CELEXA Reviews (CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE)Average Rating: 3.2 (1105 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CELEXA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CELEXA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 | 3 | depression | Chattering teeth, involuntary lip licking and jaw clenching, weird sick feeling | My side effects were due to a reaction that occurred because I took geodon as well as celexa. It was effective for my depression, but the side effects made me go off the drug. | F | 30 | 2 months | 3/24/2006 | 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 | 4 | depression and anxiety | I found that I was a bit sleepier than normal, as a result I take it right before I go to bed. In addition to this, it makes my mouth a bit dry and I grind my teeth a bit when I sleep. No weight gain but my appetite has gone from non-existant to somewhat normal. | This is my first experiance with an anti-depressant and I was extremely wary of taking it. However, it has reduced my depression and panic so much. I actually sleep through the night now instead of waking up in a panic. One thing I find a bit frustrating is that I absolutely require 8 hrs of sleep now or I am a complete zombie. It also seems to be lowering my drive to achieve... but I think that sprung alot of times out of feeling inferior and those feelings are starting to disappear. | F | 20 | 2 months | 3/21/2006 | 3 | anxiety and OCD | sleeplessness, dry mouth, and major sexual side effect. I am a 28 year old male who is married and has not ejaculated (barely had an erection) from sex or masturbation in over 2 weeks. | M | 28 | 5 weeks | 3/19/2006 | 1 | Suicidal, Depression, GAD, Social P | I call cipramil(Celexa) the tooth cracker, the jaw clenching mad me crack teeth, yawning constantly, agitation, insomnia, tremors, couldn't concentrate, blured vision, felt like utter crap, memory loss and forget about orgasms | Pray you have a good dental plan and take a few days off work to adjust, I found it one of the dirtiest AD's on the market from all the side effects I suffered. I don't tolerate SSRI's or SNRI's and I'm angry my GP and Psychiatrist kept persisting with them. They have all caused me nothing but grief but this one had the least withdrawal syndrome. I wanted to rate it a five because I think sites like this should be reversed so people can read about other peoples misery on these drugs FIRST before they start taking this crap. I do know that they help some people but they also make peoples life a misery | M | 35 | 6 months | 3/2/2006 | 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 | 4 | depression | sleepiness, yawning and intermittent nausea | It has calmed me down. I don't feel so desperate anymore. Even though the nausea is hard to take it beats feeling down and angry all the time. | F | 38 | 3 days | 2/10/2006 | 4 | Depression | Hands would sometimes shake, felt edgy and "crawly", sometimes ringing in the ears for about a minute once a day, mild visual distortions, mild dizzyness, temporary confusion, DRY MOUTH, alternating diahrea and constipation, takes longer to ejaculate, very very tired during the day at first. | I totally underestimated how hard it was going to be to get used to Celexa. I never took anything else before and it was a major surprise. For the first month I was a zombie, sleeping every day in the afternoon for 3 or 4 hours. I also had to deal with the side effects. The dry mouth is actually one of the worst. Most side effects were gone after 1 month but at the 3 month point I still have dry mouth, long time to ejaculate, and diahrea. Sometimes I feel confused at work, like I've been made "dumb". On the good side, I used to have insomnia but now I can go to sleep really easy. I am much less stressed with an "I don't care" attitude towards things I shouldn't be worried about. The issues that created my depression (marital issues) are easier to manage. If it wasn't for the zombie first month and the dry mouth, I would have rated this a 5. I started at 10mg for 1 week then went up to my current 20mg. When I come off, I'm planning on decreasing my dose v | M | 35 | 3 months | 2/9/2006 | 4 | Bipolar II - Depression symptoms | NONE | I think it's a great drug! It was a life-safer for me back in 1999 and I wish I had never messed around with trying different meds because I'm back to what always worked for me in the past - it's worth the copays. | M | 25 | 4.5 years | 2/9/2006 | 4 | Chronic Depression/anxiety | Difficulty falling asleep and then after sleeping 4 hours, felt agitated and difficulty getting the rest of the nights sleep. Also, developed low sex drive and difficulty with orgasm. | Started on 20mg for 4 days and then went up to 40mg for 2 1/2 weeks and then backed down to 20mg and feel more stable. Be aware of going too high in dose too fast-more is not necessarily better. | M | 52 | 1 months | 2/9/2006 | 4 | anxiety | difficulty acheiving orgasm - this went away after about a month. Difficulty urinating - went away after a week My face hurt from smiling so much - eventually got used to it. | Difficulty with memory formation?? - I used to be able to remember embarrassing moments with almost photographic clarity. Now they fade away fairly easily - along with less painful memories. I am not 100% certain that this is because of Celexa but, it would make sense. Emotional context is a very large part of certain types of memory. It is somewhat worrisome but, not entirely a bad thing. | F | 36 | 5 months | 2/7/2006 | 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 | 1 | Depression and Anxiety | Nausea, total loss appetite, tingling and numbness in arms and legs. | I only took Celexa for 4 days at 10mg and they were the worst 4 days of my life! I literally could not sleep and was in a constant state of panic. I thought I was dying and I could not turn off my mind. When I closed my eyes, I would hallucinate. The thought of food made me want to vomit and I lost 5 pounds. The doctor suggested adding a sleeping aid and I refused and quit taking Celexa all together. I will try psychotherapy instead. I would never touch this drug again! | F | 43 | 4 days | 1/24/2006 | 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 | 1 | Anxiety for life change (2nd Deploy | Decreased sex drive, tired, small weight gain. Anxiety did subside. Felt like was looking at my life through a glass | Coming off it is the worst. I went off cold turkey, started feeling horrible feelings/thoughts. Went back on and attempted to taper off slowly. Been off for like 5 months now, now I am more depressed as ever and have very uncharastic thoughts and feelings. I feel like I am losing my mind. I really need help and cannot find any. I have been back to my PCP about 5 times and no help. One Psyc Dr. said he could help but insurance won't pay for it. Any help would be great. | M | 32 | 8 months | 1/17/2006 | 1 | depression | headache, tremor, anxiety, diarrhea | I tried it for 1.5 month and it did not work for me. I'm switching to Zoloft... we'll see. | M | 26 | 40 days | 1/11/2006 | 1 | depression | I became manic...didn't sleep for 3 days. | I bet it's great for weight loss and fatigue | F | 43 | 7 days | 1/11/2006 | 1 | Premature ejaculation | Complete sexual shut-down. | Apparently permanent chemical castration. Don't ever take this drug because it can ruin your sex life forever. Website over here: ssri-side-effects.com/ | M | 39 | 1 months | 1/7/2006 |