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 | increased tiredness...which I tend to be a sleepy person anyway. | I don't cope well with everyday stress, celexa allows me to remain calm and handle life. | F | 27 | 2 years | 2/11/2005 | 5 | Anxiety | Dry mouth initially, nothing else. | Wonderful. Withdrawl effects are wicked though. | F | 22 | 3.5 years | 2/10/2005 | 5 | OCD, bipolar, anxiety, panic attack | weight gain! some tiredness and some loss of sex drive | I have been using celexa for almost a year now, but used it for two years about 3 years ago as well. Of course I tried to go without the medication, because I thought I could for a while. It isn't that I NEED it, it is just that my life has been improved dramatically by taking it. I never realized how depressed I was until I started taking it, and this was the first symptom to change. My OCD has improved by probably 35-40% at a dose of 60 milligrams. Started taking it again because of a panic attack, and have not had one since, nor any phobic thoughts associated with panic symptoms. Have taken other SSRI's and celexa has helped the most with the least amount of side-effects. When withdrawing, I had some withdrawal symptoms, but they were managable. I definately recommend this medication. | F | 24 | 3.5 years | 2/5/2005 | 5 | Anxiety and Depression | Only side effects I experienced were weight gain and persperation and heat retention. Compared to all the others I tried... This was a godsend. | I have tried almost every available Anti-Anxiety and Anti-Depressant on the market and this is the only one that did not cause sexual side effects. | M | 32 | 10 years | 2/4/2005 | 5 | depression/anxiety | Very few. Dry mouth, jaw clenching, itchy skin | Greatly improved my life. No more crying spells, thoughts of suicide, overly emotional episodes. I feel balanced and generally happier with my life. | F | 52 | 4 months | 1/22/2005 | 5 | panic | yawning, brain fog, tingling feet first 2 months | helped panic | F | 56 | 4 months | 12/25/2004 | 5 | depression / Bipolar | None. | Please be very careful with the dosage. If your doctor puts you on anything over 40 mg per day you stand the chance of seratonin sickness. I was on 80 mg, and ended up being hospitalized for psychotic episode. The withdrawl was brutal. I am currently at 20 mg, without it I was a mess, with to much also a mess. Find the right dose and it is a wonderful medication. | F | 39 | 5 years | 12/1/2004 | 5 | Bipolar II | At 20mg/day, felt a bit stoned and slow. At 10mg/day I have very few side effects and it is enough for maintenance therapy. Some sexual side effects, but nothing major. | Works better than the other antidepressants I've tried and seems to have way less bothersome side effects. I'm quite happy with it. So far, it keeps my depression at bay even at low doses. | M | 26 | 1 years | 11/30/2004 | 5 | for depression | i never had any side effects. | All i can say is that this drug saved my life .It s the best drug out there for depression | M | 31 | 2 years | 11/30/2004 | 5 | Panic Disorder, Depression | Only lingering side effects are increased need for sleep... I sleep usually 8-9 hour each night and take a 2 - 2 1/2 hour nap every day. Sexual side effects at first, but now gone. I have gained about 15 pounds over 6 years... but have been losing some lately by exercising and eating better. | Started at 5mg... took me 4 months to get up to 20mgs. I believe this helped me avoid all the bad side effects. Had some trouble w/orgasm only first 6 - 12 months... now sex is great. I currently take 50mg. Celexa gave me my life. I was completely house-bound w/PD and agoraphobia pre-Celexa. Now live a pretty normal life, except for sleeping a lot. Unfortunately, anytime I try to wean down below 50 mgs I get a crushing return of depression symptoms after about a week. Just hoping there are no long-term negative effects. I don't know what I'd do if I had to do without it. | F | 46 | 6 years | 11/18/2004 | 5 | depression | none | turned my life around within a week of taking it, I never want to be off it in case my depression returns. | F | 46 | 22 months | 11/11/2004 | 5 | depression | F | 31 | 4 days | 11/9/2004 | 5 | Bipolar/OCD/Depression | Extreme tiredness. | Worth it. I am more stable and relaxed. The little things don't worry me as much. Prozac works well to, but it gave me heartburn, go figure. Celexa is good. | F | 35 | 3 days | 10/22/2004 | 5 | moderate depression | None at all. | I love love love this medication. I began to take it when diagnosed for cancer and was immediately more focused and able to think clearly. I realized that this drug would have benefitted me long before my diagnosis. I feel much more even-tempered on the medication. I still have my emotions but never any feeling of black depression, which used to happen periodically. | F | 43 | 15 months | 10/22/2004 | 5 | Anger/Depression/Domestic Violence | Dry Mouth, Prolonged ejaculation (which is not a bad thing) | This is great. For years, after therapy I did not know what was wrong with me. I abused my wife to the point that one day she wanted to kill herself. That was it for me. I left the house to seek professional help before getting back to her. I was diagnosed with severe depression, anxiety and anger due to depression. Since I started taking the medicine I do not feel irritated anymore. I feel like a new person. I won't get back with my wife until I am sure that I have changed. It is no longer a simple past trauma thing. It is a medical condition and Celexa seems to be working. | M | 30 | 30 days | 10/11/2004 | 5 | Depression | For the first two weeks I had pretty much all the side effects listed by the manufacturer. Chills, trembling, grinding teeth, yawning, restless, dry mouth, insomnia, and I'm sure I've forgotten some. But on the 14th day like clockwork my cloud cleared up, my mood raised, almost all the side effect went away. And by week 3 the yawning and teeth grinding had finished too. So far - 4 months later, I feel great. No depression, I feel like myself again. I do find it a bit hard to get out of bed in the morning (I take Celexa in the morning). The one thing I'm not enjoying is at the start of Celexa I lost about 5 lbs, even now, I'm no longer eating to feel happier and I'm working out again, I've gained back those 5 lbs and 10 more. Today, my doctor switch me to 1/2 the dose of Celexa and added Wellbutrin. I hope that keeps my mood up, and the weight down. | Don't give up on the side effects, I was cold everyday for 2 weeks, wearing sweaters on warm days... but it got so much better after 14 days.... | M | 34 | 4 months | 9/28/2004 | 5 | ANXIETY | WEIGHT GAIN | VERY BAD WITHDRAWL SYMPTOMS | F | 33 | 2 years | 9/11/2004 | 5 | Depression | Sleepiness and loss of sex drive | F | 49 | 2 years | 9/8/2004 | 5 | panic attacks & generalized anxiety | Nausea, dizziness, increased panic attacks, extreme craving for sugar, weight gain, bad feeling in the stomach, diarhea, all these effects are only felt the first month or so when starting and are back now that I am trying to wean off this drug. | Celexa worked in that I havn't had a panic attack for three months now. The whole year I've felt very tired, even after over 10 hours of sleep a day - I never slept so much in my life on Celexa!! I've been unable to lose about 10 pds that I gained. I would recommend celexa but I was on 20mg for 1 year now I am trying to get off (am down to 10mg) and I can't stop sleeping and eating, feeling nauseas and depressed, I hope it goes away soon. | F | 27 | 1 years | 9/5/2004 | 5 | anxiety/depression | In the beginning; insomnia, dry mouth, anxiousness, brain shakes; when closing my eyes I would see weird shapes. Now; exhaustion, weight gain. | It took about 5 monthes to work completely and for the side effects to go away. I am glad I stuck with it. | F | 36 | 4 years | 8/7/2004 |