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 | yes | Initial side effects drove me crazy, but after time I felt completely myself. | I made the mistake last spring cutting back my dosage to every other day and things were great (so I thought) until 3 weeks ago and I hit a brick wall - the gastrointestinal, nausea, anxiety all came back. I am now on week 3 of taking my meds every day again and trying to be patient waiting to feel like myself again - have missed work for a couple of weeks....I will never cut back again - I've learned my lesson. | F | 43 | 4 years 20 1X day | 10/20/2011 | 5 | anxiety | Definitely lowered the sex drive. Yawning a lot and sleep 8+hrs. Have three bowel movements daily. Normal ones but a little on the soft side. More gas | DOES THE JOB! Has given me a new lease on life. That along with quitting booze. Don't even think about drinking with this drug!!!!! | M | 65 | 8 months 20 1X day | 10/19/2011 | 5 | anxiety | Mild aural hallucinations in the first week. Also had a bit of trouble with short term memory during first few weeks (The "what was I just doing?" feeling), and slight sleepiness. | I am still currently taking the drug, and think it's been a miracle for me. I did have trouble achieving orgasm in the first month or two, but it all evened out once the drug was fully in my system: As I became happier my sex drive increased, hence it wasn't a problem. It has helped me control my anxiety issues, and I went from having anxiety attacks 3 times a week to maybe 1 a month, if that. | F | 27 | 90 days 20mg 1X day | 10/19/2011 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety | At first, I felt like my mind wasn't as clear as normal, but this has vanished now. I did not gain any weight and this drug has allowed me to face life on a daily basis. I had severe depression and after a few years on Celexa, I weaned myself off of it. After about 6 months, I was in a hole and at the worst depression I'd ever experienced. I have been on Celexa ever since and I believe it will be something I take forever... the way I view it is that I have a low level of seritonin and like a diabetic who needs insulin to live, I also need Celexa to live. | Love it! Would definitely recommend this for anxiety and depression. | F | 25 | 8 years 20mg 1X day | 9/24/2011 | 5 | Anxiety | None that I have noticed, perhaps a slight loss of appetite. | I really love this medication, I hope it never stops working. | M | 30 | 7 days 10mg 1X day | 9/22/2011 | 5 | Anxiety | At first I experienced extreme tiredness; diarrhea. These wore off after a few months. Delayed orgasm, but much stronger so it has improved my sex life! I also have less painful periods. | I was very anti-medication for a long time, but this drug saved my life. I was consumed with constant anxiety and suicidal before taking it, and after my first (yes!) pill I started to feel better. | F | 34 | 1.5 years 20mg 1X day | 8/10/2011 | 5 | manic depression | Insomnia | It helps me a lot but I know it causes a little insomnia for me. Each increase in dose required more sleeping medication. Ended up settling on 20 mg. It was the only one that worked after trying almost everything on the market. | F | 39 | 15 years 20 1X day | 8/2/2011 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety | Negative side affects are very tolerable compared to the depression. Libido shifted - not sure if I can come or not, have tried and it takes forever. More inclined to get a great massage. Definite jaw clenching throughout the day and desire to suck as well as thirst/dry mouth. Desire to clench jaw increases as night -so I suck on candy or chew gum and be sure to drink lots of water. One side effect of Celexa is that your colon slows down. I think this is because your nervous system is being stimulated. So suddenly my poop has turned mushy. My Dr. knew about this in advanced and prescribed Magnesium Stearate - so I will try that. | I have so much more energy, sleep better (don't sleep 10-12 hours a day anymore) and am tremendously relaxed! my social anxiety is gone and I am able to focus. This drug has been amazing for me. I cried for 2 years every day & finally caved in and tried this one. With Celexa, I don't feel like I am taking anything (save for the jaw clenching) - I feel like my old self. I am smiling, am more cheerful and outgoing and not afraid of people. Taking 20mg of this drug a day makes my life totally enjoyable. It seriously reminds me of a low dose of ecstasy but without the icky "I'm high and taking a drug" feeling. Celexa is a vast improvement over my horrible emotional-blunting experiences with Paxil and Wellbutrin. One interesting side effect for me has been that I became a little more messy and didn't care. I'm bit messier and happier. I used to *have* to have everything clean or I got depressed or anxious. So I guess I'm not so OCD, however, drinking caffeine on Celexa makes me want to clean, do projects, and be productive and focused! It's been a lifesaver in terms of my job and work -I'm back on track. Also, I'm able to go out and have a diet coke instead of a beer even! This was me: dragging myself through life like a crying zombie trudging through quicksand. This is me now: smiling, happy, energized, relaxed, dreaming up new dreams, getting tons done, talkative again. Only downside, loss of libido... think if I need to, I could decide to half a dose o | F | 35 | 1.5 months 20MG 1X day | 6/30/2011 | 5 | all | dirreaha,feel awide wake!and my sex drive will i ever get it back | but this med.helps me out!! | F | 30 | 6 days 20 1X day | 6/28/2011 | 5 | DEPRESSION | YAWNING | I HAVE TAKEN THIS SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES IN MY LIFE. ONCE IN HIGHSCHOOL AND ANOTHER WHEN I WAS ABOUT 21 AND AGAIN AT 24 RIGHT AFTER I HAD MY CHID AND WAS GOING THROUGH POST DEPRESSION. I HAVE ALL GOOD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THIS MEDICATION. ONLY FEW WARNINGS