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 |
| 5 | depression/anxiety | mild drowsiness | F | 30 | 5 years | 1/21/2009 | 5 | major depression | Weight gain (40 lbs), sexual side effects: decreased sex drive, difficulty reaching orgasm. | Unfortunately, I need to increase the dose every year by 10 mg. | F | 37 | 5 years | 1/19/2009 | 1 | Depression/OCD | abdominable pain, nausea, vomiting, headaches, suicidal thoughts, manic episodes, massive weight gain, feeling like a zombie, lack of sexual drive. | I was on 60 mg and 72 hours ago I stopped this med cold turkey. I am just beginning to have the withdrawal symptoms. Zaps to the brain, dizzy, nausea, shaking. | F | 43 | 7 months | 1/17/2009 | 2 | Dysthymia | Wellbutrin XL stopped working after 6 years. Celexa was the first antidepressant my doctor had me try. On a dose of 20 mg daily, I suffered dizziness to the point of falling down at least once a week, usually on steps or stairs as if losing my balance, worsening fatigue, sleepiness, grogginess, 'brain fog', headaches, even a few minor motor vehicle mishaps (scraped my car along a wall in my workplace parking garage--TWICE). Celexa also made me quite alcohol-intolerant; one cocktail made me very loopy, headachy and nauseated. | My dysthymia manifests as apathy, cynicism, lack of motivation, head-to-toe body, joint and muscle aches, dyspepsia/IBS, overeating, fatigue, 'brain fog', insomnia, and a generally unsociable, 'bah humbug/grumpy old hag' attitude. Celexa 20 mg made my body feel FABULOUS--all my ol' lady aches and pains magically disappeared, I swear I felt 28 again--it made my IBS diarrhea vanish, and I slept a little better, but it did nothing for my mood, attitude, outlook, energy level or motivation. I had headaches every day and plodded around in a fuzzy zombie-like brain fog for 4 weeks, hoping the side effects would fade and the depression lift--but alas. I stopped taking it cold turkey with no problems, but I also immediately started taking Cymbalta and I've remained on Wellbutrin, both of which may have minimized any withdrawal symptoms. | F | 46 | 4 weeks | 1/16/2009 | 4 | Anxiety | Headaches, need for outside stimulation to achieve orgasm (which I never needed before), dizziness/wooziness at bedtime (which subsided after 2 weeks or so), trouble losing weight. | Before this med, I was on hormone therapy for endometriosis. I was able to lose weight, but the hormone therapy and my job (victim services) caused pretty intense anxiety attacks. For three days straight I felt like I was having a heart attack. I couldn't take a full breath, and I was thinking about horrible things happening that weren't realistic. They checked me for a hereditary heart condition that runs in my family, but then put me on Celexa thinking that it may be anxiety. This medication helped a lot...I notice that I am not as irritable, it is much easier to draw a full breath, and my sleep patterns have improved (after the first two weeks). However, I used to be able to achieve multiple orgasms with my husband, and I now need extra stimulation to reach one. Still enjoyable, just takes more work. Overall, this medicine really helped an intense condition I didn't even realized I had. | F | 21 | 3 months | 1/12/2009 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety | First week felt like a space cadet, but I just figured it was my brain readjusting. I have no trouble having an orgasm. | It took about 6 weeks to get the full effect, but I will tell you, THIS IS A MIRACLE DRUG FOR ME! I finally feel like the old me again. I have tried Zoloft, Prozac, and Lexapro, but I never felt like the old me on those drugs. This is sure worth a try! | F | 39 | 8 weeks | 1/6/2009 | 4 | Depression | Loss of libido, (later) migraines, panic attacks | I loved celexa. I was on it for a year before it stopped working which SUCKS! It helped me maintain a healthy weight in that I was un-depressed enough not to eat all the time. Since the celexa stopped working (began having panic attacks and migraines) I was put on Cymbalta and gained nearly 30 pounds in seven months. Now I'm trying Paxil but don't have much hope it'll work either. | F | 22 | 1 years | 1/6/2009 | 1 | Anxiety | Sexual disfunction | I think the reason I really did not give this drug even a remote chance was right after I started taking it I lost all sexual desire. More than that I literally could not get even rometely excited during sex. It was like I had been castrated. no feeling at all when having sex. About a week after I stopped taking the meds everything returned to normal. But it was a scary few weeks. | F | 30 | 2 months | 1/5/2009 | 4 | depressed, moody, social anxiety | temporary loss of sex drive, fatigue, twitching at times | I have tried a variety of mood stabilizers, lexapro and celexa. Celexa has worked the best for me and has evened me out a lot. I still have occasional anxiety but the depression has gotten a lot better. | F | 21 | 2 months | 1/2/2009 | 5 | depression, obssesive thoughts,anxi | sickness, dizziness and tingly feeling in arms | Helped me live as part of society and not an onlooker. | F | 37 | 9 years | 12/31/2008 | 1 | depression/anxiety | SEVERE