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 |
| 1 | Anxiety | SEVERE Insomnia, numbness (felt like a zombie), cognitive impairment - couldn't grasp simple concepts. Do not take this drug, it almost ruined my life | I have nothing good to say about Celexa, it quickly turned me into a zombie, no feeling good or bad. Initially I was tired all the time even if I slept, now I can't sleep at all. I am weaning off this drug and it is real tough....I am unable to work and am forced to take time off to hopefully get my cognitive ability back. Horrible stuff | M | 40 | 60 days | 9/8/2007 | 4 | depression and anxiety | first week, gastrointestinal issues: diarrhea, nausea, sleepiness. These faded after a few weeks. What continued was pretty regular "spasms," just lasting less than a second. But worst was weight gain. | Was FABULOUS at first, felt the "fog" lifting and I had FOCUS and didn't worry about usual small things that bugged me. After about a month though, it started to work less. After two months I figured out that all I'd have to do was raise the dosage, but the weight gain made me have to quit (I'd just spent a year taking off 80 lbs). | F | 37 | 2 months | 8/29/2007 | 1 | anxiety | "Stoned" feeling, as if nothing mattered, could not work, slept all day every day, lethargic | My doctor prescribed me 10 mg of Celexa on top of my 300 mg of Wellbutrin because of the anxiety I was having. Well, the Celexa canceled out the Wellbutrin, making me exhausted, stoned, sleepy, etc. I ended up sleeping all day every day I took it, even with the Wellbutrin-- which was terrible, because I was skipping work and unable to function. It felt like a sedative. When I was awake I felt floaty and "stoned," unable to care about or work on anything. Maybe it made me happier, but if I can't function there's no point. I quit after a week and my anxiety on Wellbutrin eventually improved. | F | 28 | 7 days | 8/20/2007 | 2 | depression with anxiety | sleepy-zonked out and dizzy on this med. Also nauseous. | I had such an adverse strong reaction to the Celexa the first day that I immediately called the doc and said unh-unh. It maybe helpful to others, but I could not stay the course on it. | F | 51 | 1 days | 8/16/2007 | 4 | Depression | (on 10mg) Very vivid and detailed dreams every night, slight nausea the first couple days I took it. In withdrawal: weak, dizzy, nauseated most of the day, began to feel disconnected again, dull headache that lasted for four/five days after started taking it again. | I forgot to take it for about a week once-- I didn't even realize I was going through withdrawal at first. Wasn't very fun. As for celexa's effectiveness, it does keep me from being caught up in the loop of depressing thoughts. I feel like I have more energy and more readily go out and do things, feel more like myself. Still, I'm a bit wary about increasing the dosage. | M | 19 | 4 months | 8/11/2007 | 5 | anxiety | At the beginning my anxiety increased. Over a period of 8 weeks my anxiety subsided and has helped me tremendously. | F | 2 years | 8/8/2007 | 3 | Depression | Initially, nausea was terrible. I had a lot of vagina dryness and couldn't orgasm, fortunately that symptom went away and did not return. I found that it did have that giddy effect when it starts to get really into your system. That lasted about two weeks and started about two to three weeks in. Diminished sex drive was there from the beginning - but I didn't notice at first because I has scarely any left with the depression. This got even worse over time. I also had ringing in the ears which might have been connected. Weight gain was significant - about 30 lbs. This did not do away when I stopped taking it. Increasing severity of symptoms especially night sweats and return of depression. | Think it was about 3 years. Celexa was a great drug while it worked. There needed to be a gradual increasing of the dose for effectiveness and side effects got worse. The doctor finally decided that there was no point in continuing - it had really stopped working for my depression. It wasn't the right drug for me in the end, but there was no negative effects to stopping it cold turkey. When it was working, the side effects were a worthwhile trade off. If you are someone for whom antidepressants "poop out" I'd consider it. If you are someone who has no weight issues, I'd consider it. I'd avoid it if you are already obese or have a condition that tends to nausea as a first choice. | F | 39 | 3 years | 8/8/2007 | 3 | Depression/OCD | Tiredness, lack of energy | The OCD was assisted with celexa but I was really tired all the time. I was put on this after I had severe side effects on Paroxetine - just not the drug for me. I am trying Prozac at the moment and waiting to see if this is the drug for me | F | 27 | 1 years | 8/4/2007 | 4 | anxiety/depression | Weight gain.Incessant yawning! Flu-like