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 | Stress | Increased anxiety at first, increased insomnia, loss of sex drive, decrease in appettite. All subsided within a month. I was also prescribed Klonopin which helped with the sleeping issues. I only took about 10 of them in three months. Now I take one Tylenol PM or Benadryl and it knocks me out. | Have to suffer through the side effects but its worth it. | F | 28 | 3 months | 2/1/2007 | 4 | IBS | inability to have orgasms, hyperactivity | i like this drug, but i like my orgasms alot more. | F | 28 | 1.5 months | 12/26/2006 | 4 | migraines/depression/anxiety | day one - nauseated day two - very bad migraine day 3 - now: i feel very tired all the time even when i take it in the early evening. | since i started taking it, i have only had one migraine and one headache. this is a huge drop from having 4 migraines a month and a regular headaches at least half of the month. my anxiety and depression are calming down and i am generally able to sleep though the night which i haven't been able to do for about 2 years. | F | 28 | 2 weeks | 6/27/2006 | 3 | depression | WEIGHT GAIN BIG TIME!!!! PUT ON 30 POUNDS! AND NO LONGER WANTED TO EXERCISE, MADE ME CONTENT AND LAZY. | It did make me feel wonderful right away. But had to continually increase dosage to keep feeling good. And when I felt good, all I wanted to do was sit on the sofa. | F | 28 | 2 years | 7/29/2004 | 3 | anxiety and OCD | sleeplessness, dry mouth, and major sexual side effect. I am a 28 year old male who is married and has not ejaculated (barely had an erection) from sex or masturbation in over 2 weeks. | M | 28 | 5 weeks | 3/19/2006 | 3 | major depressive disorder, PMS | INSOMNIA, inability to have an orgasm, bruxism, headaches, agitation, heartburn, (I'm breastfeeding and my baby is no longer sleeping like she used to), decreased appetite, lack of affect | I have been on lots of meds. 450 mgs of effexor (no real side effects to speak of) Prozac 100 mgs, no side effects, with these drugs, I reached a point where there no longer worked. However, with Celexa at only 20 mgs, I'm still pretty miserable and cannot sleep, even with Ambien or Lunesta | F | 28 | 6 months | 1/1/2006 | 3 | ANXIETY/PANIC ATTACKS | GAINED 20 POUNDS IN 3 MONTHS!!!!!! DRY MOUTH AND LEG CRAMPS WENT AWAY AFTER A FEW WEEKS. | HELPED WITH PANIC ATTACKS, BUT NOW I'M FAT!!!! | F | 28 | 7 months | 9/13/2007 | 3 | Depression, Anxiety | Well, it worked at keeping depression away for the first couple years. Downside, didn't care that I lost my best friend, didnt care to keep the friendship going. Cared less about people, apathy. Made me buy things I didn't need, because I didn't care about spending a lot of money. | Went off because it stopped working. I got brain zaps, felt tired and unhappy. | F | 28 | 2 years | 11/19/2007 | 3 | Clinical depression | I experienced only minor weight gain and reduced libido while taking this drug. The side effects/withdrawal symptoms when coming off of it were nightmarish...dang near close to being worse than the depression itself. I had vertigo to the point I would throw up, the | Celexa DID get rid of my depression which was a miracle. I tried Zoloft and Prozac prior and had massive side effects while taking those. I would just caution to those on it now or those that might take it in the future to be aware of the withdrawal symptoms. My doctor told me there were none...luck for me the pharmacist new better! ;) | F | 28 | 3.5 years | 1/4/2005 | 3 | mild depression/ bi-polar I | none really until the mania--I think it was the alcohol / drug addition. but very abnormal behavior--some dangerous. lost control of sensitivity. pretty good for six-seven mths in the beginning | stopped it due to excessive energy and mania. See your Dr if you are acting up-could hurt someone. Seriously increased sex drive, overwhelming confidence and conceipt, aggressiveness. spun the quiet depression into Nutty Professor. seriously--just like the movie. told to stop bc of