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 | depression | none | I think this drug is a miracle. Before I took it I was crying at a drop of a hat and now I'm completely normal. i also used to suffer from panic attacks and I haven't had one since I started on Celexa. Although I guess I do get anxious, but I've not tipped over the edge...yet. However, when I first went on it I did feel a little confused and had brain fog (sort of like been stoned). But that lifted pretty quickly. As we're all indivuals I guess we all have different reactions to drugs, events etc, so maybe I'm one of the lucky ones. | F | 40 | 1 years | 4/27/2007 | 5 | depression and OCD | For the first two weeks, I had the characteristic headaches, 'stoned' feeling, sleep disturbances, and jaw stiffness. These were nasty for that time period but I'm glad I gave it a chance since they went away after about 14 days, about the length of time it took the good stuff to kick in. | I'm quite pleased with Celexa thus far. I'm taking 10mg (1/2 a tablet) daily and this really helps with moodiness and anxiety. Happily I haven't experienced any weight gain or sexual side effects thus far! I'm also re-reading David Burns' great book 'Feeling Good' which I highly recommend...it and Celexa are a powerful combination. I might consider going up to 20mg in the winter months but so far if it ain't broke don't fix it. | F | 27 | 6 weeks | 4/27/2007 | 5 | anxiety | delayed orgasm ( not that it is a bad thing ) | Works for me, was having panic attacks. This is not a instant cure, it takes about 2 months to take effect. I now feel normal again. | M | 49 | 4 years | 4/26/2007 | 5 | Panic/Anxiety | None | I began taking 20mg approx. five years ago when I was unable to leave my home due to panic attacks. After three-four days I realized that I was doing good. I could actually go to the store ALONE! After a few months doctor increased the dose to 40mg per day. I felt wonderful, like I did when I was a teenager. I knew no fear of anything. Just enjoyed life as God intended. When I think of all the years that I suffered with panic attacks it makes me sick. All the school functions I missed for my children, my husbands needs for me to be a "normal" wife and tend to the "normal" duties of a wife like simply going to the store without him holding my hand! I lost a wonderful job as a Human Resources Director due to this illness too. But Celexa is a miracle for me. No side effects for me. I have been without it at times due to lack of insurance and I had nothing occur. Everyone's system is different from looking at this site and affects people differently. But f | F | 45 | 5 years | 4/25/2007 | 4 | OCD/depression/anxiety | low sex drive, "zaps" in my brain/body when i do not take it | always remember to refill your scrip on time... the withdrawals are terrible. but - it has helped greatly with my ocd and depression | F | 21 | 5 years | 4/22/2007 | 4 | Anxiety | Lightheadedness, sleepiness | I started at 20mg for 6 weeks and felt a little more calm, but I didn't feel much different. My doctor upped the dosage to 40mg and for the first time in my life, I'm able to let things go. This is a wonderful feeling. I can handle criticism now without dwelling for days over a small mistake. In a perfect world I wouldn't be lightheaded or so sleepy, but I'm so much happier now that it's worth it. | F | 31 | 2 months | 4/20/2007 | 4 | Anxiety | Dry mouth, loss of appetite, and difficulty achieving orgasm--these side effects went away after about three weeks. Tiredness still persists; I have to sleep at least 8 to 9 hours every night or I'm lethargic during the day. | I still feel anxiety, but it's not as intense and it doesn't last as long. I still have all of the same emotions and feelings that I had before, but I don't obsess about them. Now when I get nervous, I can rationalize why and get over it quickly. I couldn't do that before taking the medication. I still feel like me, only better. | F | 31 | 2 months | 4/19/2007 | 3 | chronic headaches | somewhat sleepy, vivid, detailed dreams, increased sweating, calmer thinking, more focused thoughts, able to relax & stop thinking about the day when trying to go to sleep, more interest in sex & still achieving orgasm at this time, decreased appetite in the evening (last 2-3 days), slight nausea | I was afraid to take an antidepressant because of the possible side-effects. I have been struggling with chronic daily headaches and periodic migraines for over a year now and it was recommended by my doctor that Celexa might help me not to be as sensitive to the pain. Antidepressants was something I had not tried for headache treatment. I was worried that I would be tempted to commit suicide