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 |
| 5 | Depression | Restless leg syndrome at night, slight mania / aggitation for first 2 weeks. | It saved my life. I wished I had known about this drug years before. I feel like a "normal person" for the first time in a long time. | F | 31 | 2 years | 1/10/2007 | 5 | Anxiety | Very vivid dreams, MAJOR increase in sex drive but hard to achieve the big "O", less hungry in the morning, night sweats during the first few weeks but they have now tapered off, slight weight loss, foggy feeling at times | It has helped me so much. I was in a motorcycle wreck two years ago and my anxiety of wrecking began to spill over to even driving a car. At first I was not noticing anything majorly different until my husband noticed that we went down a curvy mountain road and I was laughing and talking the entire time. I honestly feel like my old self again which I haven't seen in years. My attitude is better, I feel wonderful about me and the way I look and my sex life is awesome. | F | 31 | 5 months | 2/12/2007 | 5 | depression/anxiety | insomnia, moderate nausea, some visual disturbances, felt like i was "in a tunnel", sleepy sleepy sleepy but cant sleep at all.... | Celexa was my first anti-depressant ever prescribed. I felt great for the first 3 days....then the side effects started. Mood was immediately enhanced...felt better than i have in years and still do minus the pesky side effects. I have been told that they will subside and i am hoping so.... | F | 31 | 5 days | 10/31/2006 | 5 | depression | F | 31 | 4 days | 11/9/2004 | 5 | for depression | i never had any side effects. | All i can say is that this drug saved my life .It s the best drug out there for depression | M | 31 | 2 years | 11/30/2004 | 4 | depression | At first tired but take it with Wellbutrin | Really works | M | 31 | 3 years | 8/18/2004 | 4 | Depression | sweating, takes longer to achieve orgasam. | I'd like to say this medicine makes me feel normal, but the truth is it dulls your emotions, however I like it. I'm sick and tired of crying at the drop of a hat. I went on celexa for 6 months at 40 dose, then off cold turkey-no withdrawals, then back on it again 4 months later when depression started to kick in again. I'm happier, nicer and it makes me feel better. | F | 31 | 8 months | 3/29/2007 | 4 | depression | difficulty waking up in the morning, and too much energy at bedtime (I used to be the opposite) | After three weeks, I noticed a big difference in my mental state. Things looked brighter, I wanted to go out and be with people, I was able to smile and laugh again. Still feel great....just have a hard time waking up. | F | 31 | 7 months | 10/30/2006 | 4 | Mild Depression / Anxiety | Headaches for first few days, as well felt very lethargic the first two-four days on the medication (20 mg), now 3 months in I feel uncontrollable cravings and am hungry sometimes suddenly to the point I feel weak and dizzy | Even though I have gained some weight my mental health is much more important, this is the second time I have been on this medication and am grateful that it works when I need it. I do find it takes me 3-4 weeks to feel "normal". I feel calm, anxiety free and am loving life to the fullest! | F | 31 | 3 months | 7/28/2006 | 4 | Depression, Anxiety | No side effects. So far depression is under control. Much more motivated. Anxiety gets a little high now and then but would much rather deal with that then depression. Whatever you decide to take keep trying its entirely worth finding something that works for you. | F | 31 | 2 months 20 | 6/28/2012 | 4 | Depression | None. | I think Celexa was a wonderful drug that helped me take "the edge off" of stressful issues and events in my life. It helped me to deal with them better and keep my emotions and feelings more stable. I would not call it a cureall but it did definately improve my quality of life. | F | 31 | 5 years | 11/11/2005 | 4 | depression and anxiety | Started out slowly with 5 mg for 3 days then 10 mg. I would tell anyone to go that route to avoid the intense side effects that a full dose can initially produce. Took it in the AM, then Klonopin at night to sleep for about 5 weeks. Still on Celexa, tapered off Klonopin once Celexa kicked in. It's much harder to have an orgasm, it takes about 10 minutes instead of 3 or 4. Increased sex drive, been on it 6 months and haven't gained