CELEXA Reviews (CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE)

Average Rating: 3.2 (1099 Ratings)

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CELEXA  (CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE):  Citalopram is used to treat depression. It may improve your energy level and feelings of well-being. Citalopram is known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). This medication works by helping to restore the balance of a certain natural substance (serotonin) in the brain.   FDA Approval Date: 1998-07-17 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 3  anxiety Memory loss, sexual dysfunction, sleepiness, trouble concentrating. F 30 6 months
20mg 1X day
5/8/2010
 4  Depression Anxiety The first 2 weeks were pretty brutal, feeling as though I was in a constant dream-like state with periods of intense anxiety. These feelings gradually tapered down by weeks 5 or 6. Dosage was 20mg for 1 month, 30 for next two weeks, then up to 40. Started to feel positive effects around week 4, and probably full effect by week 7. I don't worry as much now, although I still have Xanax for breakthrough anxiety. I have had to use less and less Xanax though, which is great. M 33 2 months
20--->40 1X day
4/26/2010
 4  anxiety/depression Forgetful. yawning at first, weight loss, decreased sex drive. This drug has helped me so much. My anxiety was becoming unbearable and I could hardly function at times. The most noticeable side effect is my forgetfulness. I forget things easily and feel a little bit spaced out at times. When I first started taking the drug I almost felt like I was high, but that decreased a bit with time. My sex drive is lower, but it hasn't disappeared and also got better with time. I used to have problems with dealing with the idea of my own death and felt scared that I could die at any moment. With this drug I've been able to sort through my fears and finally deal with those feelings. My life has greatly improved because of this drug and I can function normally. F 24 3 years
20 mg 1X day
4/22/2010
 2  Major depression Severe rapid weight gain, increased menstrual cramps I'm not sure what brand, but my bottle says Citalopram HBR. I took it to treat uncontrollable sobbing fits, inconsistent sleeping patterns, and a loss of love for life. I would say that my doctor diagnosed me incorrectly, because it did not allieviate my symptoms. It did bring back my bubbly personality, but the crying and uneven sleep were still there. As far as the side-effects, let me first point out that I had no idea these could have been from the citalopram until I got off it and they went away. I noticed the same month I started taking it that my usually non-existent menstrual cramps were almost unbearable. Pain pills did not work and I would ask people to sit on my abdomen to try to dispell the pressure. I gained about 70 lbs in the six months I was on it. That's 11.5 lbs a month! Once I got off the pill, I stopped gaining weight, and after 2 months of being off I lost 8 lbs. I just started taking an NRI instead, and the crying has blessedly stopped. F 24 6 months
40 mg 1X day
4/12/2010
 5  major depression this drug saved my life, it took about 4 weeks to kick in, harder to cum, makes me alittle sleepy during day but not enough to affect my job, this drug really, really helped my depression, thoughts about death and mortally were in my mind constantly throughout the day month after month, I finally went to my family doctor and told him I wanted to try a anti=depressant and this stuff really helped big time M 39 9 months
20mg 1X day
4/5/2010
 5  depression, anxiety I love it! This is the best antidepressant. I am so much more relaxed on this medication. I am not paranoid and my anxiety is under good control. F 33 1 years
20 mg 1X day
3/30/2010
 4  Anxiety, panic attacks At first, I was VERY sleepy. I was yawning all the time, and it was a real problem. So, I started taking it at night, and that helped a lot. You might want to try that if you're excessively sleepy. I also initially had trouble with "word recall." I couldn't remember the names of things, and it made me feel stupid. The therapist said this was normal. That eventually went away after about 4 months. The only lasting side effects are the lack of sexual drive and very vivid dreams. I just don't crave sex very much at all. My husband doesn't either since he's on Prozac. We can laugh about it, so I guess that's a good thing. The vivid dreams are kinda fun, so that doesn't bother me. LOL! Overall, I'm pretty pleased with this med. It has worked MUCH better for me than Cymbalta. My anxiety has decreased quite a bit, but I don't feel numb. I think my emotions are more in line with reality... I don't get as worked up over nothing. M 34 7 months
20 mg 1X day
3/29/2010
 4  anxiety/night terrors I can't cry. Sleepy, yawning a lot. Really helped with anger issues. I do not get mad about anything really anymore. Even when I feel like I want to cry, I just can't. The tears wont come to my eyes. It's really weird. F 30 3 months
60mg 1X day
3/22/2010
