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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CELEXA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Depression, Anxiety | Initial euphoria followed by extreme fatigue, dizziness, nausea, jaw tightening, dry mouth. If you want a drug that makes you feel like a patient in a psych ward, this one's for you! | Celexa made me a little tired and dizzy on the first day but my mood was genuinely better. I felt like I could smile for no reason at all (I have a sarcastic personality, so this was weird for me, but obviously no room for complaints). Then day two came along and I was so tired I could barely move. I spent the entire day in bed, feeling too weak to move. I had thoughts of suicide but couldn't have carried out a suicide plan if I wanted to, so instead I just pictured myself logrolling off the edge of a cliff. Not realistic if you have other responsibilities than tripping off celexa. | F | 29 | 2 days 20mg 1X day | 2/16/2011 | 2 | OCD, depression. | irritability, muscle pain, little akahisia. | the first two days it seems a godsend. then u recognize that it is a devil drug. anxiety became stronger than before. | M | 24 | 4 weeks 20 mg 1X day | 8/12/2010 | 2 | Dep. Anx. to get off Zoloft | The sexual side effects are not nearly as bad as Zoloft, which was the initial reason for switching to it. I have had some libido come back, but also horrible anxiety, suicidal/homicidal ideation, strange crazed rampages always late at night. Used to take Xanax just a couple times a week at bedtime to help sleep. Now I need it every day and can't leave the house without it. I eat non stop. If I am not completely full to the point of uncomfortable I start to get panicky and binge again (No purging). I also sleep all the time. 10 hrs. at night, then a 3 hour nap at least during the day. It's ridiculous, but I get so tired that I just can't stay awake. | I am afraid I might get in trouble because going out in public makes me completely crazy, irritable and angry. It makes me want to hurt people. I'm not normally like this. Guess it's on to the next one. Hope my doctor will finally give up on SSRI's. | F | 24 | 2 months 40mg 1X day | 8/3/2010 | 2 | Major depression | Severe rapid weight gain, increased menstrual cramps | I'm not sure what brand, but my bottle says Citalopram HBR. I took it to treat uncontrollable sobbing fits, inconsistent sleeping patterns, and a loss of love for life. I would say that my doctor diagnosed me incorrectly, because it did not allieviate my symptoms. It did bring back my bubbly personality, but the crying and uneven sleep were still there. As far as the side-effects, let me first point out that I had no idea these could have been from the citalopram until I got off it and they went away. I noticed the same month I started taking it that my usually non-existent menstrual cramps were almost unbearable. Pain pills did not work and I would ask people to sit on my abdomen to try to dispell the pressure. I gained about 70 lbs in the six months I was on it. That's 11.5 lbs a month! Once I got off the pill, I stopped gaining weight, and after 2 months of being off I lost 8 lbs. I just started taking an NRI instead, and the crying has blessedly stopped. | F | 24 | 6 months 40 mg 1X day | 4/12/2010 | 2 | clinical depression | relaxed but tired, hard to get out of bed, severe memory loss, no sex drive, lack of focus, no drive to do anything anymore, became incapable of being creative, got extreme anxiety in situations which had never been an issue before. | i abused many drugs & alcohol for 21 years. i have been working an a.a. program for over a year now, which has been of tremendous help to keep me sober & get self-esteem back, but after 11 months of continued off & on "darkness", i couldn't stand it anymore, & felt my only options were to use or die. i have always been against anti-depressants, but my brain chemistry was obviously off. celexa definitely made the darkness disappear completely, which is incredible. however, it took away my drive to do anything. i could no longer sit thru meetings or do stepwork without extreme anxiety. writing music used to be effortless & is my passion, but now i don't know what sounds good, i don't care, & i can't hold an instrument for more than a minute. this zombie-like state celexa has created is bored depression. i've really tried to stick with it to see if it would balance out, but it seemed to slowly get worse. the last straw was forgetting within 2 hours about a funeral i was supposed to attend. i've NEVER had such severe memory loss. i stopped taking celexa 5 days ago & am trying out wellbutrin. so far my drive has returned & i have energy. i know celexa works great for some people, just not me. | F | 36 | 6 weeks 20mg 1X day | 3/14/2010 | 2 | Hyper, Anxious, just irritable | Made me weird feeling, taking it for Bipolar/Anxiety, not any more | M | 30 | 1 days | 2/2/2010 | 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 | 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 | Anxiety | Weight gain (so far,about 22 pounds, averaging 2 pounds gained