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 | Nausea during the first 6 weeks only. Increased energy and better ability to cope with anxiety. | Even though I no longer need this drug for depression/anxiety I will probably take this drug indefinitely because it blocks my migraines! Currently taking 10mg a day. | F | 40 | 2 years | 4/25/2006 | 5 | depression | Standard side effects, don't even remember. When changing meds I got the same side effects again. Withdrawl. | Nervous breakdown at 16, had therapy, no meds. Second breakdown at 19 tried Zoloft. Didn't work. Tried Celexa. Works but had another breakdown 2 months ago. Definitely doesn't work for anxiety. Tried Paxil for a little while for depression and anxiety. Didn't work so I'm back on Celexa. I just deal with the anxiety. | F | 24 | 5 years | 4/2/2006 | 5 | GAD, depression | 20mg slighly lowered libido, and maybe trouble getting out of bed in the morning (but that could be because I didn't want to). 40mg anorgasma. | Suffered with generalized anxiety disorder since I was a little girl. Never understood why EVERYTHING made me nervous, fearful, and "freak out." I would freak out about things I knew I didn't even have to worry about. I would wake up during the night in a panic about everything and anything. I could never get the anxiety to stop no matter what I did. I even went to therapy and that didnt work. I finally decided to take medication. I took Lexapro at first and insurance made me take celexa. I loved it!!! I was calm and rational. The constant swirling in my stomach and millions of thoughts running through my head were gone. No more midnight panics, no more incessant worrying. It started working after a couple of weeks. Sometimes I would have breakthrough anxiety but never anything like I felt before taking meds. My doctor increased my doseage to 40mg to counteract that (she wouldn't refill my xanax). 40mg really worked but I couldn't have an orgasm. I gave it some time to work. | F | 26 | 7 months | 3/28/2006 | 5 | Depression with Anger | Nausea for 2 days, mild headaches. | Started out at 5mg for 4 days, then to 20 mg. Felt fine for first 2 weeks, however anger is back (not as severe). Will discuss this with Dr. and have dose changed. Other than that, I feel wonderful. I can handle most things that come my way, more energy, no sexual side effects. I will continue working with my Dr. to find the correct dose. Celexa is changing my live for the better. | F | 37 | 2.5 weeks | 3/22/2006 | 5 | Severe depression | Extremely vivid dreams and nightmares. Some weight gain. | It brought me out of the most outrageous depression I ever experienced; it took a good two weeks for it to start working for me but when it did it really gave me clarity and it helped my decision making. Basically it gave me a sense of control during a time in my life when absolutely everything in it was horrible. I took it for six months and I am doing well without it. | F | 34 | 6 months | 2/16/2006 | 5 | PTSD/Anxiety/Depression | Dizziness, low sex drive | Celexa really helped to un-fog my world. I'm really happy with how it's helped me live a normal life. I couldn't take it at night because I couldn't sleep. I still over sleep a little bit, not sure if it's celexa or what. I was really weary about drugs, and it helped me see clearly enough that it's a medical problem that can be treated! | F | 21 | 2 years | 1/25/2006 | 5 | anxiety | Itchy skin; I get very tired and want to sleep more; less sexual feeling (but not less desire); very intense dreams - I dream about my day in real time and real episodes | Inspite of the side effects, I am managing my anxiety and enjoying the tiny details of life again. It is worth it just to have my life (and sense of self) back again. | F | 37 | 2 months | 1/19/2006 | 5 | OCD,GAD,IBS,BED | very unusual dreams | Amazing, OCD so much less severe, amazing | F | 20 | 2 weeks | 12/17/2005 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety | Took a while to work.. maybe 2 months. Lack of sex drive is the only side effect I have noticed. | F | 25 | 2 years | 12/10/2005 | 5 | binge eating and ocd | loss of appetite; severe insomnia; some night sweats | Prior to starting CELEXA I had a binge eating problem that seemed to be growing increasingly worse. I've been very healthy and thin my entire life so the whole binge eating problem was surprising and seemed to come out of no where. I knew I needed help and was put on Celexa. It's completely curbed any desire to binge eat and has actually supressed my appetite completely. I'm curious to see how long it lasts... | F | 29 | 3 weeks | 11/22/2005 | 5 | anxiety | change in nail beds they are dry and splitting, tooth discomfort at times,difficulty with achieving orgasim,doctor lowered celexa dose to 10 mg.and augmented with wellibutrin,(which has appetite suppressing qualities).This augmentation did the trick, everything is back on track | for myself celexa had the hugest impact on my physical, no longer do I have anxiety related somatic issues such as churning in the stomach,insomnia, upper back discomfort(due to past shingles),bowel problems.A friend of mine stated her teeth were damaged by celexa, does anyone else know about this? | F | 44 | 90 days | 10/4/2005 | 5 | depression | VERY BAD anxiety, panic, rapid heartbeat, difficulty breathing, nausea, vomiting, insomnia | This was my first experience with anti-depressants, but I ended up being hospitalized. Panic symptoms