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 | Anxiety | A lot of energy the first week. Almost euphoric. None since then as long as I take my dose right on time. I continued to experience some bouts of anxiety until I began taking it at bedtime instead of morning. Taking it at the same time every single day seems to be very important for me. I feel mostly normal again and I've been able to cope with some pretty stressful times like losing my job. My husband can really tell the difference. I'm a lot calmer, and I laugh more. :) | F | 34 | 5 months 20 MG | 6/30/2013 | 5 | Depression | The first week I had severe dry mouth and intense feelings of euphoria . Actually Increased sex drive , I do notice delay orgasms but not to bad . I love this drug I got my motivation back , my thinking is normal and clear . I'm not feeling any depression. I take it when I wake up it doesn't make me tired at all. My doctor said it was very safe to take at min dose compared to other depression medicines. Side effects lasted 7 days , after that I felt normal euphoric feelings went away dry mouth still comes and goes but not as bad when first started it . I highly recommend this to people with depression. It is a very good medication and help me get back on track with my goals in life | M | 27 | 1 months 20mg 1xD | 6/13/2013 | 5 | Anxiety/panic attacks/depression | The first few weeks, my anxiety became worse. Had I not read up on celexa, I would have stopped using it immediately. I kept telling myself that it was just a side effect and to keep taking the pills daily for at least a month- I am SO thankful I did! All of a sudden during my third week on the drug, I felt relief. I never in my wildest dreams thought I'd have the ability to feel "normal" and it is just terrific. Other side effects that subsided included vivid dreams and jaw clenching. My libido hasn't changed and I haven't experienced weight gain thus far. | F | 24 | 1 months 20 mg | 5/1/2013 | 5 | Anxiety | None | My honest to God wonder drug through a house fire, family deaths, divorce. Just exactly what I needed to get back on track during my chemical imbalance. No more crazies for me! I recommend trying this in the generic form, lowest dose. Anxiety and depression run in my family and my oldest son now takes this same med to feel back on top...Not a "euphoric" feeling mind you, just being back in control of life in general with added confidence where we thought at one time, we would wither away in lonliness and sadness. | F | 50 | 15 years 1X day | 2/5/2013 | 5 | Depression, Bulimia | Tiredness in the first few hours of taking but it subsides. Delayed orgasm, weight loss. | I was on Wellbutrin for two years and it seemed to fuel my bulimia. Celexa has made me feel like a new person. I am not hating myself everytime I look in the mirror. I have far less urges to binge eat and my compulsive exercising has stopped.I am beginning to remember what its like to be a normal human being. | F | 35 | 14 days 20mg 1X day | 11/27/2012 | 5 | depression,ptsd | I've tried alot of other anti depressants an nothing helped til I finally got on celexa. | F | 22 | 6 months 40 | 11/8/2012 | 5 | Depression anxiety | None until I had to come off it because they wanted to try paxil( yuck) I stopped the Paxil and started back on celexa and within days I felt better again. I love this medication. Makes me feel normal I guess is the only way to describe it | F | 34 | 4 years 40 mg | 9/6/2012 | 5 | anxiety and panic disorder | VERY drowsy but went away within a few weeks. Loss of appetite in the beginning. | Celexa has really helped me. My doctor prescribed this to me for panic attacks and anxiety and I haven't had a panic attack since I've started taking this medication. I took it in the morning at the beginning but was very tired throughout the day so it was recommended by my pharmacist that I take it at night. So far, it has worked great for me!! | F | 24 | 5 months 20 MG 1X day | 8/24/2012 | 5 | OCD, anxiety, depression | None | I took Celexa previously for about 2 years for depression, OCD, & anxiety. It was the first one I had found that worked for me. I had no negative side effects and it helped me greatly. I ended up going off of the pill for no reason other then wanting to be happy without an prescription drugs. I did not have any withdrawal side effects when I stopped. During this time I had also picked up a pretty heavy exercise routine, which may have helped balance me out though. Now, several years later, I am back on celexa. I started it back because of the horrible anxiety/panic attacks I was having from withdrawals from quitting Yaz. I've now been on it for about 2 weeks and it has helped me cope with all the anxiety while coming off Yaz. | F | 24 | 2 years 20 MG 1X day | 6/27/2012 | 5 | Bipolar/Depression | so far none at all | no side effects. been threes days but been good so far | F | 24 | 3 days 5mg 1X day | 5/6/2012 | 5 | Anxiety/Depression | Loss of sleep (at times), but this is the best medicine have ever taken. I was looking for side effects in females because I am watching my periods and wanted to know if any one experienced cessation of periods. But I am so happy with it. I was under a lot of stress and worried about a situation that was out of my hands. But I suggest anyone who is battling with depression and or anxiety should at least try it. | F | 43 | 3 weeks 10mg 1X day | 4/9/2012 | 5 | Low mood | Low mood | Mad | M | 30 | 24 months 40 mg 1X day | 4/5/2012 | 5 | mild depression, mild anxiety | Sexual side effects which abate with a day or two off | Technically this drug saved my life during a severe depression in 2001 right before 9/11. Helps with lifelong "morning dread" which can be severe due to a demanding and stressful profession and with rumination on worries. Taking the generic is fine. When life gets really stressful I can go up to 40 mg day with noticeable improvement. When trying other drugs over the years I noticed that stopping was always a bad idea: the drug never worked as well the second time. So I accept I will always be on citalopram to even out my ups and downs. First depressive episode at age 17. Only bad side effect is sexual side effects (nearly impossible to have an orgasm) but I have learned I can skip a day and take the dose late on the second day for a bit of a vacation from this side effect. | F | 57 | 11 years 20 mg 1X day | 3/19/2012 | 5 | depression | I didn't have much side effects with celexa. It really helps with my depression. I really like this med. | F | 41 | 9 years 20mg | 3/11/2012 | 5 | depression; anxiety | Initially (first couple of weeks) very tired. Within four weeks reached a wonderful euphoria that subsided somewhat after a month. Dosage was increased from 20mg to 30mg and that brought me to a good therapeutic level. I take at before bedtime due to tiredness. | I have suffered from depression off and on my entire life. It became severe when I became chronically ill three years ago and could no longer work. No antidepressant helped at all and I was resistant to trying another one but reluctantly did because I was so deep in a dark hole I knew I needed help. Celexa has given me my life back. It has been five months and I pray that it continues to work for me. I do feel a bit tired in the mornings but it is worth it to me to be out of that dark place and enjoying life again. I haven't needed my xanax for panic attacks since starting Celexa. Life is good again. Remember it takes time to reach its therapeutic level. Give it time to work and try to get past the initial side effects. They almost always subside. | F | 50 | 5 months 30 mg 1X day | 1/12/2012 | 5 | Depression | for the first few days, the pills periodically made me feel like I was starting to trip on a mild hallucinogen that reminded me much of the onset of psilocybin mushrooms except with no anxiety or edginess. some yawning and sluggishness for the first two weeks which I combatted with night time dosage. now the pills seem to keep from falling asleep if taken before bed. the increase in appetite seems less noticeable when the pill is taken before bed. shortly after swallowing the pill it definitely seems like my stomach feels hunger pangs. it must occur as the gut absorbs the med. I think possibly this hunger induces people to eat and then peaking and dropping blood sugars for the rest of the day cause over eating and sweet craving. if you can take the pill before bed you might like it better. keep a glass of water and your pill handy and try to drop it just before you are gonna fall asleep. I used this stuff for two years and foolishly thought I could get by without it and weened off. I suddenly realized about five weeks ago that this year I have been off the pill, my life has slowly swirled into deep depression. this medication makes me a better person for the world and not just myself. I wish I hadn't gone off, because I really made a mess of my life and ruined some close relationships through behaviors and actions that I believe were attributable to my depressed mind state. people who found the side effects bad enough to throw in the towel on this stuff are either sensitive t | M | 34 | 6 weeks | 1/11/2012 | 5 | Depression | Total GI issues on this but I didn't mind. I took it right after I gave birth and lost all my baby weight on it. I'm back on it and losing weight again. It's a weird hungry-but-nauseous combo. Yawning, drowsy, etc. Def had to take it at night. Made my pupils dilate and my eyes got wide as saucers, got super sensitive to light. Side effects lasted a week or two for me then I felt better than I had in years. | Was on 10mg x day a few years ago for post-partum depression. Back on it again at 20mg x day for depression/anxiety. Side effects early on may drive you crazy but it's totally worth sticking to, because it gets WAY better. | F | 27 | 20 1X day | 12/14/2011 | 5 | anxiety, depression | My whole body felt warm inside for the first month, and delayed orgasm but only lasted 3 mths...have gained 8 pounds have not changed eating habits or exercise but now will have to. | F | 27 | 6 months 30mg | 11/29/2011 | 5 | Anxiety and panic attacks | Decreased appetite, vivid dreams (and confusing dreams with memories), inability to cry. | Before I started, I was getting panic attacks once or twice a day. Now I get them maybe once a month, and they are much more manageable. It takes a few weeks to kick in, and there are a few side effects, but for me it is well worth it. | F | 19 | 4 months 20 MG 1X day | 11/18/2011 | 5 | depression | Celexa has absolutely changed my life in every way. I almost never have crazy attacks of crying spells and depression, and my anxiety level has decreased significantly. This is the first anti-depressant that has not impacted my sex drive or given me any stomach problems. I can't believe I spent so many years without it. | F | 25 | 1X day | 11/3/2011 |