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 |
| 1 | Panic Attacks, depression | I hated this medicine! It made me hear voices telling me to kill myself, it made me see things that wasn't there and the list goes on! I had to go stay in the mental hospital a few days because of this evil drug!! | I would never take it again and I would never recommend it to anyone! | F | 26 | 2 months 20mg 1X day | 3/5/2013 | 5 | Anxiety | None | My honest to God wonder drug through a house fire, family deaths, divorce. Just exactly what I needed to get back on track during my chemical imbalance. No more crazies for me! I recommend trying this in the generic form, lowest dose. Anxiety and depression run in my family and my oldest son now takes this same med to feel back on top...Not a "euphoric" feeling mind you, just being back in control of life in general with added confidence where we thought at one time, we would wither away in lonliness and sadness. | F | 50 | 15 years 1X day | 2/5/2013 | 4 | Anxiety and Depression | Dizzy the first few times taking med but that subsides. Decreased libido. This drug helped with panic attacks as well as depression. I recommend a small dose to start for all my loved ones. | F | 26 | 3 months 40mg | 1/31/2013 | 1 | off label - dysautonomia | constant blood pressure swings, uncontrolled tachycardia, insomnia, mood swings, panic attacks, mood swings, depression, intrusive thoughts, suicidal thoughts, lack of appetite, difficulty breathing, difficulty focusing | all symptoms subsided and then went away within 48 hrs after discontinuing the drug | F | 37 | 7 days 10 1X day | 1/4/2013 | 2 | Depression, SAD/OCD | None. Not even sexual dysfunction like other SSRIs! | Caused no side effects, not even sexual dysfunction typical of SSRIs, but it did not help my depression, anxiety or OCD either. Sugar pill for me. | M | 18 | 3 months 20 MG 1X day | 1/1/2013 | 4 | Bipolar_1 (depressive symptoms) GAD | Reduced libido. Anorexia. Memory problems that i had both before and after starting this med. Maintaining focus on task at hand. | I had previously experienced an acute and severe manic episode on Desvenlafaxine. Warning: if you have Bipolar 1 be wary of Desfenlafaxine! Avoid alcohol. >> Was then switched to SSRI WITHOUT Noradrenergic effects >> Ciprazoloam-GA (Celexa) =much better for me. Reduced depression and also bonus of some reduction in GAD symptoms. | M | 54 | 30 days 20 1X day | 12/17/2012 | 5 | Depression, Bulimia | Tiredness in the first few hours of taking but it subsides. Delayed orgasm, weight loss. | I was on Wellbutrin for two years and it seemed to fuel my bulimia. Celexa has made me feel like a new person. I am not hating myself everytime I look in the mirror. I have far less urges to binge eat and my compulsive exercising has stopped.I am beginning to remember what its like to be a normal human being. | F | 35 | 14 days 20mg 1X day | 11/27/2012 | 5 | depression,ptsd | I've tried alot of other anti depressants an nothing helped til I finally got on celexa. | F | 22 | 6 months 40 | 11/8/2012 | 3 | Depression | 1 days | 10/16/2012 | 4 | Anxiety | Loss of appetite. no matter how little I eat, I have to go to restroom soon after. Medicine does calm my anxiety but also adds drowsiness so I started taking later in evenings. With all medicines as such, apathy is a side effect I'm not too happy to have... Go figure | F | 28 | 4 days 5mg | 10/14/2012 | 4 | Depression | Not 100% sure if it was this drug, but I developed uncontrolable bowel movements during the day. I would literally release within 5 - 10 minutes if I had no access to a toilet. So I took it at night rather. I developed an addiction to codeine shortly after starting which causes constipation, so this may have balanced it out. I still take it years later and the condition went away. If I take 40mg I clench my jaw at during the day. Also, reduced sex drive. | Very helpful for depression for me. A few friends I know also take it and it helps them too. | M | 46 | 7 years 20 1X day | 9/28/2012 | 5 | Depression anxiety | None until I had to come off it because they wanted to try paxil( yuck) I stopped