 4  Anxiety and Rage Weight gain, grinding teeth, thirsty, vivid dreams on a fairly regular basis, memory and organizational skills seem to have flown the coop though. Still, that's preferable to wanting to smash my head into a wall 24/7, or to smash someone else's head into a wall. My hubby use to let me use his palms to hit my fist into so I could release some of the pent up anxiety. I don't like the weight gain, but this drug has saved my life, at least for now. I started experiencing rage and severe anxiety while going through menopause and getting sarcoidosis at the same time. I don't know where I would be today without it; probably a mental institution, so yes, I'll take the weight gain over that. My doctor did subscribe 5mg per night of cyclobenzaprine to help with the teeth grinding that kept me awake at night. The combo works great most nights. Once in awhile I have insomnia, whereas before, I couldn't sleep at all. I do miss my organizational skills though...it doesn't work for my job, but that's the way it is. F 56 3 years
30 MG 2X day
3/22/2010
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 5  Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks Tired, Zombie like feeling, need to sleep a lot, more reasonable about situations, happier During my first few weeks of taking Celexa I experienced a variety of side effects. I felt really really happy all of the time with lots of energy and motivation to get out of bed. I no longer felt anxious, but I did feel slightly "drugged". Its been 6 months now and I am mostly happy most of the time but I am very tired and some days quite dazed.Although I feel quite motivated on the whole, because of the tiredness I feel that I care less about mess in my surroundings. I have random outbursts of warm affection to anyone and everyone (but that cant be a bad thing) This has definately improved my life a lot, I am generally really happy, and I have returned to rational thought :) F 20 6 months
30mg 1X day
3/17/2010
 4  Stress, anxiety I was AMAZED when I first took Celexa, because within an hour I said "this is the way I should have always felt!". It evened out my moods and helped me not wake up in a cold sweat from anxiety, and made me feel like a better mom and wife. I have twin boys and one has autism and the other has high functioning autism, both of which are particularly challenging on many days, and taking Celexa helped me calm down considerably when the stress levels used to feel like my blood-pressure was going through the ceiling. I am calmer and more relaxed in social situations and I don't have much social anxiety mostly on Celexa. I feel more empathy for others, and feel more loving and snuggly with my husband but my libido is decreased, orgasm is delayed tremendously and not nearly as frequent. The few NEGATIVE things that I have noticed after being on Celexa for a few months though are that the longer I am on it, the more decreased my libido seems to be getting. I also have worse PMS symptoms (from the start really). I seem to be adjusting to the effects of the med to the point in a way that it doesn't seem to be helping as much in some aspects, such as the fact that I am grumpier a lot more than I was, and this could be in part because I am not feeling good sexually! Major bummer as I was doing great on it BUT I am about to switch to something else because of the sexual side effects mostly! F 40 3 months
20 mg 1X day
3/17/2010
 4  to control my moods i have been wondering why i dont seem to want to have sex anymore. its been this way for a while. my husband and i have been together for 3 years and are still as getty over each other as we were then. i want so bad to have that feeling again. we still have sex alot but i cant tell you the last time i have actully got off. im just doing it for him to make him happy when im not enjoying it on bit! i decised today that i was going to try and get off of it again and just see how my wellbutrin works. ummm it kinda scares me in a way, but i cant go the rest of my life not being able to reach the climax. help anyone??? i started out on 10 mgs when i first started and have been slowly going up. after i had my last son 7 mons ago i said i need to go up and now im on 80 mgs. im only 24 this is to early for me to stop wanting it!!! F 24 3 years
80 mg 1X day
3/15/2010
 2  clinical depression relaxed but tired, hard to get out of bed, severe memory loss, no sex drive, lack of focus, no drive to do anything anymore, became incapable of being creative, got extreme anxiety in situations which had never been an issue before. i abused many drugs & alcohol for 21 years. i have been working an a.a. program for over a year now, which has been of tremendous help to keep me sober & get self-esteem back, but after 11 months of continued off & on "darkness", i couldn't stand it anymore, & felt my only options were to use or die. i have always been against anti-depressants, but my brain chemistry was obviously off. celexa definitely made the darkness disappear completely, which is incredible. however, it took away my drive to do anything. i could no longer sit thru meetings or do stepwork without extreme anxiety. writing music used to be effortless & is my passion, but now i don't know what sounds good, i don't care, & i can't hold an instrument for more than a minute. this zombie-like state celexa has created is bored depression. i've really tried to stick with it to see if it would balance out, but it seemed to slowly get worse. the last straw was forgetting within 2 hours about a funeral i was supposed to attend. i've NEVER had such severe memory loss. i stopped taking celexa 5 days ago & am trying out wellbutrin. so far my drive has returned & i have energy. i know celexa works great for some people, just not me. F 36 6 weeks
