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 | depression; anxiety | Initially (first couple of weeks) very tired. Within four weeks reached a wonderful euphoria that subsided somewhat after a month. Dosage was increased from 20mg to 30mg and that brought me to a good therapeutic level. I take at before bedtime due to tiredness. | I have suffered from depression off and on my entire life. It became severe when I became chronically ill three years ago and could no longer work. No antidepressant helped at all and I was resistant to trying another one but reluctantly did because I was so deep in a dark hole I knew I needed help. Celexa has given me my life back. It has been five months and I pray that it continues to work for me. I do feel a bit tired in the mornings but it is worth it to me to be out of that dark place and enjoying life again. I haven't needed my xanax for panic attacks since starting Celexa. Life is good again. Remember it takes time to reach its therapeutic level. Give it time to work and try to get past the initial side effects. They almost always subside. | F | 50 | 5 months 30 mg 1X day | 1/12/2012 | 5 | Depression | for the first few days, the pills periodically made me feel like I was starting to trip on a mild hallucinogen that reminded me much of the onset of psilocybin mushrooms except with no anxiety or edginess. some yawning and sluggishness for the first two weeks which I combatted with night time dosage. now the pills seem to keep from falling asleep if taken before bed. the increase in appetite seems less noticeable when the pill is taken before bed. shortly after swallowing the pill it definitely seems like my stomach feels hunger pangs. it must occur as the gut absorbs the med. I think possibly this hunger induces people to eat and then peaking and dropping blood sugars for the rest of the day cause over eating and sweet craving. if you can take the pill before bed you might like it better. keep a glass of water and your pill handy and try to drop it just before you are gonna fall asleep. I used this stuff for two years and foolishly thought I could get by without it and weened off. I suddenly realized about five weeks ago that this year I have been off the pill, my life has slowly swirled into deep depression. this medication makes me a better person for the world and not just myself. I wish I hadn't gone off, because I really made a mess of my life and ruined some close relationships through behaviors and actions that I believe were attributable to my depressed mind state. people who found the side effects bad enough to throw in the towel on this stuff are either sensitive t | M | 34 | 6 weeks | 1/11/2012 | 1 | Dr advice | I had 1 panic attack and was advised to take celexa. This was the worst thing I've ever done. I was afraid to sleep because it caused me to have PVCs. My blood pressure went through the roof, couldn't keep my hands from shaking, head aches, chest pains, and my testes hurt like crazy. I went to the ER and they just told me I was having an anxiety attack and basically brushed me off. I actually thought I was going crazy myself until I read the side effects. If anyone recommends this drug please look up the side effects first. | M | 28 | 3 days 20 | 1/7/2012 | 4 | Depression | During the first few weeks I had genital numbness and headaches the third week I discovered that if I took the med just before bedtime it took away the numbness and the headaches also went away. However, I did notice that the caffeine headaches went away | I'm pretty happy with the pills but I am scared of weaning off due to the withdrawals of anti-depressents | F | 50 | 3 weeks 20 mg 1X day | 12/29/2011 | 5 | Depression | Total GI issues on this but I didn't mind. I took it right after I gave birth and lost all my baby weight on it. I'm back on it and losing weight again. It's a weird hungry-but-nauseous combo. Yawning, drowsy, etc. Def had to take it at night. Made my pupils dilate and my eyes got wide as saucers, got super sensitive to light. Side effects lasted a week or two for me then I felt better than I had in years. | Was on 10mg x day a few years ago for post-partum depression. Back on it again at 20mg x day for depression/anxiety. Side effects early on may drive you crazy but it's totally worth sticking to, because it gets WAY better. | F | 27 | 20 1X day | 12/14/2011 | 1 | ibs | lips swelled up peeled and cracked. could not stop "dancing" | BE CAREFUL its nasty | F | 51 | 1 days 20 1X day | 12/12/2011 | 5 | anxiety, depression | My whole body felt warm inside for the first month, and delayed orgasm but only lasted 3 mths...have gained 8 pounds have not changed eating habits or exercise but now will have to. | F | 27 | 6 months 30mg | 11/29/2011 | 4 | Depression, Anxiety & OCD | Nausea for the first 24 hours of first dose and none after that. Sweatiness and would easily overheat for the first month. Hiccups for the first week. Yawning during the first 2 weeks. Worsened anxiety in the mornings for the first month. After the first month, the only side effects that stayed were jaw clenching (Bruxism - worst in evenings/early mornings), dilated pupils (highly sensitive to bright lights), and delayed orgasm. | Celexa did help me feel happier. My OCD calmed down quite a bit. I still had mild anxiety but that's a lot better than the severe anxiety I had before I started Celexa. I don't know if the drug had anything to do with this, but I used to dress like a frump but now I am a fashionista and get compliments almost every day! :o) I used to just pull my hair back in a ponytail every single day but now I have motivation to actually do my hair everyday. I guess when you're feeling happier, you have motivation to do more things! | F | 25 | 5 months 20mg 1X day | 11/21/2011 | 1 | anxiety,panic attacks | Made my head hot all over felt really bad mad me panick. | F | 34 | 1 days 30mg | 11/19/2011 | 5 | Anxiety and panic attacks | Decreased appetite, vivid dreams (and confusing dreams with memories), inability to cry. | Before I started, I