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 |
| 1 | ANXIETY-DEPRESSION | TERRIBLE SIDE EFFECTS-- Shocking sensations in the brain, or referred to as Brain Zaps, chest pain, itching all over body, headaches, | I started out on Lexapro Dec.2007 for Anxiety/BI Polar. Lexpro was working great not a complaint other than in the beginning makes you extra tired. Since Lexapro doesn't come in generic form wanted to find something cheaper. So I tried Celexa for about two weeks. I thought I was going to die just days ago with the chest pain I had. If you have anxiety, you know the chest pain I am talking about. Then all the sudden I started to have these shocking sensations in my brain. I scheduled a dr's apt --1 because I had a cold and 2-because of the Brain Zaps. The doctor recommended a CT scan of my brain to rule out anything. Just hours away from the CT scan I was given this website, and seen how many people wrote in about some of the same side effects I was having. Cancelled the CT Scan and went back to Lexapro!! SAVED me a bunch of money!!! | F | 37 | 10 days | 3/13/2008 | 1 | Anxiety | Tiredness, more anxious | Didn't do anything for my anxiety | M | 22 | 1 months | 2/1/2008 | 1 | Bipolar II Depression | My body could not tolerate this drug. Severe anxiety and irritability. | I had to stop after 4 weeks. | F | 32 | 4 weeks | 1/31/2008 | 1 | Anxiety. | Swollen face, redness, night sweats, loss of appetite,discomfort in chest, tingling in arms, increased anxiety. | After a few months of stomach pains my doctor diagnosed severe depression, brought on by 4 recent deaths in the family. I asked for this drug as I'd taken it about 10 years ago with no problems. I took 10mg for 3 days - horrible side effects, so I missed a day then took 1 more. Never again! Having now read all these comments I know the chances are that even if I stuck with it the chances aren't all that great that I'll feel better. I have 'anxiety' - can't cope -rather than 'depression' - feeling sad, so I'm going to look for some homeopathic cure. No more drugs, this one is just not worth the side effects if you find you're sensative to it. | F | 58 | 5 days | 12/16/2007 | 1 | For depression | Dry mouth, shakyness,sleeplessness, sweaty palms, balance problems.general feeling of weirdness | I was only on the med. for 8 days and the doctor told me to stop taking it. He did not recommend "weaning off". | M | 81 | 8 days | 11/13/2007 | 1 | depression/anxiety | jaw clenching, vivid nightmares, inability to orgasm, zero sex drive, insomnia | did not help with my depression/anxiety, could not handle the side effects | F | 30 | 3 months | 10/19/2007 | 1 | Anxiety | SEVERE Insomnia, numbness (felt like a zombie), cognitive impairment - couldn't grasp simple concepts. Do not take this drug, it almost ruined my life | I have nothing good to say about Celexa, it quickly turned me into a zombie, no feeling good or bad. Initially I was tired all the time even if I slept, now I can't sleep at all. I am weaning off this drug and it is real tough....I am unable to work and am forced to take time off to hopefully get my cognitive ability back. Horrible stuff | M | 40 | 60 days | 9/8/2007 | 1 | anxiety | "Stoned" feeling, as if nothing mattered, could not work, slept all day every day, lethargic | My doctor prescribed me 10 mg of Celexa on top of my 300 mg of Wellbutrin because of the anxiety I was having. Well, the Celexa canceled out the Wellbutrin, making me exhausted, stoned, sleepy, etc. I ended up sleeping all day every day I took it, even with the Wellbutrin-- which was terrible, because I was skipping work and unable to function. It felt like a sedative. When I was awake I felt floaty and "stoned," unable to care about or work on anything. Maybe it made me happier, but if I can't function there's no point. I quit after a week and my anxiety on Wellbutrin eventually improved. | F | 28 | 7 days | 8/20/2007 | 1 | anxiety | diarrhea,intense heat flashes (skin burning) and vomiting | I took this for 4 days and had awful side effects and had to stop it. The burning skin and nausea and vomiting were too much for me to handle...and I didn't want to deal with it any longer so the doctor told me to stop taking it. | F | 24 | 4 days | 7/2/2007 | 1 | depression anxiety | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG AND RUIN YOUR LIFE, EVEN YEARS AFTER STOPPING THIS< ALL OF THE SIDE EFFECTS STAY- 40 lb weight gain, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, bald spot on head (alopecia), memory loss, violent thoughts, no motivation, loss of joy, flat dead feeling, acne, dandruff, suicidal thoughts, always dizzy and feeling like I'm about to collapse | whatever you do do not take this drug. exercise, take st john's wort, get in the sun, eat healthy, spend time with friends... this drug made me disabled for life at the age of 15. it's not worth it. you'd be better off getting addicted to heroin. i haven't taken this drug in over 2 years, my life is still hell, physically and mentally. i can't function anymore. | F | 18 | 8 days | 6/27/2007 | 1 | anxiety/panic attacks | Loose stools; insomnia; dry mouth; felt like I was going crazy; waking up at 2 am with panic attacks that would last for 12 hours; crying; could not focus; scared to leave house | Horrible drug, felt 100 times worse, now afraid to try anything else. | F | 40 | 2 weeks | 6/13/2007 | 1 | Depression | Low energy, joint and muscle pain, felt more depressed, loss of appetite, weight loss, low libido. | Celexa was a toxic poison for me. After about three weeks on it all of my joints, knees especially, were in tremendous pain. One day I sneezed and pulled a muscle in my back because the Celexa caused my muscles to become week. It took away my appetite and I lost too much weight since I'm a naturally thin person. However, on the second day