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 |
| 4 | Depression from mom's illness | Very tired, yawned all the time, no problem with weight. Fell asleep as soon as head hit the pillow, absolutely no emotion at all | I was put on due to extreme emotions regarding my mom's Alzheimer's Disease. Within a couple weeks had no emotional problems. Was able to deal with decisions I had to make, etc. Then after a couple months our dog had a seizure and died in front of us. I was not able to cry or show any emotion to the event. I then realized I would rather have some emotion than none at all. I slowly took myself off and now after a month I am back to crying at least once a day but, and this may sound strange, am happy to feel emotions again. | M | 62 | 3 months | 7/26/2009 | 3 | anxierty | extreme gas and extreme drowsyness. | i only have been on it now starting week #2, first week i was on 5mg, and i started 10mg lastnight, since i started taking it, it made me very very very tired and very very gasy,. | F | 22 | 8 days | 7/21/2009 | 4 | depression anorexia | crazy increased libido, sweating, vivid dreams | definatly helped i notic a diffrence right away when i dont take it the highted sex drive can bbe somewhat problematic but its worth it i take 80mg | F | 17 | 1.5 years | 7/19/2009 | 1 | Depression/Anxiety | If I could give this a zero, I would. Very scary stuff! Racing homicidal/suicidal thoughts, insomnia. | Have had problems with depression for years, which snowballed into anxiety. Was prescribed Celexa and by the second day I felt "strange". The phrase "do it", almost like a voice in my head, kept repeating itself. I got absolutely NO sleep while I was on this. By night three I was beside myself...terrible images of hurting loved ones and myself racing thru my mind. I spent the 4th day sobbing in bed all day long. I quit taking it after 3 days...doctor says no one else he has prescribed it to has ever had this experience (of course!) Was referred to a psychiatrist who felt that I shouldn't be on ANY antidepressants at all due to my experience with Celexa. Am trying more natural alternatives..SAM-E seems to be working at a small dose of 200mg a day, and am trying GABA (an amino acid) for anti-anxiety. Both seem to be working. I will NEVER use an SSRI again! | F | 36 | 3 days | 7/19/2009 | 1 | Depression, Anxiety | Feeling stoned and hungover, absolutely out of it. No energy. Restless and tired, yet unable to sleep properly. It kept getting worse. | I've tried several antidepressants, and Celexa is the only one I've had to discontinue due to side effect - disappointing, as I had high hopes for this one, and I've always managed to weather out side effects. But Celexa is clearly not for me, I've never felt this bad. Don't be put off by my experience, though, Celexa works for many people. | M | 27 | 2 weeks | 7/16/2009 | 4 | Depression | Lower libido, trouble having orgasm. When I am hungover a weird dizzy feeling but nothing too bad. | I just wanted to say, reading all the other reviews that I think people who are taking a drug like this have a predisposition of overreacting to this. If you take it and after 8 hours you are extremely nauseous most of the time it will be in your head except for a few people. My recomendation is to take it with a good mood as something that will help you fix your life and than hopefully you can get off it. If you feel spaced out or anything that is a discomfort dont dwell on it, just make busy and I think a lot of ppl will find most side effects arnt that bad. Except I cant orgasm....which is bad hehe. Good luck all | M | 26 | 1 years | 7/13/2009 | 4 | GAD, Depression | At first: Increased sweating, waking up every few hours, gripping myself so hard while sleeping, would leave bruises. All went away within a month. Weight gain, very, very delayed orgasm (if at all- the delayed orgasm and weight gain continued). | Very good drug for letting me sort out what the important things were, and what was trivial. Helped with constantly evaluating what *I* thought other people thought of me. Kinda of an emotional flatline, however, and started to not want to go out and socialize --- no fear about it, just "didn't want to". Decided to cold turkey off after about two years... I know you're supposed to reduce dosage. However, after a couple or three "off" "odd" days (and one day of muscle tremors trying to do fine motor skills (like drinking a glass of water, or standing on a sloped hill), started to feel much better. Now am glad I am off it. After about a month, I can orgasm again when I want to, and it doesn't "hurt" to do so anymore. Short term memory has also greatly improved --- I was driving people nuts with, "We just talked about this last night!". | M | 43 | 2 years | 7/8/2009 | 1 | Anger, Depression, Mood Swings | Zombie like state all the time, Constantly Tried, Had to make myself get up to do anything, could sleep all the time | I started celexa 6 weeks ago, I really tried to give it a chance to work and thought that the side effects would work themselves out but they did not. I felt uck from day one of this medication that my doctor gave me for my bouts of anger and depression. I felt horrible, I was tired constantly and yawned about 83 times a day I had to make myself get up and do anything it actually made me feel more depressed and did nothing for my 'temper issues' I know each medication is different for everyone but from my point of view I am glad to be off of it and trying something new (zoloft) and so far (a week now) it has been so much better | F | 31 | 6 weeks | 7/6/2009 | 4 | Anxiety/Depression | Short-term memory loss, drowsiness | Better than the alternatives I've tried, but due to my profession...I'm currently switching over to Cymbalta and hoping it helps with the memory loss. If not, I'll probably go back to Celexa/Citalopram | F | 39 | 7 months | 7/3/2009 | 4 | Stress, anxiety, depression | Took it at night which was a mistake for me. Woke up a few hours later with flu like symptoms and shaking. Insomnia and weird dreams for a few nights. Teeth grinding. Weight gain but could be because I was