any weight yet, but that is probably because I'm only on 10 mg. When I was younger I gained weight on 20 mg rather quickly. | Helped me a lot. Only wish orgasms weren't as hard to achieve. | F | 31 | 6 months | 11/24/2009 | 4 | GAD, Panic disw/agoraph,social phob | had trouble sleeping before but celexa made it worse. no sexual side effects. lots of yawning. | This has really elevated my mood and the panic is alot better. Still occasionally have attacks but feel more confident about going into social situations. Been on 20mgs for a little over 3 weeks. Doctor prescribed Trazodone to help me sleep at night. | F | 31 | 3 weeks | 12/29/2002 | 4 | Anxiety | Dry mouth, loss of appetite, and difficulty achieving orgasm--these side effects went away after about three weeks. Tiredness still persists; I have to sleep at least 8 to 9 hours every night or I'm lethargic during the day. | I still feel anxiety, but it's not as intense and it doesn't last as long. I still have all of the same emotions and feelings that I had before, but I don't obsess about them. Now when I get nervous, I can rationalize why and get over it quickly. I couldn't do that before taking the medication. I still feel like me, only better. | F | 31 | 2 months | 4/19/2007 | 4 | Anxiety | Lightheadedness, sleepiness | I started at 20mg for 6 weeks and felt a little more calm, but I didn't feel much different. My doctor upped the dosage to 40mg and for the first time in my life, I'm able to let things go. This is a wonderful feeling. I can handle criticism now without dwelling for days over a small mistake. In a perfect world I wouldn't be lightheaded or so sleepy, but I'm so much happier now that it's worth it. | F | 31 | 2 months | 4/20/2007 | 3 | Depression | None initially, about 6 weeks later, My Dr. increased dose to 20mg. and then I slowly started noticing things like misspelling words I KNEW how to spell, unable to type, had a hard time concentrating, or completing a task. Then, about 6 months after I started taking it, my heart started racing and I honestly thought I was having a heart attack. My Libido increased but I was unable to have an orgasm which is VERY frustrating!!! I actually felt | Once I began noticing my heart racing, I decided to stop. I tapered off over 2 weeks, but still had a few weeks of terrible withdrawl symptoms, very hard to describe how I felt, and still sometimes feel 6 weeks later. Irritable, hopeless, then happy, then in a rage over nothing all within a few minutes, very unstable. I started taking because of what my Dr. termed | F | 31 | 7 months | 4/7/2005 | 3 | depression | sleepiness, for 10-12 hrs at night and 3-4 during the day, which turned me into a vegetable for all practical purposes. Other than that, Celexa lifted the fatigue and tiredness of the depression. | F | 31 | 30 days | 10/29/2009 | 3 | depression, panic attacks | Severe nausea for the 1st 3 days. This has reduced to mild nausea every now and then. Insomnia for the 1st week. Some mind racing. Dizzyness that is still constant. Weakness and developed weird head swimming feeling | F | 31 | 2.5 weeks | 4/13/2004 | 2 | Stress relatex anxiety | Almost immediate reduction of libido. At 20mg not so bad, at 40mg I didn't even remember that I liked sex. Lack of sleep at first but just needed to adjust when meds were taken. Getting off of Celexa was the hardest part, extreme fatigue and dizziness. | Overall I could feel and experienced what celexa was designed to do. I was mellow to the point that I did not care. Nothing seemed worth the effort to get worked up about. Even things that I should have cared about just were not that important. I was sort of just 'there', not for better or worse, just taking up my space on this earth. I was numb yet nice, caring and understanding but never truly felt a euphoric happiness that you would expect taking antidepressants. These were the reasons I stopped taking the medication. I missed the passion of life, love and anger; I missed myself. | M | 31 | 5 months 40 1X day | 3/25/2011 | 2 | Anxiety & Depression | Sexual side effects, lack of sexual desire and abilty to keep strong erection. Withdrawal sypmtoms are horrible as well. I was given Viagara to assit with this medication, and I was 30 years old. I used the Viagra one time and decided to switch medications because of this. I was then put on Effexor, which is just as bad! | M | 31 | 6 months | 10/3/2002 |