was getting panic attacks once or twice a day. Now I get them maybe once a month, and they are much more manageable. It takes a few weeks to kick in, and there are a few side effects, but for me it is well worth it. | F | 19 | 4 months 20 MG 1X day | 11/18/2011 | 4 | High Anxiety | At first: slept 10 hours a day, sweat very easily, very detailed dreams, felt sick (fever for a few days). Now: still have very detailed dreams, sometimes feel numb, takes a little longer to orgasm, zone out sometimes. | I have very high anxiety in general and even higher social anxiety. Celexa has helped with the non-social anxiety tremendously. I'm not stressing as much about everyday things. My social anxiety, on the other hand, has only been helped a little bit. Maybe a higher dose would help. Please don't look at ratings on here from people who have been taking this drug for a month or less. The side effects of the first weeks are totally different than the side effects afterward. | M | 21 | 9 months 20 1X day | 11/5/2011 | 4 | post neuralgia from shingles/anxiet | some euphoria, vivid dreams, sweat alittle | Not bad so far, I havent really felt pains in my head which is a PLUS for post neuralgia symptoms. I used to yell all the time, but that has really stopped. Im quite pleased with this medication. I can focus and do more things and I sleep very good. Sometimes I feel sad, but thats because Ive had a very bad year and am slowly coping. | F | 59 | 2 weeks 30 mg 1X day | 11/4/2011 | 5 | depression | Celexa has absolutely changed my life in every way. I almost never have crazy attacks of crying spells and depression, and my anxiety level has decreased significantly. This is the first anti-depressant that has not impacted my sex drive or given me any stomach problems. I can't believe I spent so many years without it. | F | 25 | 1X day | 11/3/2011 | 1 | Depression | This drug caused severe Cervical Dystonia (a neurological condition of the neck), so I immediately stopped taking it. | I didn't like the drug due to the Cervical Dystonia it caused. I stopped taking it. | M | 49 | 1 days 10 MG 1X day | 10/25/2011 | 5 | yes | Initial side effects drove me crazy, but after time I felt completely myself. | I made the mistake last spring cutting back my dosage to every other day and things were great (so I thought) until 3 weeks ago and I hit a brick wall - the gastrointestinal, nausea, anxiety all came back. I am now on week 3 of taking my meds every day again and trying to be patient waiting to feel like myself again - have missed work for a couple of weeks....I will never cut back again - I've learned my lesson. | F | 43 | 4 years 20 1X day | 10/20/2011 | 5 | anxiety | Definitely lowered the sex drive. Yawning a lot and sleep 8+hrs. Have three bowel movements daily. Normal ones but a little on the soft side. More gas | DOES THE JOB! Has given me a new lease on life. That along with quitting booze. Don't even think about drinking with this drug!!!!! | M | 65 | 8 months 20 1X day | 10/19/2011 | 5 | anxiety | Mild aural hallucinations in the first week. Also had a bit of trouble with short term memory during first few weeks (The "what was I just doing?" feeling), and slight sleepiness. | I am still currently taking the drug, and think it's been a miracle for me. I did have trouble achieving orgasm in the first month or two, but it all evened out once the drug was fully in my system: As I became happier my sex drive increased, hence it wasn't a problem. It has helped me control my anxiety issues, and I went from having anxiety attacks 3 times a week to maybe 1 a month, if that. | F | 27 | 90 days 20mg 1X day | 10/19/2011 | 3 | I had it for only very short period of time. However, after taking it for about two weeks, many of my finger joins started hurting and bending. Then, I decided to stop taking Celexa. Don't know if it is related to Celexa. Now, there is no pain in my finger joins anymore, but two little finger joins are still bending a little. | F | 54 | 30 days 20mg 1X day | 10/10/2011 | 4 | Anxiety | Mild dizziness, night sweats in the first three days. One mild hallucination in the first week. | I have had anxiety on and off for most of my adult life. With some new changes in my job, the anxiety had become overwhelming. The celexa has made me much calmer, rational, and less irritable. I do feel much more apathy towards some things that used to matter a lot--- yet I think this is how people without anxiety issues function and this is a very good thing. My husband thinks my overall perspective on things has gotten much healthier. I am easier to live with. I do feel a little numb, but this is much better than being constantly worried. I also find myself much less concerned about what other people think. Starting to be able to tune out minor issues that used to make me freeze up and not be able to funtion. Before starting the medication, I was constantly on the verge of tears at work or flying into a rage around my family over stupid things. I am also seeing a counselor. However, I don't think that I would be able to do any of the stratagies the counselor suggests without the aid of the medication. I don't feel like myself --- but this is a very good thing! I feel much more confident and in control for the first time in years. | F | 33 | 15 days 10 1X day | 9/29/2011 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety | At first, I felt like my mind wasn't as clear as normal, but this has vanished now. I did not gain any weight and this drug has allowed me to face life on a daily basis. I had severe depression and after a few years on Celexa, I weaned myself off of it. After about 6 months, I was in a hole and at the worst depression I'd ever experienced. I have been on Celexa ever since and I believe it will be something I take forever... the way I view it is that I have a low level of seritonin and like a diabetic who needs insulin to live, I also need Celexa to live. | Love it! Would definitely recommend this for anxiety and depression. | F | 25 | 8 years 20mg 1X day | 9/24/2011 |