finally feeling normal. Went from 114 lbs to 160 lbs in 4 years. I dropped a few lbs once I went off and stayed at that weight for about 3 years. I wasn't really committed to diet and exercise though. Also impossible to have an orgasm through regular sex. I didn't realize that was a side effect until I came off of it. | Helped a lot after 3 to 4 weeks. Started to feel normal and I believe it helped a lot with some traumatic events during the time I was on it...end of long relationship, moving 4 times (in college at the time), dealing with a horrible new relationship, but was able to get out of it. And who can forget 9/11. I think it helped me to get through that experience without freaking out too much. I noticed I was much more focused on school work and family and friends instead of depression and anxiety like I had been for years before. I never knew what those things were but after feeling normal I was able to recognize that is what I was experiencing a lot of my life. | F | 25 | 4.5 years | 6/22/2009 | 3 | depression | rapid weight gain, decreased libido, inability to reach orgasm | effectively eliminated incapacitating visual migraines when taken in conjunction with prescription strength weekly vitamin D. Also had modest positive effect on depression. I felt somewhat better, but family stated there was no noticable change in my behavior/attitude. | F | 32 | 7 months | 6/22/2009 | 2 | Anxiety | Weight gain (so far,about 22 pounds, averaging 2 pounds gained every month, despite increased activity/exercise and no change in eating habits), apathy/emotional blunting, complete loss of libido, trouble with orgasm | F | 36 | 18 months | 6/16/2009 | 5 | anxiety | I seem to be great on this drug. I also use Loraisapam as needed. I notice a bit of a lowered sex drive but I did just have a full historectomy right before I started taking. | I do more activities and have plenty of emotional feelings. No zomby here.... | F | 37 | 10 months | 6/14/2009 | 4 | Depression and anxiety | Increased anxiety at first. Insomnia the first night so doctor added Klonopin for me to take at night. Took a long long time to orgasm. Quick weight gain (about 20 lbs.) in three months. | Helped me go through an awful time. I was trying to take xanax for my anxiety but I needed it too much and I didn't want to get addicted to it. Took Celexa during a job switch and many other stessors. It helped, but made me feel more anxious at first. | F | 27 | 4 months | 6/14/2009 | 1 | depression | panic attacks after one hour from taking the pill. crying all day. couldn't think. sweaty palms. heart racing. | worst med ever. made me realize I'm not depressed afterall. | F | 38 | 1 days | 6/5/2009 | 2 | depression and anxiety due to PTSD | It makes me feel like a zombie and it takes away my motivation to do anything. I do feel good on occassion, really really good. But the feelings don't last, they come and go. I still feel as if my emotions are all over the map and the zombie thing is really really bad. also makes me VERY VERY thirsty. | I've become a serious zombie on this medication and it doesn't help the anxiety at all. It jsut makes me not give a crap if I'm afraid. I feel weird. So I gave it a month, just to give it a fair shot, but this medication is so not for me. I'd rather feel the fear then feel like this. | F | 36 | 1 months | 5/27/2009 | 2 | Anxiety, Major Depression | Diarrhea, Complete loss of libido, Apathy, Tiredness. Sexual disfunction (ED). | Taking 20mg. I am very tired all the time, can take a nap every afternoon even after sleeping late. My work quality has suffered. I am in sales and I have very little motivation to look for new customers or to get out quotations. I have lost my ability to concentrate at work and I am easily distracted. My doctor, a psychiatrist, says this is because I am bored by my job but I think it is the drug. It amazes me how little most doctors understand about the effects of these drugs. They ought to read this blog instead of the handouts from the drug reps. Sexual side effects never got better, in fact I now have ED which I never had before. Worst of all, I could experience very bad diarrhea at any given time of the day! I am tapering off this drug now. Prior to this I was on Effexor. I must say both of these drugs worked for me and blew away my anxiety and depression but at what cost? | M | 60 | 1 years | 5/23/2009 | 1 | major depression,anxiety and panic | weight gain, nausea,jittery | Did not help my condition. | F | 37 | 30 days | 5/9/2009 | 4 | Depression & marijuana cessation | Mostly sexual dysfunction and drowsiness, and to a lesser degree teeth grinding and increased appetite. | I started at 20mg daily, and increased to 40mg after the first month, it has helped tremendously but with a price. I have no trouble getting an erection, but have to make a lot of extra effort to achieve orgasm and ultimately it's never as satisfying. So I don't bother as often, I went from 1-2 daily to 2-3 x weekly. The drowsiness has subsided the longer I'm on it. Appetite increased and I was more interested in eating, but the medication helped me get out of the house and start exercising again so that balanced itself out. So I'm healthier than I was before I started, and I was able to stop smoking pot pretty effortlessly after the first few days (knock on wood). Slight teeth grinding which has also subsided especially since I fist started taking it. All in all, it was a good move to start taking it, I'm not sure what I would have done without it and would recommend it to anyone in my situation. That said, I look forward to the day my day to day life improves enough that I feel I can stop taking it. | M | 40 | 4 months | 4/30/2009 | 2 | Reactive Depression | Anxiety, jaw clenching, nausea, shaking, loss of control of emotions, heightened emotions, loss of libido and difficulty with orgasm, reduced tolerance to alcohol but no knowledge of this unless pointed out by others. | I did not feel happy about taking this drug. I am even less happy trying to withdraw from it. The withdrawal effects are worse than the side effects. | F | 47 | 150 days | 4/30/2009 |