of taking this medication I had the most intense orgasm I'd ever had. My body filled with unbelievable warmth. It happened a second time but after that my libido went to s**t. Celexa wasn't worth it for me. I'm now on day three of Wellbutrin. | M | 36 | 3 weeks | 6/3/2007 | 1 | Panic Disorder | Brain zaps; crying; increased panic episodes. | F | 41 | 10 days | 5/29/2007 | 1 | Depression | Genital anisthesia Loss of sex drive racing thoughts Excessive weight gain Retlessness Loss of emotions Severe changes in personality | This drug literally ruined my life. To quickly sum things up. Before Celexa A smart and creative teenager with a passion for life. After Celexa Obese recluse with flat emotions and no sex drive. Ps. After taking this drug i developed a iatrogenic sexual dysfunction caused by the medication called PSSD or Post SSRI sexual dysfunction. If you have PSSD after having used an antidepressant you are welcome to join our support group at this website. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ssrisex/ | M | 24 | 4 years | 5/27/2007 | 1 | Depression | after the first hour my face went numb, i could not focus my eyes or stand straight. very dizzy, felt the "drunk" feeling. could not make a concious decision.called the Dr, said do not take anymore!spaced out feeling for several days after. | not recommended | F | 27 | 1 days | 5/2/2007 | 1 | Anxiety | Dizziness, Feelings of warmness almost like electricity running over your body,Panic Attacks, Extreme anxiety, agoraphobia which I had never experienved ever, feeling extremly "stoned", horrible headache, loss of appetite ( dropped 12lbs in 4 days), suicidal thoughts, nausea, vomitting. | I went on this drug to help with the anxiety and the panic attacks that I was suffering from . If I had known the effect that this drug would have put me in, I would never have even attempted it. Although in the long run, it did help with my panic attacks as I am no longer in fear of them after dealing with and getting through the absolute state of fear that this drug induced in me. I would suggest to anyone to explore alternates roots first such as talk therapy and keep the drugs as a backup. If you can find the underlying factors of your anxiety and learn to deal with it and that there is nothing to fear, you can recover completely from anxiety disorders without the drugs. | F | 27 | 2 days | 3/30/2007 | 1 | Anxiety | Dizziness, Feelings of warmness almost like electricity running over your body,Panic Attacks, Extreme anxiety, agoraphobia which I had never experienved ever, feeling extremly "stoned", horrible headache, loss of appetite ( dropped 12lbs in 4 days), suicidal thoughts, nausea, vomitting. | I went on this drug to help with the anxiety and the panic attacks that I was suffering from . If I had known the effect that this drug would have put me in, I would never have even attempted it. Although in the long run, it did help with my panic attacks as I am no longer in fear of them after dealing with and getting through the absolute state of fear that this drug induced in me. I would suggest to anyone to explore alternates roots first such as talk therapy and keep the drugs as a backup. If you can find the underlying factors of your anxiety and learn to deal with it and that there is nothing to fear, you can recover completely from anxiety disorders without the drugs. | F | 27 | 2 days | 3/30/2007 | 1 | DEPRESSION ANXIETY | WHERE DO I BEGIN?EXTREME ANXIETY,NO APPETITE,ONGOING HEADACHE,AGITATION,INSOMNIA | I HAD BEEN ON PAXIL FOR 12 YEARS.I NEVER HAD SIDE EFFECTS WITH PAXIL BUT STUPIDLY I LET MY DR. FIRST TALK ME INTO GOING ON CYMBALTA FOR MY ACHES AND PAINS BIG MISTAKE. I HAD LOTS OF BAD SIDE EFFECTS ON CYMBALTA.DR. SWITCHED ME TO CELEXA.BIGGER MISTAKE.THIS DRUG SNEAKS UP ON YOU. IVE HAD CRYING JAGS ,DEPRESSION IS WORSE.ANXIETY IS HORRIBLE.IM GOING BACK TO GOOD OL PAXIL TOMORROW I COULDN'T CALL DR FAST ENOUGH TO SWITCH ME BACK. | F | 50 | 2 weeks | 3/15/2007 | 1 | Depression related to PTSD | Oh, my God, where do I begin? It was awful... first day I took it I felt foggy, out of it, stoned. Tough to function, had trouble processing what people said to me. Totally drowsy, but couldn't sleep...was completely wired the first night, slept maybe two hours tops. Major nausea, jitters, complete loss of appetite, dropped 4 pounds in three days. Gave me HUGE, debilitating anxiety attacks, something I have never in my life experienced before ingesting this drug. And, gave me suicidal thoughts, which again, I have NEVER had, not once in my life. Those terrified me, and I still get anxiety over the thought that such ideas even passed thru my brain. | This drug is the devil, I swear!! Took it to try and even out some depression/mood swings I was having as a result of PTSD, and this drug made me crazy! I was a completely different person while taking this med. I am normally a rational person, and suddenly while on this drug I had doomsday thinking...convinced I wouldn't live thru my depression, sure I would end up hospitalized, etc. It was truly a terrifying 3 days. Stopped the meds and have returned to talk therapy, a much better solution for me. I'm staying far, far away from anything that messes with my brain chemistry!! | F | 34 | 3 days | 3/14/2007 | 1 | Anxiety | Difficulty concentrating, zombie-like feeling, teeth grinding, difficulty sleeping, increased anxiety, constantly on edge | I cannot deal with the side effects of this drug...i suffer from GAD and this stuff is making it even worse. I feel like i am stoned all the time and i wake up sweating in the middle of the night. My doc says it takes up to a month for the side effects to go away but that is just too much time. I am not depressed but this zombie like feeling is starting to make me that way so i'm going back to xanax. | M | 24 | 1 weeks | 3/13/2007 |