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/
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 1  anxiety Hallucinations - voilent aggresive hostile aggitation. Celexa is just plain bad medicine. Threatend people with a knife and had to be rushed to the E.R. where the doctors thought that my behavior was all because of me and I got admmited to a psych-ward. Thanks a lot Celexa ! F 27 1 days
11/11/2004
 1  Clinical Depression this med worked for about 2 months after which point i felt sick, and completely void of emotion. if any doctor is trying to give you ANY anti-depression or ANY Psychiatric drugs, do your research!!! DO NOT TAKE any med until you have looked up what it does and the problems with it. SSRI's are addictive (your doctor will say there not) but these meds cause *SERIOUS* withdrawal symptoms, and any drug that gives you withdrawal is addicitive. ask questions!! its your RIGHT to know info about the drugs they want you to take. ALSO there is tons of infomation leading to severe brain damage from taking certian Psychiatric drugs! PLEASE DO YOUR RESEARCH! i would hate for anyone to have to go through the horrific withdrawal i am now. F 21 1.5 years
11/10/2004
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 1  anxiety teeth clenching, muscle spasms especially in vagina, insomnia, crazy dreams, memory loss, rejected carbs could not eat bread it I would chew but couldn't swallow, weight loss Being on this drug was the worst experience in my life. Could not hold a thought, thought I was going crazy especially with no sleep from insomnia, even sleeping pills did not work. Uncontrolable spasms. F 40 2 weeks
11/10/2004
 1  Anxiety Hostility, fear of water or being splashed by something wet or getting something ichy on me, anger, wanting to punch everything in sight, shaky legs with knee pain, the feeling i needed to move around ( I started doing push ups on the floor and I was hyperventalating ), I saw see threw hallucinations of snakes crawling all over the floor and on my bed sheets. I had to be rushed to the E.R. where they gave me a shot of ativan, but i was still in so much distress from the side effects of celexa and was still hallucinating off it ( It looked like there were spiders and webs flickering all over the ceiling ). I was threatning people in the E.R. to give me something stonger because I needed help, but they said this is just the way it goes sometimes with medication. Then I was released to go home even though I still felt like crap and my pupils were still full blown dilated and they stayed dilated for three whole days after that. I could have actualy killed someone or myself that day. Its a good thing nothing lead to that happening. < Nothing, but bad side effects. It induced nothing, but a state of extream violent rage with hallucinations and bad body sensations. It just wasn't me. I will never in my life touch celexa or go near it again. M 23 1 days
11/4/2004
 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  Major Depressive Disorder I felt suicidal and couldn't stand to be alone. In the beginning, this drug also made me feel sick to my stomach and very tired. Alcohol mixed with the pills worked well, but I wouldn't recommend mixing alcohol with these pills. If Celexa doesn't work for you, then do not take Lexapro. The same also is true for the reverse... if you didn't do good on Lexapro, then Celexa is not for you. F 23 2 months
11/1/2004
 1  anxiety dry mouth,upset stomach,constant headaches, going to the washroom constantly, non stop yawning, pain in arms, tingly feeling, troubles with orgasiming, too mellow of a mood I had it really bad on celexa, I do not recomend this drug to anyone. I feel like a total wack job. I have been worse off then what I was before I took this medication. I think I must be having some kind of allergic reaction this this medication. Do not take this medication. F 18 7 days
10/29/2004
 1  Depression Weight gain,irritability and seemed to affect my memory (loss thereof) As depression runs in my family, my aunt too had some memory loss as well. I was on celexa for 3 years. When i first started taking it i had a time adjusting to it, then i felt really good for about a year. Then i had to increase celexa twice over the next two years because of depression, i was taking 40 mg. I had gained a lot of weight and was unhappy decided to get off after my dr wanted to increase to 60 mg. AWFUL SIDE EFFECTS! nauseaus, spins, headaches, stomanch pains, and a weird sort of electric-like pulse throughout your body, very unpleasant. this lasted for two weeks intensely then two more weeks of headahces and occasional other symptoms...i would think very loooong and hard before taking this drug F 21 3 years
