mirtazine I gained 75 pounds! | While taking Celexa I was also taking: Lamictal, Mirtazpine, Klonopin. I guess the combo of all the meds I was 'good' for a while. | F | 42 | 1 years 300 1X day | 9/4/2011 | 3 | Depression, Anxiety, Possible PTSD | Always tired, alopecia, felt horrible every morning after taking med, sore joints and muscles, teeth are breaking down now, sexual desire was gone completely, weight gain (35pounds). | When I first started taking Celexa it took a while to work. I was also taking it with Wellbutrin and should have come off the celexa and stayed with the Wellbutrin. Within a year of taking it, my hair started coming out in patches, then I lost all the hair on my head and now have Alopecia Universalis. This happened on a small dose of 20mgs daily. My joints and muscles hurt more and more each year. I gave up on sex and just took it as normal that I should feel tired all the time and especially bad in the mornings after taking this med. I finally decided to go off Celexa and try the Wellbutrin and thank God that I did. I am no longer tired everyday, I don't feel awful in the morning anymore, I am starting to enjoy sex again, my joints and muscles don't hurt as much and miracle of miracle, my hair is starting to come back - it is very faint and has come in white but I'll take it any way I can get it. I will never, ever take Celexa again!!!!!!! | F | 42 | 4 days | 10/18/2005 | 1 | Depression and Anxiety | As I was getting off the Celexa I experienced a constant headache and lightheadedness.Also, I was very tired all the time while on it, and did not sleep well. | This drug was terrible for me, I was up to 60mg a day, and my depression and anxiety did not get any better. When I finally got off the drug, my depression started to get a little better. I was on Paxil before, and it worked wonders for me, so I am going back on it next week. I am not crazy about the sexual side effects, but I will take that over depression any day. I also need to gain my confidence back. | M | 42 | 8 weeks | 11/1/2004 | 1 | anxiety | Difficulty falling asleep, continually-stoned feeling, depression thoughts that I've never experienced before including suicide, embarassing sweating episodes, loss of lobido, muscle spasms particularly in my lower left leg, yawning, and memory loss. | When I saw my doctor for mild depression, I wish he'd encouraged me to see a counselor instead of starting celexa. I hate this drug and wish I had never started it. I am decreasing from 20 mg to 10 mg daily. I believe that this antidepressant is not working well for me with what I believed to be a mild case of anxiety. Prior to taking Celexa, I had not experienced self esteem problems and lack of confidence. Wait loss seems to be a problem for me too. I have lost 20 plus pounds in the last month. My advice: DONT DO THIS MEDICINE if your male and facing anxiety. | M | 42 | 30 days 20 mg 1X day | 10/23/2010 | 1 | Depression | I take Lexapro which is basically Celexa. Sexual side effects - Mr Winkey went to sleep and won't wake up! | I was on Celexa for a cuple of years when Lexapro came out - this is the more "pure" form of Celexa. It's also a good marketing ploy and a way to keep the patent going. I hate this medication. It did take care of my depression and completely removed my anxiety - but - it made my sexual function dissapear. I was no longer able to maintain an errection and had no sexual desire. I finally had my DR change me to Wellbutrin XL and I am much happier and have my sex drive back. | M | 42 | 3 years | 8/28/2005 | 1 | anxiety | horrible vertigo, ringing ears, always sleepy even after a full night's sleep, increased anxiety, skin crawling, nausea, blurred vision (went totally near-sighted within a few months), dire withdrawl symptoms, manic episodes that are socially embarrassing. | i was prescribed this for anxiety, not depression. it made me more anxious (heart racing all the time) and actually gave me an awful case of social anxiety. terrible vertigo and tinnitus - had to see a doctor for what was thought to be menier's syndrome. decided that the dizziness and fatigue just were too debilitating, but the withdrawl symptoms were evil. like having the worst flu i'd ever had for days and days. i wasn't warned of that, nor monitored by my doctor on this drug. when i stopped taking it after a particularly nasty episode of vertigo, i was sick for a week before realizing it was withdrawl, not the flu or impending death. within an hour of taking a pill i was fine. now down to a tiny chip every other day. that's how bad it is. i've never done drugs, but if this is what they mean by 'cold turkey' i understand why one would need to be locked in a padded room for 2 weeks. i am now going to work out my anxiety thru diet, meditation, yoga and a lot of water. who needs this?? | F | 42 | 1.5 years | 2/17/2005 | 5 | Depression | No noticeable side effects and very satisfied with the mental/emotional constancy provided by medication. Do have weight gain and generally sleeps 8-9 hours per night and easily could sleep more, but this was the same before the medication. | F | 41 | 12 years 20 1X day | 9/19/2017 | 5 | GAD | Dry mouth, spacey feeling, loss of libido, gastrointestinal issues (these all went away after a month or so). Weight gain, increased focus, sleep disruption, yawning, tolerance to alcohol, restlessness after about 1 hour of taking it. | Despite the side effects, it has been a great drug. I have been on the generic version for almost 3 months. I have been able to relax and remain calm during stressful situations at work, and have seen an increase in my attention span and focus. I am now able to put everything into perspective and love it. | F | 41 | 3 months | 4/22/2009 | 5 | depression | I didn't have much side effects with celexa. It really helps with my depression. I really like this med. | F | 41 | 9 years 20mg | 3/11/2012 |