symptoms when coming off it. | Have had three separate times on Celexa-each prompted by extreme anxiety and depression.Stayed on drug around 12 months each time. Didn't think weight gain was caused by Celexa at time but now realize that it's a major side effect for me. Drug helped a lot with depression and anxiety but I am reluctant to start on it again but my increasing feelings of fear and dread tell me that I will soon have to.Was wondering whether Wellbutrin would be a better choice. | F | 46 | 12 months | 7/29/2007 | 3 | Depression | Initially while getting used to Celexa (I started at only 10mg for the first week) it made my heart feel racy, I had no appetite (thus lost weight), was sleeping all day and felt completely jittery and anxious at night. Those went away and tapered off after about 1-2 months. | Celexa has helped with depression, I'm not as weepy as I used to be. | F | 23 | 8 months | 7/19/2007 | 4 | Generalized Anxiety | Fatigue, rapid heart beat. The first few days I had dry mouth and shortness of breath. | Does help alleviate physical symptoms of anxiety. | F | 25 | 16 days | 7/16/2007 | 3 | GAD | Heavy Night Sweeting, Tiredness for 2 hrs after taking, delayed orgasm (not a bad thing for a man) | Taking 10mg a day. Recently diagnosed with GAD after feeling unwell, IBS, headaches, nausea for a year. I think this could work for me, but I fear become dependant and have decided to try to handle my condition without the help of drugs if I can. | M | 41 | 7 days | 7/16/2007 | 2 | depression | Emotionally numb. Felt like being on "automatic pilot" all the time. Irritable. Restless sleep. Bruxism. Never lifted my mood, felt just as depressed but "removed" from it, if that makes sense...e.g. very sad but unable to cry. Loss of appetite. Loss of sex drive. Headaches. Tense. | F | 33 | 1 months | 7/13/2007 | 4 | depression after a hysterectomy | At first, hyper and weight gain | I worry about long-time effects of using Celexa. I use more for anxiety now instead of depression. | F | 53 | 13 years | 7/11/2007 | 3 | social/general anxiety, depression | the first week and a half on 20mg were hell: kept me up all night the first two nights, so i switched to taking it during the day. then, after i took it in the mornings, i'd feel fine until an hour later- then i'd feel exhausted for another hour. racing thoughts, nervousness, loss of appetite, feeling crazy. but it all eased up after a couple weeks. the only effect remaining is occasional involuntary jerks in my feet/ hands- 10x worse when i first wake up or fall asleep. it's not a problem for me. | put on celexa in the middle of a mild manic episode [with severe panic attacks several times a day], but my free psychiatrist on my college campus only saw my anxiety. i had very irritating side effects for the first couple of weeks [20mg], but i soon felt amazing [the early response is due to the then-undiagnosed bipolar]-- until i crashed into depression again. i felt like my anxiety was much better, but the depression had come back after being gone for a long time. keep in mind that we did not know i was bipolar, which has a lot to do with that. the anxiety slowly started creeping back in, but never as much as before. moved up to 40mg, no change. i will say two things about celexa: more tolerable than prozac, and i haven't had ANY panic attacks since the day i started celexa. for that alone, i am glad. just remember-- side effects usually only last for the first couple of weeks! | F | 22 | 5 months | 7/9/2007 | 3 | major depression | Very tired all the time. Need for alot of sleep. 10 - 12 hours per day. Weight gain. | It did help pull me out of the real 'dark' patches though. | F | 34 | 2 days | 7/5/2007 | 3 | Anxiety | Weight Gain, Sexual side effects | I took this drug on and off for 3 years (2 years on, 1 off). It definetely helped my anxiety. The major side effect was the weight gain. Trying the new version (Lexapro) now. I'm hoping it will have better side effects. | M | 27 | 2 years | 7/2/2007 | 1 | anxiety | diarrhea,intense heat flashes (skin burning) and vomiting | I took this for 4 days and had awful side effects and had to stop it. The burning skin and nausea and vomiting were too much for me to handle...and I didn't want to deal with it any longer so the doctor told me to stop taking it. | F | 24 | 4 days | 7/2/2007 | 5 | Depression, General Anxiety Disorde | Weight gain, vivid dreams (not bad, just detailed), lethargy | I took Celexa for two years. It improved my life so much. I was HAPPY again. The reason I went off it was because I didn't feel that I needed it anymore. | F | 27 | 2 years | 7/1/2007 | 5 | depression | loss of sex drive at beginning | was bad at first, loss of interest in sex - after a month or two it was great! it made me more adventurous and gave me motivation to do anal with my boyfriend! it is GREAT! | F | 25 | 3 years | 6/27/2007 |