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 | Social Anxiety | None, alittle slow to start working. | Began w/ 20m with a little benifit went to 1 1/2 tablets for 4 years. I felt 100% NORMAL, able to go to social events. Some trumatic life events got me down a few months ago, increased med to 40m, and I am back to normal, VERY HAPPY | M | 52 | 4.5 years | 5/30/2007 | 5 | depression/anxiety | Very few. Dry mouth, jaw clenching, itchy skin | Greatly improved my life. No more crying spells, thoughts of suicide, overly emotional episodes. I feel balanced and generally happier with my life. | F | 52 | 4 months | 1/22/2005 | 4 | depression | Has helped with my depression but I suddenly have had a very difficult time reaching climax. | M | 52 | 14 days | 11/7/2004 | 4 | Chronic Depression/anxiety | Difficulty falling asleep and then after sleeping 4 hours, felt agitated and difficulty getting the rest of the nights sleep. Also, developed low sex drive and difficulty with orgasm. | Started on 20mg for 4 days and then went up to 40mg for 2 1/2 weeks and then backed down to 20mg and feel more stable. Be aware of going too high in dose too fast-more is not necessarily better. | M | 52 | 1 months | 2/9/2006 | 3 | Depression - Neuralogical Pain | Yawning for England; Decreased Libido; Severe Night Sweats | My GP prescribed Cipramil (Citalopram) 20mg. Prescribed (in his words) to help aleviate symptoms of depression which could have been sparked off by months of sleepless nights caused by neuralogical pain due to spine problems. He said that the medication could help in my disturbed sleep pattern and also in the mild depression that I found myself in. All in all, my sleep patterns have been re-established but after 3 weeks of taking the drug am experiencing some weird dreams (some pleasant, some not so pleasant) and shocking night sweating. The sweats are so bad the bed sheets are having to be changed daily. Please someone tell me that this will stop?? | M | 52 | 18 days | 12/13/2007 | 3 | depression | temporary extreme sleepiness, yawning, zero sexual performance | Now at 20mg, it's been positive for my mood, so I'm enduring the side effects for now: bouts of strong sleepiness that usually decrease markedly after 10-15 minutes, yawning (somewhat though not always linked to tiredness), near deadening of sexual performance and decrease in interest, sleepier overall, slight decrease in appetite | M | 52 | 2 weeks | 4/18/2008 | 2 | depression/anxiety | the worst side effect was lack of organism, went to taking Lexapro and have had no problems except excess sweating. Like Lexapro a lot better than Celexa | It had fewer side effects than a lot of the many drugs I have taken in the past, but the Lexapro is a whole lot better. No sexual side effects for me. Don't know why doctors don't tell patient's more about Lexapro Which I have taken for three yrs. now.. | F | 52 | 3 months | 5/26/2005 | 2 | Stress at Work mild depression | Suicidal thoughts like a song you can can't get out of your head. Also had thoughts of hurting others. | 1st time taking antidepressant. Never had suicidal thoughts before taking celexa, also had thoughts of hurting others.Took it for about 21 days , 20 mg to start then cut it to 10mg after 10 days. After having the thoughts, stopped taking it cold turkey and suffered bad for a few weeks and now have started to feel better. Thoughts have subsided. | M | 52 | 21 days | 8/2/2008 | 2 | Anxiety and Depression | Lost interest in hobbies and stopped caring about the things I ought to care about. Increased urged to drink alcohol. Doc increased dose to 30 and the urge to commit suicide began until I actually attempted it. I weaned myself off of it and have been fine since. | Use it for a limited period only and don't let any doc tell you it's a "chemical imbalance." There is no medical test for so-called chemical imbalances and they are using you as the guinea pig. Be careful. | F | 52 | 10 years 20 to 30 1X day | 4/4/2013 | 5 | Major Depression | Yawning. Tired. Am going to start taking it at night. Libido. | Love it. Thank God for Celexa. To anyone out there who is thinking about this medication; stay with it and give it some time. | F | 51 | 2 years | 2/11/2004 | 5 | Depression | Fatigue, Sexual side effects. | I am 51 years old and have been on 40 MG of generic Celexa for 12 plus years for depression. I tried about 5 different drugs for depression before this one. I am very happy with the drug, although ability to orgasm has been negatively affected this whole time. I can still have an orgasm, but not as easily as before. Libido not affected for me, just climax. Still, it is worth it for the relief from depression, which was a severe lifelong issue for me. I stopped it cold turkey at one point and withdrawal was severe. I will probably be taking it for the rest of my life. | F | 51 | 12 years 40 MG 1X day | 12/22/2022 | 5 | Anxiety/menopause | Only major side effects I have noticed is morning sleepiness and then weight gain. But its nice to actually have my appetite back because before I was on celexa I couldnt eat because of severe anxiety was so bad. For me its been good. But 1st month on it was definitely a little rocky but I pushed through because I had read up on it and the side effects are always worse in the beginning for most ppl. Stick with it if you can. Is a very slow recovery so you have to have patience for sure. | F | 51 | 4 months 10 mg | 6/8/2020 | 4 | depression/anxiety | I have experienced no side effects other than the usual decrease in libido. At the age of 51 that just isn't as important as it used to be. | This med didn't totally handle the depression, but overall, considering the lack of side effects that I have experienced from all the other antidepressants in the last 25 years, it is very good for me. | M | 51 | 4 years | 7/31/2009 | 4 | anxiety | doom and gloom attitude | M | 51 | 3 years | 2/22/2005 | 4 | anxiety | doom and gloom attitude | M | 51 | 3 years | 2/22/2005 | 4 | depression | So tired I could barely function. Severe short-term memory problems. No libido; no ability to orgasm. Also have severe vertigo if I forget to take it. | Only antidepressant that has worked and continued to work. The continuing libido problem is becoming problematic, and the short-term memory problem frightening. Does anyone else have memory problems? Solutions to the sexual-related problem? | F | 51 | 4 years | 12/30/2005 | 3 | Increased Anxiety Insomnia Panic Attacks | F | 51 | 3 months 1X day | 3/17/2021 | 2 | Depression | Used it to successfully deal with a bout of depression in '03. When I tried 10mg (generic) this time, I woke up 8 hours later with very bad nausea. Tried it the next nite with food, woke up 8 hrs later with worse nausea. Gave up and switched to Lexapro. | M | 51 | 2 days | 4/4/2009 | 2 | depression with anxiety | sleepy-zonked out and dizzy on this med. Also nauseous. | I had such an adverse strong reaction to the Celexa the first day that I immediately called the doc and said unh-unh. It maybe helpful to others, but I could not stay the course on it. | F | 51 | 1 days | 8/16/2007 | 2 | M | 51 | 3 weeks | 8/25/2004 |