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 |
| 3 | Major Depression | Initially, extreme drowsiness mid to late afternoon, and disrupted sleep. I'd wake up atleast 2 or 3 times a night, at that point I had been on 10 mg a day for 10 days. I inreased to 20 mg a day, and have been on Clexa for about 3 weeks now, in addition to Wellbutrin XL 450 mg. Now, I'm tired all of the time and have lost my drive to get to the gym . LSight Decrease in appetite, and am still somewhat apathetic. | F | 29 | 3 weeks | 8/16/2008 | 4 | Moodiness | Weight gain | still have libido, which I didn't with other ssri | F | 48 | 8 years | 8/13/2008 | 5 | moody | no side effects | F | 2 weeks | 8/11/2008 | 2 | depression/anxiety | Weight gain, 25 lbs. on a small frame; never had weight problems in the past. Lethargy; exhaustion; I am just existing; starting to feel depressed about weight and problems & lack of energy. | F | 43 | 3 years | 8/7/2008 | 5 | Depression | I started out having the "yawns" for the first couple weeks but the side effects were relatively minimal. | I have had great results from using Celexa for the past several years. It has gotten me through rough times and allowed me to cope in a healthy manner. I intially began anti-depressant therapy due to having some degree of seasonal affective disorder and taking something helped me get through the dark winter days. Also, I think I had been suffering from depression since I was a teenanger and didn't recognize it as such until I was an adult. I do think about eventually getting off of it especially with the thought of having children but for right now, it is the right drug for me. I have tried Paxil in the past and had an enormous amount of weight changes, both gaining and losing which had a huge toll on my body. I have not experienced anything like that with Celexa. The only negative thing I have to say about Celexa is that it does cause me to have a lot of energy, sometimes to the point of running myself ragged. I try to use it to my advantage when I can. | F | 32 | 4 years | 8/4/2008 | 1 | anxiety | facial and vaginal muscle twitches, total forgetfulness, insomnia, racing mind would not shut off. | I don't know how anyone could take this drug. One of the worst experiences in my life. As another person commented, this terrible experience made me really work hard and get in shape to handle my problems without drugs. It's not easy and life is hard, but maybe our society has set up unrealistic expectations that life should be happy and relatively stress free all the time. | F | 45 | 20 days | 8/4/2008 | 2 | Stress at Work mild depression | Suicidal thoughts like a song you can can't get out of your head. Also had thoughts of hurting others. | 1st time taking antidepressant. Never had suicidal thoughts before taking celexa, also had thoughts of hurting others.Took it for about 21 days , 20 mg to start then cut it to 10mg after 10 days. After having the thoughts, stopped taking it cold turkey and suffered bad for a few weeks and now have started to feel better. Thoughts have subsided. | M | 52 | 21 days | 8/2/2008 | 3 | mild depression/ bi-polar I | none really until the mania--I think it was the alcohol / drug addition. but very abnormal behavior--some dangerous. lost control of sensitivity. pretty good for six-seven mths in the beginning | stopped it due to excessive energy and mania. See your Dr if you are acting up-could hurt someone. Seriously increased sex drive, overwhelming confidence and conceipt, aggressiveness. spun the quiet depression into Nutty Professor. seriously--just like the movie. told to stop bc of manic bipolar reaction good luck | M | 28 | 14 months | 8/1/2008 | 5 | Recurrent brief depression | Some sexual side effects, insomnia, feeling lazy! | After being on 10mg for about 6 months and still having moderate moodswings, I have increased the dosage to 30mg and for the last few days have felt better than ever. I think its a wonderful drug if you get the dosage correct. Still early days though. When I tried to come of it, i did get zaps behind the eyes and pain in the eyes. | M | 35 | 6 months | 7/19/2008 | 5 | DEPRESSION | SWEATING. I SWEAT LIKE MAD AND NEVER USE TO BEFORE THIS. | I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER ON THIS THAT ON ALL THE MANY OTHERS THEY HAVE TIRED ON ME. I CAN DEAL WITH THE SWEATING AS LONG AS I AM NOT SO DEPRESSED. | M | 63 | 2 months | 7/17/2008 | 4 | Depression, panick attacks | yawning, decreased sex drive | I had cycles of deep depression with self-harm thoughts