the Paxil and started back on celexa and within days I felt better again. I love this medication. Makes me feel normal I guess is the only way to describe it | F | 34 | 4 years 40 mg | 9/6/2012 | 5 | anxiety and panic disorder | VERY drowsy but went away within a few weeks. Loss of appetite in the beginning. | Celexa has really helped me. My doctor prescribed this to me for panic attacks and anxiety and I haven't had a panic attack since I've started taking this medication. I took it in the morning at the beginning but was very tired throughout the day so it was recommended by my pharmacist that I take it at night. So far, it has worked great for me!! | F | 24 | 5 months 20 MG 1X day | 8/24/2012 | 4 | Panic attacks and severe anxiety | At first- headache, worsened anxiety, jaw clenching mainly at night, diarrhea, and wanting to sleep constantly Ongoing-sweating and tons of it! Increased appetite, NO sex drive, orgasm issues | F | 30 | 4 months 20mg | 7/26/2012 | 3 | Depression, mood swings | Side effects ive experienced are mild increase in sweating, vivid dreams as well as waking up in middle of night. I fall right back to sleep not a big deal. Some drowsiness during the day and decrease in appetite. Biggest side effect are the sexual ones. Harder to maintain an erection and much harder to finish. Also libido is decreased. As far as effectiveness of the drug i dont feel as depressed and i feel more evened out. Dont lose my temper anymore. Hoping the sexual side effects wear off somewhat to me seems like a big price to pay. | M | 32 | 1 months 20 mg | 7/19/2012 | 1 | anxiety/stress | Rapid heart rate,insomnia,sweating,tremors,diarrhea,migraines,severe anxiety,muscle weakness,drowsy(during the day),and dry mouth...I think that covers it | F | 30 | 1 weeks 20mg | 7/9/2012 | 4 | Depression, Anxiety | No side effects. So far depression is under control. Much more motivated. Anxiety gets a little high now and then but would much rather deal with that then depression. Whatever you decide to take keep trying its entirely worth finding something that works for you. | F | 31 | 2 months 20 | 6/28/2012 | 5 | OCD, anxiety, depression | None | I took Celexa previously for about 2 years for depression, OCD, & anxiety. It was the first one I had found that worked for me. I had no negative side effects and it helped me greatly. I ended up going off of the pill for no reason other then wanting to be happy without an prescription drugs. I did not have any withdrawal side effects when I stopped. During this time I had also picked up a pretty heavy exercise routine, which may have helped balance me out though. Now, several years later, I am back on celexa. I started it back because of the horrible anxiety/panic attacks I was having from withdrawals from quitting Yaz. I've now been on it for about 2 weeks and it has helped me cope with all the anxiety while coming off Yaz. | F | 24 | 2 years 20 MG 1X day | 6/27/2012 | 4 | Anxiety, mild depression | First two weeks felt increase in anxiety, major increase in depression (wasn't really depressed when I started it), had some dark thoughts that were unsettling, very vivid dreams, inability to think about eating or sex...Lost 10 lbs in just a few weeks. Jaw clenching, insomnia for the first week so I started taking Tylenol PM. All of the side effects wore off except for the jaw clenching. My appetite is coming back and the sex drive came back with a vengeance. Takes forever to climax though. | I went from not wanting to leave my parents house to going to penthouse parties in 4 weeks. I had anxiety issues for a few months and have taken the drug in the past. The only fear I have on it is weight gain which I usually have when things are going well. I've continued to lose on it so far so I'm going to keep exercising every day and watching my diet. Mood yoyos the first few weeks so hang in there if you can. It's worth it to fight through the side effects. | F | 33 | 4 weeks 20 1X day | 6/21/2012 | 4 | Mild depression, PMS | None | It has helped me, it just helps take the edge off without taking away your personality | F | 40 | 5 years 20 1X day | 6/16/2012 |