10/28/2004
 1  panic attacks WORST thing ever made me feel like i went crazy, my heart was racing and beating extremely hard, felt like i was losing control garbage, took only ONE pill NEVER EVER again M 19 1 days
8/22/2004
 1  pain/depression slurred speech, dizziness, drowsiness The side effects were horrible. I couldn't walk without stumbling or falling and could barely talk. Bad stuff! F 48 6 days
8/7/2004
 1  Depression Induced Mood Disorder - highly addictive -causes side effects similar to a bi polar disorder - manic and depressive episodes - Chemical lobotomy - Extreme caution to anyone considering this F 33 4 years
7/9/2004
 1  depression wanted to kill myself after taking the first pill- couldn't calm my thoughts and was so suicidal it was scary! never took another one after that first pill F 51 1 days
7/3/2004
 1  depression/anxiety dry mouth, nausea, no sex drive, inability to have orgasm, and when I did it was numb and pointless, tremors, shocks in legs and face/neck, anger, irritability, extreme agitation, intense grief, suicidal thoughts (never before had I been suicidal).. AWFUL, AWFUL drug.. doctors prescribe this as a trial and error type of thing and they're playing with our lives. Did you know that many forms of depression, even extreme cases turn out to be B vitamin deficiencies? Or thyroid disorders? I finally discovered that I am hypothyroid after my doctor finished stuffing Celexa down my throat to get me out of her face.. hypothyroidism for those of you who don't know.. even a minor thyroid disruption can cause MAJOR depression. Some of the symptoms are- cold hands and feet, dull, thinning hair, moodiness, bouts of crying, muscle aches, eye problems, hot flashes, etc.. Be so careful with this drug, especially when withdrawing. I nearly lost it when I tried to stop this drug, could barely work. The dizzy spells are the scariest thing ever. F 26 4 months
5/31/2004
 1  anxiety insomnia, i only took this tablet for one day and had no sleep that night woke the next morning with full blown depressive symptoms, cried for hours and felt very anxious, never again. F 39 1 days
5/16/2004
 1  Anxiety/Depression Extreme phobia, Insomnia, Depersonolization, Derealization, Couldn't eat, Sex drive was zero. Very VERY VERY scary. I had an extremely bad reaction to this drug. I took it for 5 weeks, and it's taken almost 8 weeks of being off it to get over the side effects. I suffered extreme phobia about dying, suicidal thoughts, depression, detachment/depersonolization. I may have been the exception, not the rule, but I would not recommend any SSRI to anyone. They are too immature and very unpredictable. M 41 5 weeks
4/20/2004
 1  Depression Sucide attempt. M 36 1 days
3/23/2004
 1  depressed terrible i nearly died my name is chris.. I am 23... i have always been a generally happy person. I was a very relaxed person even in stressful times i could just handle it... well 2 and a half months ago that all changed.. I was going through some depression and i went to a friends house and she gave me a pill called celexa.........HUGE HUGE HUGE MISTAKE!!!!!!!!!!... I took it and came home and went to bed and woke up about 3 in the morning having a complete mental breakdown....... I slept about 4 hours in about 10 days... my mind was going so fast that i couldn't concentrate on anything all i could do was pace the floors in total panic and fright.. every ounce of food that was in my body left quickly... i lost 10 pounds in just a matter of days.. i couldn't eat because i would gag. heart pounding around the clock .. couldn't sit still at all..... terrible terrible nightmares when i would actually doze off for like 3 minutes.... I nearly died........ well that was 2 and a half months ago and i am alittle better now... my mind still races and i am extremely anxious and my heart still pounds around the clock which is very annoying but i am starting to sleep a little now.........the worst is behind me and i am just hoping i can get completely back to my normal happy energetic lovin life self..... good luck to all....... M 23 1 days
3/22/2004
 1  Anxiety and depression Hallucinations, dizziness, sickness (after half a tablet) F 18 1 days
10/16/2002
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5/2/2002
 1  PPD Nothing Made no change in my depression. Noticed no change upon increas in dosage either. F 28 2 months
4/29/2001

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