agitation!!! | almost immediately after taking the first dose, I became extremely restless and agitated. Took it for 4 days, thinking that pros would outweigh the cons and the side effects would wear off. By the 4th day, I was unable to lie still, sit still, sleep, function, was completely suicidal. This drug didn't work at all for me! | F | 36 | 4 days | 12/29/2008 | 5 | menopause induced depression | none | Symptoms attributed to depression turned out to be caused by my menopause. No more night sweats. No more hot flushes. No more weepiness or sadness. My doc said other menopausal patients have had the same results. I take no hormone therapy. Just celexa. | F | 55 | 3 years | 12/27/2008 | 1 | Mild depression | Extreme abdominal cramping. Could only tolerate 3 days on it. Unable to eat or drink. Writhing on the bed in pain. | F | 32 | 3 days | 12/9/2008 | 2 | Anxiety and mild depression | Going on it was easy. Getting off it was h*ll, bad bad dizziness..I won't even drive me car sometimes..headaches behind the eyes..verge of tears all the time..moody..weight gain..about 30 lbs..very bad time remembering things or concentrating...list goes on | I would try and research another drug.. this one.. AND paxil should NOT be taken for anything.. makes you feel good sure.. but not the good you want.. I was completely numb to any feeling and totally lost any sex drive I had | F | 37 | 2 years | 12/4/2008 | 1 | depression | no side effects | I didnt do anything for me i didnt feel anything from using it totally ineffective | M | 28 | 4 weeks | 11/30/2008 | 1 | Chronic Dizziness | Anxiety, panic attacks, terrifying nightmares, suicidal thoughts, nausea, increased dizziness, disturbed sleep, confusion | I was given 10mg Citalopram for 24/7 dizziness which I have been suffering with for over a year. No-one could find a cause for it so was thought that perhaps anxiety could causing it despite not feeling anxious. The 17 days I was on it were the worst of my life yet I kept hanging on having read about the initial side effects fading over time. However the final straw came when I woke up on the final day of taking it, wanting to kill myself, all of a sudden I was looking at knives in a different way. I couldn't stop crying, I had overwhelming dispear, the like of which I've never felt before nor do I want to feel again. I've been off the Citalopram for 11 days now and I am still suffering great anxiety and panicky thoughts almost all the time - I never felt this way prior to taking the drug. I also feel constantly sick. I hope I am still suffering withdrawal and will eventually return to how I felt prior to taking the drug but I have a feeling the experience will stay with me for a very | F | 23 | 17 days | 11/27/2008 | 3 | anxiety, depression | headaches, fatigue, feeling stoned and foggy and generally under the weather | I've only been on it two weeks so far so maybe the side effects subside after awhile. i was on prozac before which worked very badly for me and gave me really problematic side effects. these side effects are really annoying and i feel kind of crappy, but not nearly as bad as the ones i had on prozac (anger problems, absolutely zero libido) and again, they might well subside. i HAVE been feeling a little less anxious and depressed already though, which is a good sign. | F | 20 | 2 weeks | 11/23/2008 | 3 | Depression | Extreme difficulty achieving orgasm. | Prior to Celexa, I could readily orgasm several times a day. Now, I have to struggle to achieve orgasm, and several days have to elapse before the next time. Sometimes I can get close, but it remains elusive... Very frustrating, but it seems to be improving the longer I'm on it (only a few weeks since my final dose increase). However, Celexa has made incredible differences in my mood, feeling happy and normal again after years of severe depression, along with PTSD and Anxiety (I take BuSpar/buspirone for that, and the combination seems to be working). | M | 39 | 3 months | 11/23/2008 | 2 | Anxiety | Tired all the time, agitated all the time | F | 21 | 6 months | 11/20/2008 | 5 | Severe Depression | Excessive yawning (even when I am not sleepy); sexual slowdown (not a bad thing for me). Decreased appetite. | I feel like a new person. I have more energy. It is easier for me to wake up in the morning and get going (I take 30mg at night before going to sleep). I normally have a “Can Do” feeling. I have more self-esteem and self-confidence. Not much can upset my equilibrium. I am much less upset about things, and certainly far from anger. It is easier for me to be loving, patient, and understanding. I am a better listener. I am more of an optimist and worry less. My attitude is : "well, I’ll try my best”. Life is doable, and I am happier and more content. Additionally, certain thinking tasks have improved (I am a CPA). I am able to more easily address problems and resolve them. I also now enjoy speaking with others, whereas I used to be overly shy to a fault. My relationship with others is improved, especially with my wife and kids. I am less desirous of things that can harm me - I finally have a voice and spirit of reason within me. I no longer ne | M | 49 | 3 months | 11/18/2008 |