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 |
| 4 | GAD, Depression | Weight gain (significant), decreased sex drive | This SSRI helped me GREATLY with my anxiety and depression; however, I put on 30lbs in two years. | F | 27 | 2 years | 2/26/2008 | 3 | Depression and Anxiety | Anxiousness 2 hours after taking it. Nausea and diarreah got progressively worse until I vomited at my desk and had to go home after being on it for a week. | My mood has lifted tremendously but the diarreah and vomiting is a big problem. If I can't function normally, how can I enjoy my happiness? I took it 4 yrs ago and don't remember these problems. It might be that I'm on the generic. I still have a hard time getting out of bed, but once I do I'm good. I laugh more now than I have in months. It will be sad to have to change medications if these problems dont cease. | F | 27 | 8 days | 2/13/2008 | 4 | depression/anxiety | So far after only 3 days, dry mouth, metalic taste, fogginess, less worry, less apathy, inability to reach orgasm. | I feel a bit better already however I am hoping the side effects will decrease with time. Side effects kicked in 9 hours after the first pill. 10mg. | F | 25 | 3 days | 2/9/2008 | 1 | Anxiety | Tiredness, more anxious | Didn't do anything for my anxiety | M | 22 | 1 months | 2/1/2008 | 1 | Bipolar II Depression | My body could not tolerate this drug. Severe anxiety and irritability. | I had to stop after 4 weeks. | F | 32 | 4 weeks | 1/31/2008 | 2 | depression, anxiety | castration in a pill. | wiped out sex drive. did help with agitation level but not much else and then all of a sudden just stopped helping with that. | M | 49 | 40 weeks | 1/30/2008 | 5 | Anxiety, Depression, Slight OCD | The first week, it just felt funny, like the morning after a long night of drinking, and you have that shaky/hung-over feeling. Lost of sexual appetite. | This drug saved me, almost literally. I tried Ativan, Lexapro, Kilonopin, and a lot of other anxiety drugs. Lexapro made me want to kill myself, and the rest of the other drugs basically made me feel the same way. Celexa is amazing. I have no side-effects, and has truly changed my life. | F | 22 | 2 years | 1/28/2008 | 2 | ocd | terrifying nightmares, feeling that i was going to die if i fell asleep, | this medication worked beautifully on my mother so my dr decided to try it on me. i tried it for 2 days and had the mentioned symptoms...that was enough for me although i think i recall my mother telling me she did have more vivid dreams, but not terrible ones. | F | 34 | 2 days | 1/27/2008 | 3 | F | 41 | 14 months | 1/25/2008 | 2 | Major Depression | nausea, headache, NO ZERO NONE sex drive, very "flat" emotions | switched to Wellbutrin XL and for me was a MUCH better choice than the Celexa | F | 28 | 6 weeks | 1/25/2008 | 5 | Anxiety / Depression 40mg | none | This one is great. Was taking Lexapro 20mg (the highest dose FDA allows) but it felt like I was taking nothing. I had depression, general and social anxiety full blast. Maybe it's the dosage of 40mg on the Celexa (similar chemical to Lexapro) but this is working great! No more deep depressions or brooding episodes. | F | 34 | 3 months | 1/15/2008 | 2 | Anxiety, Binge Eating Disorder | Feeling "stoned" all the time, extremely tired, no sex drive. | I took the generic (Citalopram) and it was great on 10mg for the first week. I didn't binge once, I lost weight, I was EXTREMELY happy all the time, and I had no anxiety. However, during the second week I noticed myself getting tired and even more so when I tried to increase. I wanted to sleep all the time, I started binge eating again, and I couldn't go in to work one day because I was just too tired to function. Just to give everyone a heads up, I had the worst withdrawal ever on the medication. Migraine headaches, anxiety, confusion, panic attacks because I couldn't figure out what was causing the migraine headaches, hot and cold sweats. I found that extra strength Tylenol helped the withdrawal effects alot. | F | 21 | 2 weeks | 1/14/2008 | 4 | anxiety & depression | I just started taking Celexa about 3 weeks ago and already I can tell a big difference. I started taking the med due to depression & anxiety that over came me after my senior year and starting college. I went to my doctor and he put me on 40 milligrams a day. For now I am very happy with the drug! | F | 18 | 3 weeks | 1/4/2008 | 4 | P&A D/O; Depression; OCD | Weight Gain; Unable to cry; Low to no sex drive; Day time sleepiness | Started with 40mg yrs ago, was a wonderful medication. Managed the panic attacks and general anxiety to a bare minimum. Took yrs to help the OCD. Flucuated to 60mg after a terrible trauma for approx. 