steadily increased, I couldn't sleep, eat, breathe, think... not until it got out of my system. I've had some anxiety problems before, but never felt anything like this. I threw up everything, lost 15 pounds in a week, was violently shaking. I was given xanax to calm me down, but it only worked for a few hours. After that I was desperate. Eventually I decided to refuse all the drugs. I went through horrible withdrawal (not sure if from celexa or xanax) even though it had only been a few days. After 2 days (and several bags of IV fluids) off the celexa I was able to eat and sleep again, but still don't feel quite like myself. I'm sure this drug works great for some people, but if you feel ANY anxiety when you start taking it, you should stop right away. Most of the doctors didn't seem to think celexa would do this (even while it was happening), but trust me... it does. | F | 25 | 4 days | 9/16/2005 | 5 | anxiety/depression | None | took celexa years ago and at 5mg worked wonderfully, made a stupid mistake of taking myself off and now have tried many SSRI, including celexa again, and can't find the right med. I felt so wonderful, I didn't think it was doing anything and now I can't get myself balanced again. Don't come off unless under supervision. | F | 45 | 2 years | 9/16/2005 | 5 | ADHD, Depression, hyperactivity | ejaculatory delay, very increased sex drive, occassional diahrea and constipation | When i started at 10mg i did have most of the side effects that people experience. It started working in only 3 days, which was nice. I was not really a very serious clinical case, but wanted something to help with some major life changes that i was going through. I backed the dose down to 3.5mg per day and this has gotten rid of all the symptoms except the ejaculatory delay. However, combined with the increased sex drive, this is really not an issue. The main issue now is satisfying the sex drive. At a higher dose the side effects were profound, so i recommend lowering the dose as much as possible. The drug has good psychotropic effects even at low doses, so less is more. Also if you look at this site... the most successful people with the drug are maintained at lower doses. Tried Wellbutrin for the adhd, but that put me into outer space. | M | 30 | 4 months | 9/9/2005 | 5 | Bi Polar 2 | Manic attacks, rapid weight loss [which was fine with me], happy for no reason | i forgot the dose amount i took, but i remember taking it twice a day [morning n night] and between 5-7 pm i would become EXTREMELY HYPER, happy, and excited for no reason [which was also fine with me] I also lost 7lbs in 8 days... but then my doctor at the time put me on depakote a few weeks later, which brought me down [major depressoin] and i gained the weight back and a looooooot more. but overall celexa made me feel grrrrrrrreat | F | 17 | 4 months | 6/22/2005 | 5 | depression | tiredness (still get very tired by 6 P.M. every night) increase of appetite | love it! I had tried Effexor and had to go off it after 9 days. I thought I was losing my mind and had extreme anxiety. Ceelexa has improved my mood dramatically. I was at the point where i couldn't motivate myself to do anything, work, exercise, finish any task. Now I'm back to my old self at only 1o mg daily. Dr says I should increase to 20 but why fix what ain't broken? I am concerned about the increase of appetite as I do not want to gain any weight. So far, I'm OK, but I have an appetite of a pregnant woman and rarely feel full. Sex drive is OK, still able to orgasm normally. | F | 35 | 5 weeks | 5/24/2005 | 5 | depression | I started at 10mg and am now taking just 5mg/day. When I tried to go off about 2 years ago, it took a while, but after about 2-3 months I started panicking and crying all the time. So now I'm back on at 5mg & doing well. The low dosage is apparently all I need, but without it I have a really hard time functioning. | F | 26 | 5.5 years | 5/23/2005 | 5 | Depression, SocialPhobia, obsession | Sexual side effects (Lack of desire, delayed orgasm, slight feeling of disassociation from orgasm), sleepiness during the day, vivid dreaming. | I've taken various doses from 20mg to 40mg. It has alleviated almost all depression at any dose (20mg, 30mg, or 40mg), but obsessive thinking only stops at the highest dose. Sleepiness is the most uncomfortable side-effect. I can't get up in the morning even after sleeping 10+ hours. Tired all day. Sexual side-effects are profound but I have no partner so no loss, really. Weight gain, too. I've always been heavy, but now I'm really fat. Drug still good, though. A life saver. Play with the dose 'til you get it right. Try dosing at night, or splitting dose between morning/evening, or whatever works for you. I split pills to get the 30mg dose when needed. | M | 47 | 4.5 years | 5/9/2005 | 5 | I take Lexapro where is it on here? | nausea and insomnia the first week. Other than that a little weight gain | I was on Celexa years ago and it worked wonders in conjunction with Lamical and Seroquel, now I take Lexapro, the isomer of Celexa, and it is by far better than Celexa, just cannot find it on this site:( | F | 34 | 2 weeks | 4/23/2005 | 5 | mild depression | tingly numb toes, loss of appetite, insomnia for first month | This drug has given me my life back, I was terrified to start taking it, but now I feel much better and am so grateful, this saved my relationship and has renewed my interest in life. | F | 24 | 3 months | 4/4/2005 |