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 | GAD | Dry mouth, spacey feeling, loss of libido, gastrointestinal issues (these all went away after a month or so). Weight gain, increased focus, sleep disruption, yawning, tolerance to alcohol, restlessness after about 1 hour of taking it. | Despite the side effects, it has been a great drug. I have been on the generic version for almost 3 months. I have been able to relax and remain calm during stressful situations at work, and have seen an increase in my attention span and focus. I am now able to put everything into perspective and love it. | F | 41 | 3 months | 4/22/2009 | 4 | depression | difficulty with orgasm, nausea, dry mouth | F | 27 | 2 years | 4/21/2009 | 4 | anxiety | My insurance company no longer wanted to pay for Lexapro so my doctor switched me to Celexa about a month ago. So far it's working well for me with little or no side effects. I gained about 20 pounds on the Lexapro and I'm hoping I don't have the same problem with the Celexa. On the Lexapro I was very tired all of the time and wasn't very a active, this seems to have improved considerably since starting on Celexa. Hoping this will eventually take care of the weight gain. | F | 44 | 1 months | 4/21/2009 | 3 | depression | I am having a love/hate relationship with the generic Celexa. I was on Lexapro but my insurance will not cover it. I am having good and bad moments. Sometimes I feel real good(no depression at all) then bang, bad depression sets in. I have had suicidal thoughts,too, but I can easily control and rationalize them away. I get very angry out of the blue over stupid things. I also get easily aggravated and have little patience with people. It has helped my anxiety tremendously though. I also have less hunger and am sleeping less. I have easily lost 15 pounds. I am trying to weigh out the good vs. the bad. | F | 59 | 2 months | 4/21/2009 | 1 | Depression | Intense anxiety for the first week, then terrible depressive mood swings, made depression ten times worse; emotions felt flat, hollow and phony. | F | 40 | 15 days | 4/19/2009 | 1 | Major Depression | Nervousness, Sleep Interuption, Increased (if possible!!) suicidal thoughts, Severe stomach upset, Increased to two pack a day smoking and jaw clamping. | 20 mg - lowest dose possible, I am being taken off of it immediately. I very much wanted this last medication to work and tried to deal with the side effects. | F | 38 | 4 weeks | 4/17/2009 | 3 | Anxiety/Depression | Weight gain... I am weaning off celexa now. | I was otherwise happy with celexa but the weight gain freaks me out. | F | 37 | 60 days | 4/10/2009 | 1 | stress and menopausal | massive weight gain forty five pounds complete loss of libido. Felt like a zombie | after two years on 20mg and being brain dead, Ihalved the dose for one week ,then 10mg every other day for one week,then finished.Been clean for three weeks and never felt so good. I had a really good laugh the other day,something I had not done for two years of no emotion. | F | 53 | 2 years | 4/10/2009 | 2 | Depression | Used it to successfully deal with a bout of depression in '03. When I tried 10mg (generic) this time, I woke up 8 hours later with very bad nausea. Tried it the next nite with food, woke up 8 hrs later with worse nausea. Gave up and switched to Lexapro. | M | 51 | 2 days | 4/4/2009 | 1 | Depression | Suicidal, zombie, lack of desire to do things | Was put on this drug due to separation caused by Requip. After about 2 weeks on this drug, I started having very strong urges to end my life. I actually took the weapons out of the house, locked them in my car, tossed the keys into the yard and went to bed and couldnt stop crying. I drove up and talked to my wife about things and mentioned this episode. Glad I did, she told me to stop taking it and to call my pshycologist. I did what she asked and am alive thanks to her. I now feel better about myself, it is difficult dealing with our separation but with the help of a doctor, I am dealing with it. It may help others but almost ended me. BE CAREFUL! | M | 50 | 15 days | 3/29/2009 | 2 | panic | I'm having trouble with balance and breathing from time to time. I also notice a twitch when I'm trying to fall asleep. | M | 31 | 4 months | 3/26/2009 | 1 | Panic attacks | I was switched from Cymbalta to Celexa after having horrible panic attacks after coming off the Pill (had I not been on the Pill, I don't think any of my anxiety/panic issues would have happened). It's hard to know the side effects of Celexa, as I was on Ativan (I am now completely off Ativan)the entire time I was on Celexa. But, the side effects seem to be: weight gain, complete loss of libido, much difficulty reaching orgasm, stomach pain. | I am about to start weaning myself, slowly, off of Celexa and would appreciate anyones advice and input on this. | F | 36 | 15 months | 3/23/2009 | 2 | Depression/anxiety | Severe nausea, couldn't get out of bed. One day had an odd side effect of facial twitching and numbness in right arm. Went to urgent care who ruled out seizure, stroke. Went off immediately. Side effects never returned. | Had noticed a decrease in depression when taking it. | F | 26 | 10 days | 3/13/2009 | 5 | depression | Works really well, with no noticable side-effects. May have dropped my libido some, but worth it. | More energy, got rid of my depression. Was put on generic when it came out, within 3 days so depressed stayed in bed, just wanted to die. Got a 'medically necessary' for the real Celexa, no worries after that. No problem getting off of it, have had to go off for 6 wks then able to start back on lower dose if it quit working. This drug has been a life lifter for me. | F | 48 | 10 years | 3/9/2009 | 1 | depression and anxiety | diarrhea, suicidal, became like a zombie, loss of taste and smell, dizziness, couldn't sleep, couldn't eat | I'd recommend trying anything rather than this drug although I know it suits some people. If you're reading this I hope you are one of the people it suits it sure didn't suit me! Came off very, very slowly, chipping away at the pills. | F | 66 | 10 months | 3/8/2009 | 4 | anxiety and panic attacks | initially, headaches. Vivid, memorable dreams- not distressing though.Loss of libido, delayed and less intense orgasm. | I now know what it's like to be normal, without irrational fears and obsessive anxious thoughts, sleepless nights and continual over analysis of the ordinary events in life. It's worth the side effects to be at peace. | F | 53 | 18 months | 3/3/2009 | 4 | depression/anxiety | fatigue at first that went away after a couple weeks, mild tremors, racing thoughts, difficulty falling asleep | Helps me stay motivated and focused, doesn't make me feel crazy like prozac did. Works well with my sleeping medications (trazodone and klonopin), and makes me feel less groggy in the morning. Overall, it is helping me a lot. I still have bouts of depression but I actually feel like getting out of bed in the morning! | F | 19 | 7 weeks | 3/1/2009 | 4 | Anxiety/Overwhelmed | My mind is constantly running, very hard to fall asleep, wide awake, increased yawning | I started taking Celexa 5 days ago... and I feel like it has already started working. My side effects aren't bad so far. I feel really good and much happier as in I do not gripe as much and am definately not as negative. I started taking the drug due to being overwhelmed as a fulltime student this semester and my doc seems to think it will help me focus and concentrate better. HOPE SO! I am excited to see the results, but this far all is good! | F | 29 | 5 days | 2/27/2009 | 4 | Depression and OCD | tiredness, dizziness, nausea and vomiting-- but they all subsided within a month. Delayed orgasm/reduction of orgasmic intensity-- has subsided somewhat. Has given me vivid, interesting dreams, which is kind of fun! | Helped me within the first month or so. Great drug-- but of course that's just my experience. Everyone is different. | F | 27 | 1 years | 2/26/2009 | 3 | | 2/26/2009 |