OF ADVICE. TAKE AS LITTLE DOSE AS YOU CAN ( I TOOK HALF A PILL DAILY) AND THE OTHER IS IF YOU ARENT VERY DEPRESSED DONT TAKE IT. SO IF YOU ARE SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED DONT TAKE IT BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE IT WORSE. I HAVE DONE THAT. WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH MY POST DEPRESSION I KNEW I HAD A FEW REMAINING PILLS FROM MY LAST BOUT OF DEPRESSION SO SINCE I COULDNT SEE MY DOCTOR FOR A FEW MONTHS (SHE WAS THAT BOOKED) I TOOK A HALF OF PILL AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER HOURS FELT BETTER. I ONLY TOOK ANOTHER HALF THE NEXT DAY AND NEEDED NO MORE I WAS INSTANTLY PICKED UP OUT OF IT. IF IT WERE ANY HIGHER DOSE I WOULDNT RECOMMEND JUST STARTING AND STOPPING THIS WAY. ALL IN ALL IT IS A FABULOUS DRUG THAT MAKES YOU YAWN ALOT BUT THATS A SIGN ITS WORKING. IT HAS BEEN GREAT FOR ME AND I RECOMMEND IT. AND IF YOU HAVE ANXIETY CELEXA GOES WELL WITH THE MILD YET VERY EFFECTIVE VISTARIL. | F | 25 | 1X day | 6/16/2011 | 5 | anxiety/panic attacks | in the beginning the side effects weren't pleasant. after about 6 weeks i felt great! | i was started on 20 MG (early january) and about a week and a half ago i was upped to 40 MG and i couldn't feel any better. it has helped me out so much! been extra sleepy after getting upped. but i can deal with it vs. anxiety and panic attacks. | F | 19 | 5 months 40 MG 1X day | 6/2/2011 | 5 | depression | The initial week I'd wake up at night just totally wired and uncomfortable, grinding teeth and tossing and turning. It felt pretty terrible but I stuck it out. Side effects went away fast but these past few weeks I'm starting to notice I have no sex drive and early-waking insomnia again. | Within a week of starting this drug my boyfriend said I was definitely becoming more cheerful. It's nice to have someone else monitoring my behavior because I usually have troubles recognizing when I'm declining/improving... I might have gone off it and I'm glad I got the first weeks over. Now if I forget to take them for 2 days or so MAN you can tell. It's a good drug for me, when I was on Prozac I felt so "leveled out" that I had no highs and lows but with Celexa I feel like myself... good sense of humor, happy, interested, still capable of experiencing frustration but I can work through it. Unfortunately now I'm having early waking insomnia and I haven't wanted to get it on in weeks. Crud. :/ Hoping those two things are related to something else but I suspect the drug... | F | 23 | 5 months 10 MG 1X day | 4/19/2011 | 5 | Extreme Anxiety And Depression | First two days had very mild and manageable nausea & diarrhea along with very slight headaches. The least amount of fogginess as I titrated doses from 20mg to 40mg to 60mg. Inability to orgasm. | I finally caved in after 15 years of anxiety that has been getting progressively worse. My doc isn't keen on benzos and convinced me to give Celexa a try. I felt much better on day 5. After one week I went to 40mg. Day 8 was a day of a higher plateau of feeling better. Day 15 I went to 60mg and by day 17 I was feeling a few notches better than before! I went yesterday for a visit to the doc and mentioned the sexual side effects and he wants me to try 60mg of Cymbalta for a few weeks instead (which I am not so sure, I am liking the Celexa!) The somnolence and mild emotional blunting is a very acceptable trade off vs. having been consumed with the anxiety. | M | 40 | 21 days 60 1X day | 3/2/2011 | 5 | Depression and Severe Anxiety | A little nausea and some tiredness the 1st week taking it, but then it went away. | The 1st week I noticed a big difference in my mood. Started having more energy again, and by the 2nd week I felt back to my normal self. I used to be afraid to take an anti depressant because of horror stories I've heard or read about, making people worse or hurting people, but I was feeling so down and miserable I felt I had no choice but to try it. I'm so glad I did because I'm finally living my normal life again. | F | 28 | 2 months 10 mg 1X day | 1/31/2011 | 5 | anxiety | I took 10mg and felt pretty good - til night time - then i was getting kinda warm. the next morning i almost fainted, my face was hot, sweaty.......and felt awful......i have tried this medicine once before and had the same side effect - after one dose - why did i think i could try it again? not the right drug for me. | i have many friends and family that say it works wonders for them......but i for one am intolerant of medications......some type of allergic reaction. just becareful!!! i almost went to the ER | F | 46 | 1 days 10 1X day | 1/26/2011 | 5 | Anxiety and panic attacks | Mainly vivid dreams, loss of libido, difficulty sleeping. | This drug has been extremely helpful with reoccuring panic attacks and anxiety. | F | 29 | 1.5 years 15 1X day | 12/14/2010 | 5 | depression and anxiety | at first had side effects. feeling disconnected, stone feeling,and could not move off the coach. These subsided after a week. Loss of interest in sex but I will deal with that over depression and anxiety anyday and no weight gain.I am glad I stuck with it. | Feeling beeter than I have in a decade. Anxiety and depression have gotten better. No longer have crazy mood swings and fits of rage. No more crying spells and feeling like I want to die. Celexa has been a lifesaver for me. | F | 38 | 30 days 20mg 1X day | 11/8/2010 | 5 | anxiety | like | felt good | M | 47 | 10 1X day | 11/5/2010 | 5 | postpartum depression | drowsiness, especially at beginning, and a constant stomach ache every day regardless of diet. | F | 25 | 4 months 10 1X day | 10/12/2010 | 5 | OCD, Anxiety | Has anybody had any problems with their Celexa effectiveness after having solu-medrol injections for an inflamed joint? I feel like my Celexa isn't working anymore and am very anxious. Any help would be appreciated! | F | 46 | 10 years 40 mg 1X day | 9/21/2010 |