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 | depressions/anxiety | When going onto the drug I feel more anxiety, yawning, still muscles, trouble sleeping. | I have now gained 20lbs over two years. I have an increased appetite (not sure if it messes up your metabolism or just changes my eating habits). I find this frustrating as I workout on a daily basis. As well, I don't orgasm with the same intensity, if at all. Sex drive is almost none existant. It does work for depression and anxiety but I hate having side effects. | F | 40 | 2 years | 5/17/2006 | 4 | depression, OCD | Unlike most people, it puts me to sleep rather than wires me up. Took a while to figure that out, since I was, after all, depressed. Cotton mouth wore off after a few months. Contrary to what the MD's swore, it does seem to be addictive, and if I forget a night I have godawful shrieking nightmares. | I've been on a string of different anti-depressents since I was 29. This one has the least side-effects so far. I got a little bit of relief from the OCD for the first couple months but unfortunately that didn't last and it's back to picking pills off of blankets again. It does work for my depression well enough. | M | 45 | 3 years | 5/8/2006 | 4 | Extreme IBS ( Irritable Bowel ) | Side effects were normal the first week and seemed to subside into the second. I still feel foggy at times, mainly in the morning - a little sick to my stomach and have a decrease in appetite.( and sex drive, but my husband doesn't know that ) I did go through times of EXTREME insomnia that almost drove me insane. I just dealt with it, read a book or something until I was sleepy enough to hit the sack again. Have some blurred vision in the a.m. also, but that may be due to my glass o' wine before bed ...makes the low sex drive a little easier to deal with, not so frustrating. :) | DO NOT eat grapefruit while taking this drug! I did, and payed the price for about a week. I started taking 20mg at first and I'm now up to 40mg. My IBS has cleared up altogether and I feel for the first time since I was young, my body is working normally. No more severe stomach pain, cramps, bloating ... I feel great. I have lost some weight on this, but after reading the other reviews I'm sort of freakin' out that it will start going the other way ... yikes. ( then I'd be taking it for depression ) So far, I like it - we'll just have to see what happens. I'm a little too patient with my family and let my kids get away with things that my mother doesn't approve of ... they make me laugh, can't help it - and life is just too dang short! | F | 35 | 4 months | 4/24/2006 | 4 | depression and anxiety | I found that I was a bit sleepier than normal, as a result I take it right before I go to bed. In addition to this, it makes my mouth a bit dry and I grind my teeth a bit when I sleep. No weight gain but my appetite has gone from non-existant to somewhat normal. | This is my first experiance with an anti-depressant and I was extremely wary of taking it. However, it has reduced my depression and panic so much. I actually sleep through the night now instead of waking up in a panic. One thing I find a bit frustrating is that I absolutely require 8 hrs of sleep now or I am a complete zombie. It also seems to be lowering my drive to achieve... but I think that sprung alot of times out of feeling inferior and those feelings are starting to disappear. | F | 20 | 2 months | 3/21/2006 | 4 | depression | sleepiness, yawning and intermittent nausea | It has calmed me down. I don't feel so desperate anymore. Even though the nausea is hard to take it beats feeling down and angry all the time. | F | 38 | 3 days | 2/10/2006 | 4 | Depression | Hands would sometimes shake, felt edgy and "crawly", sometimes ringing in the ears for about a minute once a day, mild visual distortions, mild dizzyness, temporary confusion, DRY MOUTH, alternating diahrea and constipation, takes longer to ejaculate, very very tired during the day at first. | I totally underestimated how hard it was going to be to get used to Celexa. I never took anything else before and it was a major surprise. For the first month I was a zombie, sleeping every day in the afternoon for 3 or 4 hours. I also had to deal with the side effects. The dry mouth is actually one of the worst. Most side effects were gone after 1 month but at the 3 month point I still have dry mouth, long time to ejaculate, and diahrea. Sometimes I feel confused at work, like I've been made "dumb". On the good side, I used to have insomnia but now I can go to sleep really easy. I am much less stressed with an "I don't care" attitude towards things I shouldn't be worried about. The issues that created my depression (marital issues) are easier to manage. If it wasn't for the zombie first month and the dry mouth, I would have rated this a 5. I started at 10mg for 1 week then went up to my current 20mg. When I come off, I'm planning on decreasing my dose v | M | 35 | 3 months | 2/9/2006 | 4 | Bipolar II - Depression symptoms | NONE | I think it's a great drug! It was a life-safer for me back in 1999 and I wish I had never messed around with trying different meds because I'm back to what always worked for me in the past - it's worth the copays. | M | 25 | 4.5 years | 2/9/2006 | 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 | 4 | anxiety | difficulty acheiving orgasm - this went away after about a month. Difficulty urinating - went away after a week My face hurt from smiling so much - eventually got used to it. | Difficulty with memory formation?? - I used to be able to