because of comments from other people and although I thought about it (not doing it, just concerned I might start feeling that way) I have not felt the urge to do it. I just hope that I can get some relief from the headaches. Another reason for taking Celexa was that I was getting depressed from going to different kinds of doctors and trying different treatments and not getting any relief. I still have concerns about Celexa, but am trying it anyway. I was prescibed 20 mg, but cut them in half and take 1/2 pill daily in the a.m. I also take Darvocet 1-2 times daily for headache pain. | F | 37 | 14 days | 4/19/2007 | 4 | mild depression/anxiety | Vivid, detailed dreams (not bad or scary); dry mouth. | Switched to Celexa from Lexapro to reduce copay on insurance. Liked Lexapro better, but Celexa is ok. Had dreams on Lexapro, too, but no dry mouth. Anxiety, depression, and tearful response to most emotional situations (like the Hallmark aisle) are GONE, which is fabulous. | F | 53 | 3 months | 4/15/2007 | 3 | PMDD/depression/anxiety/panic | INSOMNIA, hyped up,loss of appetite, fear of dying, panic, headaches | I started having bad side effects from effexor after a stressful situation. I just tried celexa for a week and I am only taking 5mg and working my way up. But even with the very low dose, I am super anxiety, cannot workout because my system is so charge up. I have been taking colonapin at night just so i can sleep and calm my nervous system down. I hope that all of this anxiousness fades after the first couple of weeks :( | F | 27 | 1 weeks | 4/11/2007 | 2 | depression, BED, PTSD, GAD | I became bipolar. I had periods of hypomania and mixed moods and my anxiety and depression were worse each time I experienced them. i began to have curiosity about suicide. I started to have trouble reading words-- I would see one word and be certain of it, then later look back and it would be something else. I cried. I had nightmares and nightsweats and didn't sleep well for over a month, despite trying to sleep for as much as 14 hours a night. I was chronically fatigued and my work performance was suffering between the exhaustion, apathy, and moods. My binge eating increased to the point where I gained over 10 pounds in three weeks | I tried the improved newer version for this drug, Lexapro, and had less severe side effects, but Lexapro gave me lockjaw and migraines. From now on I'm going to stay away from all SSRI's if possible. | F | 22 | 6 weeks | 4/11/2007 | 3 | Depression | Immediate weight-gain of 25 lbs. Need for at least 10 hours of sleep to feel wakeful. I have very mild sexual side-effects on Celexa--slight difficulty in reaching orgasm sometimes--but less than on Paxil (never any problems with my sex-drive on any medicine, though). The following symptoms increased over time: Brain fog. Short-term memory problems. Problems with clear thinking/creative work. Difficulty in making word-choice (malapropisms or aphasia?) Difficulty in motivation toward activity. I sometimes sleep as much as 12 hours a day. | On the one hand, this medicine all but eradicated my feelings of sadness and moderated my anxiety. I am an incredibly happy person now who can appreciate all the wonderful things in my life. On the other hand, I am starting to find the memory and energy problems extremely problematic. As a PhD student, if I don't find another solution, I may have to drop out of school. And I don't know how I'd manage a full-time job on this medicine. I take it with Wellbutrin and Trazadone. | F | 32 | 2.5 years | 4/10/2007 | 2 | severe depression, anxiety, cutting | I experienced an INTENSE urge to constantly cut myself. I was taking it to STOP cutting myself yet it made me want to do it ALL the time. I also got increased anxiety and the urge to hurt others as well. My depression felt no different. It may work for some people, just didn't work for me. | F | 25 | 3 weeks | 4/5/2007 | 3 | depression | first day-diahreha (sp?) next few days-headache, jaw clenching, tired. next weeks to come and still....TIRED!! It is effecting my daily life being so tired. | I need to know if this tired feeling is going to go away. I used to love to exercise daily. I looked forward to it. Now I have to FORCE myself to run on the treadmill. I don't even want to run outside. BUT...I do feel better. No more suicidal thoughts, or thoughts of hurting anyone else (i.e....husband). | F | 34 | 3.5 weeks | 4/3/2007 | 1 | Anxiety | Dizziness, Feelings of warmness almost like electricity running over your body,Panic Attacks, Extreme anxiety, agoraphobia which I had never experienved ever, feeling extremly "stoned", horrible headache, loss of appetite ( dropped 12lbs in 4 days), suicidal thoughts, nausea, vomitting. | I