for about 2 years, but after my sister died this year I started having panick attacks too and developing compulsive pacing/rocking behaviors. I had never tried anti-depressants before, but decided with my therapist I needed something to handle my out of control emotions and freakouts. Tried lexapro for 4-5 weeks and actually felt more depressed, so my doctor switched me to Celexa, saying it was almost the same thing as Lexapro but cheaper and might be more effective. Been on Celexa for only 2 months now, but feel much better. I sleep better, no more panic attacks, i quit pacing and rocking within a week of taking it, I don't swing between manic panicky behavior and crying jags. I feel happy when something good happens and can cry over my sister without feeling like the world is ending. It's been really helpful for me and I expect it to continue to help with my depression as I keep taking it. No significant side effects beside a lo | F | 34 | 3 months | 6/23/2008 | 5 | anxiety/depression | no side effects. great drug for me! | F | 32 | 8 months | 6/18/2008 | 5 | Depression | Depression outweighs the side effects (sleepiness, headache & nausea about an hour after taking it). I take it at night so I can sleep through the minor headace. | This is my miracle. | F | 30 | 7 years | 6/17/2008 | 1 | anxiety/depression | first 3 days took away anxiety. | from day four to day seven i slipped into a horrible depression. could not get out of bed. felt like i wanted to committ suicide. i am stopping this drug by tomorrow before i kill myself. i hate it. lexapro did the same thing to me. | F | 44 | 7 days | 6/14/2008 | 5 | derealization | slight trouble swallowing dry food..dry oesophegus , no dry mouth though? ... thats it | amazing drug.. the only one that reduced my derealization, been on all ssri+snri's plus remeron and buspar ... only this works on dearealization at 60mg | M | 30 | 7 years | 6/9/2008 | 3 | depression | anger | F | 62 | 2 years | 6/3/2008 | 5 | sleep disorder (hypopnea) | When first taking citalopram (celexa), I had to drink a lot of extra fluids because I felt "dried out". That stabilized after a few weeks. | I am taking this med. because I was diagnosed with a sleep disorder (hypopnea). A sleep test showed I was not taking in enough air about 18 times per minute on average. A test with a CPAP did not work out, so the next option was a low dose anti-depressant. My PCP prescribed celexa. I take 20 mg in the AM and 10 mg in the evening. In addition to helping me sleep better, it has also improved my energy and mood. | F | 50 | 2 years | 5/31/2008 | 5 | bipolar II, anxiety, panic attacks | No bad side effects noted | I love this drug. I am on celexa (30mg) as part of my crazy-cocktail. I've tried 3 different antidepressants, but celexa is by far my favorite. It is the only drug that both worked and did not zombify me. On Celexa, I can still cry, be extaticaly happy, get angry, laugh.... be the motional person i really love. No more cutting, no more anger outbursts/crying fits, no more thought of suicide, no more (unjustified) feelings of guilt... In otherwords, i feel myself and not the medicine. of course, every drug is different for everyone, but i do suggest you try it if you haven't | F | 28 | 2 months | 5/29/2008 | 1 | Depression anxiety | hate it, don't want it, caused some really weird dreams, fatigue, blood pressure low, high anxiety, suicidal/homicidal thinking increased. NO NO NO NO NO | F | 38 | 1 weeks | 5/26/2008 | 4 | depression/bipolar | taken off and on for 10 years as initially diagnosed as depressed. this last time it induced mania and was diagnosed as bipolar. increased sex drive, weight loss, frequent urination | i LOVE celexa!! all though it did induce a major manic episode, that's been coming for a while...the psych thinks i've been showing signs of bipolar since childhood. i have been off and on celexa since i was 16. have tried prozac (gave me daily migraines), paxil (not effective) and wellbutrin (too emotional, irritable). always come back to celexa. i am now taking it w/lamictal so the mania is under control. no negative sexual side effects...i actually have increased sex drive and the sex is wonderful!! also weight loss. i don't mind the frequent urination at all b/c my body naturally retains quite a bit of water and this keeps it under control. i am able to deal w/things easier...when something bad or stressful happens i don't feel like it's the end of the world. i would recommend this to anyone!! =) | F | 26 | 10 years | 5/24/2008 |