6 months, pulling me out a deep depression. Back down to 40mg. All the while gaining wt, and always having to rely on an afternoon nap. Changed over to Lexapro for 3 mo. non effective, back to Celexa at a 40mg dose for another 2 yrs and all of a sudden back into a depressed mode over something I cannot even put my finger on. Perhaps all the weight gain. 25lbs in < 12 months. Change of medicine as of today, will start Wellbutrin as of tomorrow. Looking forward to feeling good once again. | F | 38 | 4 years | 1/4/2008 | 5 | I was very depressed. | Decreased libido for a while, but it eventually went away. | I took Celexa for depression about 3 or 4 years ago when I was 18-19. At first, it stopped me from my bouts of random crying but I still felt depressed. I told my therapist the medication was just "masking" my depression. But eventually and gradually, my depression went away with Celexa and weekly meetings with a therapist. I was on the medication for a couple years before I went off it. | F | 23 | 2 years | 12/29/2007 | 3 | Anxiety/depression | Side effects included drowsiness and sexual dysfunction. The drowsiness eventually subsided after about a month, but the sexual dysfunction was a problem for the duration of my treatment. | In general, Celexa seemed to work relatively well in terms of improvement in mood and anxiety at a dosage of 40mg/day. Sexual dysfunction included the usual symptoms (loss of libido, difficulty obtaining erection, etc.) I did find that regular exercise eased the sexual problems somewhat as well as improved overall mood. Overall, Celexa helped with mood but the sexual dysfunction was too much to handle. | M | 25 | 3 months | 12/28/2007 | 3 | anxiety | loss of appetite, inability to gain weight, diarrhea, waking up too early in the morning, some jaw clenching, initial increase in anxiety | This is my first time with Celexa, but have taken zoloft and paxil for 10 years. After about 2 weeks I noticed it is helping with my anxiety, at least in the evenings. Morning anxiety is still bad and the weight loss makes me nervous. | F | 33 | 2 weeks | 12/20/2007 | 1 | Anxiety. | Swollen face, redness, night sweats, loss of appetite,discomfort in chest, tingling in arms, increased anxiety. | After a few months of stomach pains my doctor diagnosed severe depression, brought on by 4 recent deaths in the family. I asked for this drug as I'd taken it about 10 years ago with no problems. I took 10mg for 3 days - horrible side effects, so I missed a day then took 1 more. Never again! Having now read all these comments I know the chances are that even if I stuck with it the chances aren't all that great that I'll feel better. I have 'anxiety' - can't cope -rather than 'depression' - feeling sad, so I'm going to look for some homeopathic cure. No more drugs, this one is just not worth the side effects if you find you're sensative to it. | F | 58 | 5 days | 12/16/2007 | 3 | mild depression/anxiety/stress | dry mouth, total loss of appetite, diarrhea, increased sweating, yawning all day long, insomnia!!! | I'm on 10mg for the past week and will most likely increase to 20mg soon. Took away this heaviness in my head which my doctor said was stress/depression/anxiety. Lots has happened over the past 1-1/2yrs for me. Hoping the insomnia will pass soon. Currently also taking Ativan (0.5mg) sublingual as need, but it doesn't help with the insomnia. | F | 33 | 6 days | 12/15/2007 | 3 | Major depression, severe anxiety | Initial side effects: Jaw-clenching, difficulty urinating, jittery anxiety 1-2 hours after daily dose, metallic taste in mouth, difficulty reaching orgasm. | 9 months into the medication: Initial side effects are gone. Current side effects are weight gain (10 lbs), constant ringing in ears, extreme afternoon/evening sleepiness, some memory loss, straining for words, difficulty following conversations, some loss of sense of humor, 'flat' feeling. Celexa definitely mitigates my major depression and severe anxiety. My suicidality and constant dread has almost disappeared. The fogginess and inability to follow conversation is disturbing and seems to get worse. I'd recommend Celexa (or any other SSRI) for extreme depression or anxiety but the side effects have to be weighed. In a perfect world I'd all work hard all day in the sunshine, eat healthy, organic foods and come home to a loving, creative home environment. Until then the Celexa will do. | F | 36 | 9 months | 12/14/2007 |