manic bipolar reaction good luck | M | 28 | 14 months | 8/1/2008 | 2 | depression/anxiety | very dry mouth,caused irregular periods-never happened before,stomach pains. Weight Gain! Gained 9 lbs in about 5 wks.Noticed side effects right away, head felt a little clearer at first, but by week 2 , did not seem to be working at all. Felt the same as before on meds. Dr changed me now Cymbalta//on day 3 and have had No side effects. | F | 28 | 6 weeks | 7/27/2009 | 2 | depression/anxiety | horrible weight gain, stretch marks, no sex drive, headaches | I had been taking Celexa for 2 years, at first it worked great. Actually the whole time I was on it I felt great, till I hopped on a scale and looked in the mirror. I gained over 30lbs in 2 years. I have horrible stretch marks all up the inside of my thighs. I work out 3 times a week for an hour, go for daily walks, do cardio exercises, and diet (1500) calories a day, and still couldn't stop the weight gain. I've been off Celexa for over a month now and still can't lose the weight. I used to be a model and 118lbs, now my arms are huge and i have a hideous double chin. I'm more depressed than ever. Trying Wellbutrin now to try and combat the depression and weight gain but so far it's making me feel like i'm on crack. I would never recommend Celexa to anyone who cares about their weight. 90% of the reviews i've read suggest major weight gain in a short amount of time. Just read other reviews on here and Google it. Weight gain is out of control on this drug. If anyone has questions or wants to offer me advice on how to lose this weight please email me | F | 28 | 2 years | 10/30/2009 | 2 | Major Depression | nausea, headache, NO ZERO NONE sex drive, very "flat" emotions | switched to Wellbutrin XL and for me was a MUCH better choice than the Celexa | F | 28 | 6 weeks | 1/25/2008 | 2 | Anxiety/Major Depression | Incessant muscle twitching, vivid nightmares, erectile problems. | It helped with my anxiety because it pretty much made me not care at all about anything. It did nothing for my severe depression, and the incessant muscle twitching and vivid nightmares were too much to deal with. | M | 28 | 1 months | 2/2/2009 | 1 | depression | no side effects | I didnt do anything for me i didnt feel anything from using it totally ineffective | M | 28 | 4 weeks | 11/30/2008 | 1 | Depression, Panic Attack, OSD | Change of personality, anger, loss of feelings at all (even after 2 years off this medication) | This medicine, at the same time you think that it is helping you, It is changing something in your brain that the only thing that can save you after that, is another medicine. Even after 2 years off I was with bad sensations (no feelings at all, no sensations of love, anger, etc.) that this medicine brought to me.. Fluvoxamine brought I my feelings back that citalopram had taken away. I hate citalopram with all my force! | M | 28 | 1 years 20 1X day | 12/5/2014 | 1 | Depression | Hair loss, Crazy sex drive, Strange attitude, Worse depression, Mad thinking, Skin ageing, Burning scalp | Made most of my hair fall out and made me more depressed and angry was awful and a waste of time | M | 28 | 4 months 40 | 11/15/2019 | 1 | Anxiety disorder | Terrible insomnia worsening anxiety and intrusive thoughts feeling paranoid | Not good for anxiety and PTSD | F | 28 | 5 weeks 20mg | 5/29/2020 | 1 | psychosis, bipolar, severe depressi | No sex drive, weight gain, extra friendly. I haven't been on resperidal and celexa for two months. Lost my sex drive. Still have memory problems. But getting it back. No as emotional | F | 28 | 3 years 20 | 8/10/2016 | 1 | depression/anxiety | NAUSEA....after 3 days...so bad I couldn't take public transportation or drive without feeling like i was going to Vomit all over....had to take time off of work; loss of appetite; headaches; lightheadedness; sweating; teeth grinding; | Stopped Celexa 4 days after starting....nausea has lasted 1 week since stopping....this medication is awful. | F | 28 | 4 days | 8/2/2006 |