every month, despite increased activity/exercise and no change in eating habits), apathy/emotional blunting, complete loss of libido, trouble with orgasm | F | 36 | 18 months | 6/16/2009 | 2 | depression and anxiety due to PTSD | It makes me feel like a zombie and it takes away my motivation to do anything. I do feel good on occassion, really really good. But the feelings don't last, they come and go. I still feel as if my emotions are all over the map and the zombie thing is really really bad. also makes me VERY VERY thirsty. | I've become a serious zombie on this medication and it doesn't help the anxiety at all. It jsut makes me not give a crap if I'm afraid. I feel weird. So I gave it a month, just to give it a fair shot, but this medication is so not for me. I'd rather feel the fear then feel like this. | F | 36 | 1 months | 5/27/2009 | 2 | Anxiety, Major Depression | Diarrhea, Complete loss of libido, Apathy, Tiredness. Sexual disfunction (ED). | Taking 20mg. I am very tired all the time, can take a nap every afternoon even after sleeping late. My work quality has suffered. I am in sales and I have very little motivation to look for new customers or to get out quotations. I have lost my ability to concentrate at work and I am easily distracted. My doctor, a psychiatrist, says this is because I am bored by my job but I think it is the drug. It amazes me how little most doctors understand about the effects of these drugs. They ought to read this blog instead of the handouts from the drug reps. Sexual side effects never got better, in fact I now have ED which I never had before. Worst of all, I could experience very bad diarrhea at any given time of the day! I am tapering off this drug now. Prior to this I was on Effexor. I must say both of these drugs worked for me and blew away my anxiety and depression but at what cost? | M | 60 | 1 years | 5/23/2009 | 2 | Reactive Depression | Anxiety, jaw clenching, nausea, shaking, loss of control of emotions, heightened emotions, loss of libido and difficulty with orgasm, reduced tolerance to alcohol but no knowledge of this unless pointed out by others. | I did not feel happy about taking this drug. I am even less happy trying to withdraw from it. The withdrawal effects are worse than the side effects. | F | 47 | 150 days | 4/30/2009 | 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 | panic | I'm having trouble with balance and breathing from time to time. I also notice a twitch when I'm trying to fall asleep. | M | 31 | 4 months | 3/26/2009 | 2 | Depression/anxiety | Severe nausea, couldn't get out of bed. One day had an odd side effect of facial twitching and numbness in right arm. Went to urgent care who ruled out seizure, stroke. Went off immediately. Side effects never returned. | Had noticed a decrease in depression when taking it. | F | 26 | 10 days | 3/13/2009 | 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 | 2 | Dysthymia | Wellbutrin XL stopped working after 6 years. Celexa was the first antidepressant my doctor had me try. On a dose of 20 mg daily, I suffered dizziness to the point of falling down at least once a week, usually on steps or stairs as if losing my balance, worsening fatigue, sleepiness, grogginess, 'brain fog', headaches, even a few minor motor vehicle mishaps (scraped my car along a wall in my workplace parking garage--TWICE). Celexa also made me quite alcohol-intolerant; one cocktail made me very loopy, headachy and nauseated. | My dysthymia manifests as apathy, cynicism, lack of motivation, head-to-toe body, joint and muscle aches, dyspepsia/IBS, overeating, fatigue, 'brain fog', insomnia, and a generally unsociable, 'bah humbug/grumpy old hag' attitude. Celexa 20 mg made my body feel FABULOUS--all my ol' lady aches and pains magically disappeared, I swear I felt 28 again--it made my IBS diarrhea vanish, and I slept a little better, but it did nothing for my mood, attitude, outlook, energy level or motivation. I had headaches every day and plodded around in a fuzzy zombie-like brain fog for 4 weeks, hoping the side effects would fade and the depression lift--but alas. I stopped taking it cold turkey with no problems, but I also immediately started taking Cymbalta and I've remained on Wellbutrin, both of which may have minimized any withdrawal symptoms. | F | 46 | 4 weeks | 1/16/2009 | 2 | Anxiety and mild depression | Going on it was easy. Getting off it was h*ll, bad bad dizziness..I won't even drive me car sometimes..headaches behind the eyes..verge of tears all the time..moody..weight gain..about 30 lbs..very bad time remembering things or concentrating...list goes on | I would try and research another drug.. this one.. AND paxil should NOT be taken for anything.. makes you feel good sure.. but not the good you want.. I was completely numb to any feeling and totally lost any sex drive I had | F | 37 | 2 years | 12/4/2008 | 2 | Anxiety | Tired all the time, agitated all the time | F | 21 | 6 months | 11/20/2008 | 2 | Depression | OMG! The ability to reach an orgasam is GONE. | Not worth the "good" without being able to reach you sexual "finale". | F | 30 | 7 days | 10/10/2008 |