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 | 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 | Depression from mom's illness | Very tired, yawned all the time, no problem with weight. Fell asleep as soon as head hit the pillow, absolutely no emotion at all | I was put on due to extreme emotions regarding my mom's Alzheimer's Disease. Within a couple weeks had no emotional problems. Was able to deal with decisions I had to make, etc. Then after a couple months our dog had a seizure and died in front of us. I was not able to cry or show any emotion to the event. I then realized I would rather have some emotion than none at all. I slowly took myself off and now after a month I am back to crying at least once a day but, and this may sound strange, am happy to feel emotions again. | M | 62 | 3 months | 7/26/2009 | 4 | depression anorexia | crazy increased libido, sweating, vivid dreams | definatly helped i notic a diffrence right away when i dont take it the highted sex drive can bbe somewhat problematic but its worth it i take 80mg | F | 17 | 1.5 years | 7/19/2009 | 4 | Depression | Lower libido, trouble having orgasm. When I am hungover a weird dizzy feeling but nothing too bad. | I just wanted to say, reading all the other reviews that I think people who are taking a drug like this have a predisposition of overreacting to this. If you take it and after 8 hours you are extremely nauseous most of the time it will be in your head except for a few people. My recomendation is to take it with a good mood as something that will help you fix your life and than hopefully you can get off it. If you feel spaced out or anything that is a discomfort dont dwell on it, just make busy and I think a lot of ppl will find most side effects arnt that bad. Except I cant orgasm....which is bad hehe. Good luck all | M | 26 | 1 years | 7/13/2009 | 4 | GAD, Depression | At first: Increased sweating, waking up every few hours, gripping myself so hard while sleeping, would leave bruises. All went away within a month. Weight gain, very, very delayed orgasm (if at all- the delayed orgasm and weight gain continued). | Very good drug for letting me sort out what the important things were, and what was trivial. Helped with constantly evaluating what *I* thought other people thought of me. Kinda of an emotional flatline, however, and started to not want to go out and socialize --- no fear about it, just "didn't want to". Decided to cold turkey off after about two years... I know you're supposed to reduce dosage. However, after a couple or three "off" "odd" days (and one day of muscle tremors trying to do fine motor skills (like drinking a glass of water, or standing on a sloped hill), started to feel much better. Now am glad I am off it. After about a month, I can orgasm again when I want to, and it doesn't "hurt" to do so anymore. Short term memory has also greatly improved --- I was driving people nuts with, "We just talked about this last night!". | M | 43 | 2 years | 7/8/2009 | 4 | Anxiety/Depression | Short-term memory loss, drowsiness | Better than the alternatives I've tried, but due to my profession...I'm currently switching over to Cymbalta and hoping it helps with the memory loss. If not, I'll probably go back to Celexa/Citalopram | F | 39 | 7 months | 7/3/2009 | 4 | Stress, anxiety, depression | Took it at night which was a mistake for me. Woke up a few hours later with flu like symptoms and shaking. Insomnia and weird dreams for a few nights. Teeth grinding. Weight gain but could be because I was finally feeling normal. Went from 114 lbs to 160 lbs in 4 years. I dropped a few lbs once I went off and stayed at that weight for about 3 years. I wasn't really committed to diet and exercise though. Also impossible to have an orgasm through regular sex. I didn't realize that was a side effect until I came off of it. | Helped a lot after 3 to 4 weeks. Started to feel normal and I believe it helped a lot with some traumatic events during the time I was on it...end of long relationship, moving 4 times (in college at the time), dealing with a horrible new relationship, but was able to get out of it. And who can forget 9/11. I think it helped me to get through that experience without freaking out too much. I noticed I was much more focused on school work and family and friends instead of depression and anxiety like I had been for years before. I never knew what those things were but after feeling normal I was able to recognize that is what I was experiencing a lot of my life. | F | 25 | 4.5 years | 6/22/2009 | 4 | Depression and anxiety | Increased anxiety at first. Insomnia the first night so doctor added Klonopin for me to take at night. Took a long long time to orgasm. Quick weight gain (about 20 lbs.) in three months. | Helped me go through an awful time. I was trying to take xanax for my anxiety but I needed it too much and I didn't want to get addicted to it. Took Celexa during a job switch and many other stessors. It helped, but made me feel more anxious at first. | F | 27 | 4 months | 6/14/2009 | 4 | Depression & marijuana cessation | Mostly sexual dysfunction and drowsiness, and to a lesser degree teeth grinding and increased appetite. | I started at 20mg daily, and increased to 40mg after the first month, it has helped tremendously but with a price. I have no trouble getting an erection, but have to make a lot of extra effort to achieve orgasm and ultimately it's never as satisfying. So I don't bother as often, I went from 1-2 daily to 2-3 x weekly. The drowsiness has subsided the longer I'm on it. Appetite increased and I was more interested in eating, but the medication helped me get out of the house and start exercising again so that balanced itself out. So I'm healthier than I was before I started, and I was able to stop smoking pot pretty effortlessly after the first few days (knock on wood). Slight teeth grinding which has also subsided especially since I fist started taking it. All in all, it was a good move to start taking it, I'm not sure what I would have done without it and would recommend it to anyone in my situation. That said, I look forward to the day my day to day life improves enough that I feel I can stop taking it. | M | 40 | 4 months | 4/30/2009 | 4 | depression | difficulty with orgasm, nausea, dry mouth | F | 27 | 2 years | 4/21/2009 | 4 | anxiety | My insurance company no longer wanted to pay for Lexapro so my doctor switched me to Celexa about a month ago. So far it's working well for me with little or no side effects. I gained about 20 pounds on the Lexapro and I'm hoping I don't have the same problem with the Celexa. On the Lexapro I was very tired all of the time and wasn't very a active, this seems to have improved considerably since starting on Celexa. Hoping this will eventually take care of the weight gain. | F | 44 | 1 months | 4/21/2009 | 4 | anxiety and panic attacks | initially, headaches. Vivid, memorable dreams- not distressing though.Loss of libido, delayed and less intense orgasm. | I now know what it's like to be normal, without irrational fears and obsessive anxious thoughts, sleepless nights and continual over analysis of the ordinary events in life. It's worth the side effects to be at peace. | F | 53 | 18 months | 3/3/2009 | 4 | depression/anxiety | fatigue at first that went away after a couple weeks, mild tremors, racing thoughts, difficulty falling asleep | Helps me stay motivated and focused, doesn't make me feel crazy like prozac did. Works well with my sleeping medications (trazodone and klonopin), and makes me feel less groggy in the morning. Overall, it is helping me a lot. I still have bouts of depression but I actually feel like getting out of bed in the morning! | F | 19 | 7 weeks | 3/1/2009 | 4 | Anxiety/Overwhelmed | My mind is constantly running, very hard to fall asleep, wide awake, increased yawning | I started taking Celexa 5 days ago... and I feel like it has already started working. My side effects aren't bad so far. I feel really good and much happier as in I do not gripe as much and am definately not as negative. I started taking the drug due to being overwhelmed as a fulltime student this semester and my doc seems to think it will help me focus and concentrate better. HOPE SO! I am excited to see the results, but this far all is good! | F | 29 | 5 days | 2/27/2009 | 4 | Depression and OCD | tiredness, dizziness, nausea and vomiting-- but they all subsided within a month. Delayed orgasm/reduction of orgasmic intensity-- has subsided somewhat. Has given me vivid, interesting dreams, which is kind of fun! | Helped me within the first month or so. Great drug-- but of course that's just my experience. Everyone is different. | F | 27 | 1 years | 2/26/2009 | 4 | depression, anxiety | Dizziness, balance issues but withdrawal is the big. I have been taking a very small dose, 10mg daily for years and I feel normal enough to take it for years to come. My dog bites people so a couple years ago I started giving him 20mg of my 30mg prescription. It helps him a lot. My husband is also on it, has no dizziness. He takes 40mg a day. With my husband I can tell if he has skipped a couple days of medication, he gets aggitated, anxious but he doesn't seem to notice. I have tried to cut back on my dosage and after feeling light headed, dizzy I decided it wasn't worth it. With my dog I began to wonder if was helping him so over the course of a month I weaned him off of it. He seemed alright. We were on a walk and he bit a girl running by and I wondered about the celexa withdrawal but decided it was probably my fault, and then a week later another bite! I put him back on celexa just in case. I think it tones down the aggression but mostly we are all staying on celexa because getting | My prescription was written by a psychiatrist. I think psychiatrists are necessary when you are treating depression until you find what works stick with them, they need to evaluate your progress. | F | 55 | 12 years | 2/24/2009 | 4 | Depression | Extreme sleepiness, falling asleep suddenly, not able to lose weight. | Celexa, I take the generic Citalopram, just about saved my life. I am no longer super depressed all the time or just randomly start feeling terrible. It has helped a bit with my anxiety, I am now able to go out shopping by myself. But I can not lose weight on it no matter how little I eat. The worse side effect is tiredness. Has nothing to do with how much sleep you get. I have to take a nap every single day. Many times I black out on my computer, I have almost fallen asleep driving, fell asleep at work. My friend on it has the same problems. This is not just where you are getting tired slowly, this is where you are fine and the next minute you absolutely can't stay awake or keep your eyes open. I have blacked out and woken up minutes later only to not know where I was. Oh, and it made me have even more intense dreams, and I'm talking and yelling out loud in my sleep! | F | 33 | 400 days | 2/21/2009 | 4 | Depression | None | I took this for just over six years after I had a seizure on Prozac. It was really good, improved my mood (it definitely didn't cure me, but I was able to live my life) and no side effects. Eventually the effect of the drug seemed to wear off, but I got a good 6 years out of it! Am now on venlafaxine which I haven't reacted to as well. | F | 23 | 6 years | 2/17/2009 | 4 | anxiety | none | Taken with wellbutrin. Reduced anxiety and depression episodes | M | 55 | 4 years | 1/23/2009 | 4 | Anxiety | Headaches, need for outside stimulation to achieve orgasm (which I never needed before), dizziness/wooziness at bedtime (which subsided after 2 weeks or so), trouble losing weight. | Before this med, I was on hormone therapy for endometriosis. I was able to lose weight, but the hormone therapy and my job (victim services) caused pretty intense anxiety attacks. For three days straight I felt like I was having a heart attack. I couldn't take a full breath, and I was thinking about horrible things happening that weren't realistic. They checked me for a hereditary heart condition that runs in my family, but then put me on Celexa thinking that it may be anxiety. This medication helped a lot...I notice that I am not as irritable, it is much easier to draw a full breath, and my sleep patterns have improved (after the first two weeks). However, I used to be able to achieve multiple orgasms with my husband, and I now need extra stimulation to reach one. Still enjoyable, just takes more work. Overall, this medicine really helped an intense condition I didn't even realized I had. | F | 21 | 3 months | 1/12/2009 |