went on this drug to help with the anxiety and the panic attacks that I was suffering from . If I had known the effect that this drug would have put me in, I would never have even attempted it. Although in the long run, it did help with my panic attacks as I am no longer in fear of them after dealing with and getting through the absolute state of fear that this drug induced in me. I would suggest to anyone to explore alternates roots first such as talk therapy and keep the drugs as a backup. If you can find the underlying factors of your anxiety and learn to deal with it and that there is nothing to fear, you can recover completely from anxiety disorders without the drugs. | F | 27 | 2 days | 3/30/2007 | 1 | Anxiety | Dizziness, Feelings of warmness almost like electricity running over your body,Panic Attacks, Extreme anxiety, agoraphobia which I had never experienved ever, feeling extremly "stoned", horrible headache, loss of appetite ( dropped 12lbs in 4 days), suicidal thoughts, nausea, vomitting. | I went on this drug to help with the anxiety and the panic attacks that I was suffering from . If I had known the effect that this drug would have put me in, I would never have even attempted it. Although in the long run, it did help with my panic attacks as I am no longer in fear of them after dealing with and getting through the absolute state of fear that this drug induced in me. I would suggest to anyone to explore alternates roots first such as talk therapy and keep the drugs as a backup. If you can find the underlying factors of your anxiety and learn to deal with it and that there is nothing to fear, you can recover completely from anxiety disorders without the drugs. | F | 27 | 2 days | 3/30/2007 | 4 | Depression | sweating, takes longer to achieve orgasam. | I'd like to say this medicine makes me feel normal, but the truth is it dulls your emotions, however I like it. I'm sick and tired of crying at the drop of a hat. I went on celexa for 6 months at 40 dose, then off cold turkey-no withdrawals, then back on it again 4 months later when depression started to kick in again. I'm happier, nicer and it makes me feel better. | F | 31 | 8 months | 3/29/2007 | 5 | depression | Moderate weight gain, but only after I stopped running 2 miles per day, which had nothing to do with the drug, but rather the distraction of caring for an ill relative. I was pretty "hot" for a while there (!!!) AND happy. | I am one of the lucky ones for whom most medications function as intended. I made the colossal mistake of weaning myself off Prozac right before 9/11; within 6 months I crashed, emotionally. Prozac helped enormously for 3 or 4 years, but eventually made me feel just a little flat, emotionally, and a touch brainless. My main comment about Celexa is that, if you feel pretty stable on it and think you could reduce your dose, consult your doctor first. I've "experimented" with lower dosages because I "felt fine," but I can now accept that I'll be on this med for the rest of my life; I am just more "myself" on this. Regarding the TRAGIC post about the dad who committed suicide 4 days after starting Celexa, I hope this won't scare someone away from taking this potentially helpful medication, and I am furious that doctors who prescribe SSRIs fail to KEEP IN DAILY TOUCH with patients during the first several weeks of usage. People shouldn't be expected to manage t | F | 48 | 6 years | 3/23/2007 | 5 | depression | This is "Part II" of my rating; "Part I" is the one right below this. Also, I've been on Celexa now for 5 years, not 6 -- just bad at math; it's not the Celexa's fault!!!! | As I had started to say, below: Regarding the TRAGIC post about the dad who committed suicide 4 days after starting Celexa, I hope this won't scare someone away from taking this potentially helpful medication, and I am furious that doctors who prescribe SSRIs fail to KEEP IN DAILY TOUCH with patients during the first several weeks of usage. People shouldn't be expected to manage their own care if a medication makes them feel suicidal. Suicide has its own, weird logic -- once it seems like the best solution, it's hard to talk yourself out of it. No one should be left alone with this reaction. It's malpractice. BEST of luck to ALL who consult this site for information. Please remember: you are ILL, and NOT worthless; you deserve to live, to love and be loved, and to enjoy life as much as anyone else. TALK to someone, focus on your strengths and keep looking until you find what works. | F | 48 | 5 years | 3/23/2007 | 5 | Depression, anxiety | none | Celexa has helped me a lot. It gave me the push I needed to change my life, and I have never felt this good. | F | 23 | 1.5 years | 3/20/2007 |