remember embarrassing moments with almost photographic clarity. Now they fade away fairly easily - along with less painful memories. I am not 100% certain that this is because of Celexa but, it would make sense. Emotional context is a very large part of certain types of memory. It is somewhat worrisome but, not entirely a bad thing. | F | 36 | 5 months | 2/7/2006 | 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 | 4 | Anorexia, Bulimia, OCD, Depression | For the first two weeks it made me really tired, but that went away. I have an increase of sex drive, but find it a bit more difficult to orgasm. That's about it. | I'm not the type to take meds, but I started this one and it seems to be helping a lot. I have been using a lot of profanity since starting this med... but don't know if that could really be a side effect. | F | 21 | 2.5 months | 12/22/2005 | 4 | Depression | None. | I think Celexa was a wonderful drug that helped me take "the edge off" of stressful issues and events in my life. It helped me to deal with them better and keep my emotions and feelings more stable. I would not call it a cureall but it did definately improve my quality of life. | F | 31 | 5 years | 11/11/2005 | 4 | Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) | Trembling, Teeth-Grinding, Vertigo, Dizziness, Confusion, Short-Term Memory Disturbances, Nausea, Headache, Migraine, Insomnia, Hypersomnia/Somnolence, Muscle Tension/Stiffness, Anxiety (Acute Attacks), Palpitations, Postural Hypotension, Hypertension, Anorexia (Loss of Appetite), Strange Dreams, Reduced Libido, Apathy, Difficulty Concentrating. | Despite the huge number of side effects I've experienced while taking Celexa, I feel that it is a helpful drug and it has certainly had a positive effect on my mood and overall emotional/mental state. | F | 24 | 4 months | 10/21/2005 | 4 | anxiety/depression | Celexa-daytime sleepiness, decreased interest in anything sexual due to constant cold extremities, painful at times. Increased appetite. Gained a small amount of weight. Lexapro-no side effects so far. I have none of the above. In fact, I've had an increase in libido. | This should be your choice if you wonder which SSRI to take for the first time. Its the most tolerable of the lot. I found Celexa to be better than Lexapro for social anxiety. I take Lexapro now, because I find I'm a lot less tired. I take 10mg, which I might have to increase on my next visit to the doctor. Each person is different. I'm glad I tried Lexapro, because I was so scared of gaining weight again. Here's a combo that some of you might want to ask your doctors about that has helped me. For weight loss while on Lexapa/Celexa-add 200 mg of Topamax. For energy while on Lexapro/Celexa-add 150mg of Wellbutrin. | M | 38 | 6 months | 10/5/2005 | 4 | Prolonged depression | None | I had been depressed for years. I keep thinking that things would "get better when....." : When I moved, when I got a different job, when I lost a few pounds. Nothing worked. I never did feel better. I discussed this with my ob/gyn, who had seen good success rates with Celexa on postmenopausal women and depression. I had a complete hysterectomy at 27, so I decided to give it a try. Since starting on Celexa 6 years ago, I feel like my moods are more "leveled-out". Nothing can make life's little problems and hurts go away, but when you're constantly feeling depressed, sometimes it takes a medication to help. | F | 47 | 6 years | 10/3/2005 | 4 | Accute Anxiety disorder | The first couple of weeks were tough, dealing almost right with loss of sex drive.Headaches and major sweating in my sleep.I was taking "Imovane" to sleep I had no problems. The main thing that was a problem for me, and alot of people mentioned they saw, was no emotion EVER!!! Not happy, Not sad, Not mad. No emotion for me on this drug | Short term, I don't think you can potentially understand the Drug and how it benefits from it long-term use.Out of all the different types I have tried "Paxil,Zoloft Ect) This is the best by far, after it's ups and down's the first couple of months. | F | 19 | 5 years | 9/20/2005 | 4 | | 9/7/2005 | 4 | Depression | difficult to reach orgasm. | i've been on celexa for about four years. at first it made a tremendous difference, i finally felt like myself for the first time. after time i needed an increase in dose to maintain my mood. i was off of celexa for awhile and noticed how high my sex drive was and how easy it was to orgasm. now back on celexa i'm noticing a big difference. it's now very difficult to orgasm and they are quite weak. | F | 24 | 4 years | 7/27/2005 | 4 | Major depression and BPD | During the first few days my major side effect was blurred vision and very tired. The blurred vision cleared up rather quickly, and like many others that have posted, it is still very hard to get up in the morning. Before Celexa I never slept later then 6 am. Now I can sleep until 10. My solutiion is that I just have to push myself to get up, because once I do, I'm fine. | It's only been 3 weeks. But out of all the anti-depressants I've tried, so far this is the best. Very noticable improvement with the depression. | F | 44 | 3 weeks | 7/20/2005 | 4 | Depression | Sleepiness, being half-erect most of the time, difficulty ejaculating, (these are not BAD side-effects :-)), someweight loss, sour stomache | Decreased my appetite and ability to eat large portions, feel full quickly and sour stomache if I eat too much. Example, can't really finish a Whopper anymore (and I won a whopper eating contest in my youth) | M | 45 | 35 days | 6/14/2005 |