20mg 1X day
3/14/2010
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 5  Depression Mild shaking/tremors initially Celexa has helped me feel more like myself again. I now am enjoying doing things I used to enjoy: shopping, going out with family /friends, and even cleaning house! I was worried about sexual side effects, but so far have had none. I started on 20MG, but recently increased to 30MG daily, because I felt like it wasn't helping me as much as it had been in the beginning. F 34 6 months
30MG 1X day
3/11/2010
 5  Depression I began taking Celexa first thing in the morning. It gave me great anxiety, a feeling of dizziness, shaky hands, slight nausea, sleeplessness at night with sleepiness during the day, and extreme cotton mouth. I decided to take it at night to see if side effects remained. I had slight sleeplessness at night for about a month afterwards. And more than two years after taking the drug I still have cottonmouth - so I cary breath mints or gum to combat it. The other side effects disappeared after a week of taking it at night. I still take it at night. I was on it for two years at 20mg/day and it suddenly stopped working. This is often referred to as "prozac poop-out". I was prescribed 40mg/day instead. For about two weeks I was unable to sleep. After the initial two weeks my depression went away and I'm felt normal again. I can function on this drug. I have normal range of emotions. I anticipate having another "prozac poop-out" in the future, but for now this drug works, and it's saved my life. :) F 28 2.5 years
40mg 1X day
3/11/2010
 4  Anxiety/Panic Maybe more talkative, chatty. No apparent weight change (but it's early). No apparent change in Libido; no change in sexual functionality or erectile capability (So, Yay). Crazy, epic, amazing dream activity (thumbs-up on that). I began taking Celexa after a decade of using Paxil (successfully) to control anxiety and panic. The Paxil simply stopped working, over time. My doctor asked that I try Pristiq, which seemed to have worked for about six months. Not long ago, I slipped into a state of near-constant anxiety, with minor panic symptoms. I began taking low doses of Klonopin: 0.5mg, twice per day (totaling 1mg per day), for short-term relief. The doc prescribed Celexa. I've been on it for about five weeks; it seems to be doing it's job. I am less anxious and less likely to get that panic thing that pops up, occasionally. My outlook it better, in general, and I'm more outgoing. So far, based on a short duration of treatment with this med, I'd have to say that it's a good choice (for me). Note: the benefits didn't start showing up for at LEAST one month. Like all SSRI medications, one typically doesn't see any real effectiveness for several weeks, upon beginning. My hope is that this medication continues to work, and not "poop out", like the Paxil did. I'd be happy if I can get a good decade out of it. For now, I will continue taking 40mg of Celexa, and 1mg of Klonopin, daily. Over time, I may eliminate the Klonopin (slowly), should I feel that's an option. M 48
40mg 1X day
3/8/2010
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Patient History
 4  Anxiety yawning, slight headaches, hard to orgasm, lack of appetite, slight insomnia, nausea My doctor took forever to refill my medicine and ive been off of this for 4 days. I have felt sick off and on since. a dizzy feeling in my head. cant wait to get the perscription! F 27 1 months
20mg 1X day
3/1/2010
 3  Depression, anxiety, panic attacks Forgetfulness, vivid dreams (not as bad as when I was on Prozac), no sex drive, tiredness. But it has helped with my depression and my panic attacks. None of these drugs is actually good for you. But when you feel so depressed and you're having panic attacs like I did and when you're making your husband's life miserable by crying all the time, there's no choice. I have tried several drugs and it seems Celexa is working better than the others. F 62
40 MG 1X day
3/1/2010
Patient History
 4  Anxiety Tired and yawning for the first 4 hours of taking this medicine for the first week. After that, I felt GREAT! I was very relaxed and I felt like myself again. I did have very strong cravings for sweets. The only bad side effect was the increased migraines. I had to stop taking this drug because of the frequent migraines. I felt like this drug messed with my hormones even though it is not supposed to mess with the absorption of the birth control pill. I had spotting in the first week and major munchies! The increase in appetite stayed with me while taking celexa. However, I loved the drug. I felt better within 2 weeks of taking it. Unfortunately, it triggered migraines. If it wasn't for that I would have kept taking it. I was taking the generic version and it was very cheap with little side effects. I called this my "Chill Pill". It was awesome! F 34 4 weeks
20 MG 1X day
2/27/2010
 4  Anxiety yawning,slight insomnia,slight loss of appetite,slight nausea off an on throughout the day,difficulty to orgasm. Although I have listed side effects these are managable compared to the anxiety issues. the only side effects i hope do not continue are the difficulty to orgasm and slight nausea off and on. great medication F 27 3 weeks
20mg 1X day
2/19/2010

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