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 and Anxiety/Panic | DREAMING! ~WIERD weird WEIRD weird~ but harmless and rather entertaining, anyway. Apathy at first. For the first three weeks there was a notable decrease in sex drive. | I started feeling better (without NOTICING outright I felt better--just a natural kind of "Hey, you know, it occurs to me I am doing OKAY! Wow!" as opposed to a "Hey I feel really happy and silly and high-WHEEEEEE!" feeling) which brought a sense of relief. I feel closer to my normal self again. I experienced a kind of apathy for the first two weeks. I wasn't ~sad Sad SAD~ anymore. (Thank God. That had to GO.) I am a very passionate person about everything (extreme happiness and extreme sadness--no, I am not bi-polar just a "carpe diem" person) and I noticed no more sadness, but not happiness either. Just a kind of "breathe in, breathe out, all is fine" attitude. Like I said...relief. Now at 1 month, I am starting to feel true happiness again, and sadness when its appropriate. (Ex: My friend's dog had to be put down *frown* "I have a second date tonight with a pretty hot guy" *smile*) My sexual appetite seems well on its way back to | F | 33 | 1 months | 1/24/2007 | 2 | anxiety | I had taken Citaprolam (Celexa) for about one week. I only took about 1/4 of the prescribed dose because I'm sensitive to these drugs. I was a little tired and sleepy at first but felt okay. After about a week I developed a rage that was unlike me. I felt like biting off the head of everyone around me. Stopped taking it and I got back to myself again. | M | 58 | 7 days | 1/24/2007 | 4 | Chemical Imbalance | Fatigue, night sweats, vivid dreams, icthy "crawly" skin, facial numbness, dizziness, nausea | Celexa has effectively worked for me thus far. It has improved my moodiness tenfold, although my highs are REALLY high and my lows are REALLY low. Lately I have been experiencing more dizziness then usual and when I move my head my eye sight almost trails behind and focuses shortly after. I pick a weekend out of the month to go off them to give my system a break, really bad side effects there, I wouldn't suggest doing this often or at all. Celexa is probably better for short term use as opposed to long term in my opinion. Definately talk to your physician about all possible side effects before deciding to use this drug. | F | 24 | 3 years | 1/19/2007 | 1 | anxiety | diarrhea, dizziness, headache, insomnia, legs would not stop shaking, nausea, severe anxiety, skin felt like it was burning, sweating | After taking the medication for 6 days, I ended up having to go to the ER in an ambulance because I had a reaction to Celexa. Thank God for Ativan! | F | 40 | 6 days | 1/17/2007 | 5 | Depression | Insomnia, decrease in sex drive and ability to orgasm. | I cannot believe the positive difference in my life since I this drug has entered my life! For the first time in my life, I feel I can think clearly without my emotions ruling my every move! The side effects have been minimal and, as I have read many other experiences, I have confidence that they will either go away with time or lessen. This drug is definitely a wonder drug to me. It feels SO GOOD to be ME again!!!!!! :-) | M | 43 | 2 months | 1/16/2007 | 5 | Depression, anxiety | Jaw clenching, nausea in the beginning, vivid dreams, delayed ejaculation, some sweating ,premature waking . | This medicine really helped me. Most of the side affects are gone after 2 months,or at least decreased . It was like a broom that swept out all of my negative and black thoughts and took away my nervousness. It won't fix all your problems but at least you can face them better with a more positive outlook .Recommended . | M | 42 | 2 months | 1/15/2007 | 4 | Depression/Anxiety | Dry mouth, mental fuzziness, weight gain, intense but brief (2-5 minutes)periods of sweating; sexual desire there but cannot reach orgasm | First started a year and a half ago for severe anxiety attacks; was on 20 mg which controlled the anxiety, allowed me to eat again, improved mood moderately; stupidly, started to taper myself off, as was feeling better and wanted to reduce weight; had another severe depressive/anxiety episode 6 weeks ago and am now up to 40 mg; anxiety is now manageable but mood lift has not yet occurred. Doctor wants eventually move me to Lexepro to reduce sexual side effects. | F | 44 | 18 months | 1/13/2007 | 5 | Anxiety | Nausea, diarrhea, foggy/fuzzy feeling in my head, decreased appetite, emotionally detached, night sweats | Started noticing improvement from my anxiety symptoms very quickly. Started on low dose x 2 weeks with reduction in side effects. Dosage increased and side effects returned. I was warned about this so it was not a big surprise. Been on maintenance dose for over two weeks now and side effects are subsiding. I'm feeling so much better. I would highly recommend this medication at this stage of my treatment. | F | 46 | 5 weeks | 1/12/2007 | 3 | depression anxiety | Nausea, insomnia, mood swings, apathy, extremely tired, slight hand tremors, and I'm seeing lots of black spots. | I'm really getting quite a buzz from the celexa. I'm flying higher than a kite. Very spacey and it's hard to concentrate. It has helped me relax though. Although I can't sleep more than 4 hours unless I take Ambien CR with it. I hung up on a customer and started bawling at work today and that's not really helpful to me. I'm giving this two weeks and if I don't feel better by then I'm switching to something else. | F | 35 | 4 days | 1/11/2007 | 5 | Depression | Restless leg syndrome at night, slight mania / aggitation for first 2 weeks. | It saved my life. I wished I had known about this drug years before. I feel like a "normal person" for the first time in a long time. | F | 31 | 2 days | 1/10/2007 | 5 | Depression | Restless leg syndrome at night, slight mania / aggitation for first 2 weeks. | It saved my life. I wished I had known about this drug years before. I feel like a "normal person" for the first time in a long time. | F | 31 | 2 years | 1/10/2007 | 2 | Panic attack | I was a thin blondy cute girl who loved sex and now i'm a fat girl with no sexual drive. Celexa gave me the opportunity to stop having stress for nothing, but also stop me to enjoy any situation. I feel like a robot with no too bad or too high emotions. | Side effects of Celexa began after 2 months. Also, even with a high dose, panic attacks are still there. Moreover, panic attacks are worst because when it occurs, i have intense feeling of burn in my whole body. | F | 24 | 1.5 years | 1/8/2007 | 3 | Anxiety, PTSD, mild depression | I've only taken this mediction for 2 days. I've felt a bit glazed. I'm on 20 mg currently and am supposed to go to 40 mg within a week. This is the first ssri I've taken. I've been sleepy, nauseus and my hands shake a bit. I hope these side effects pass soon. I know it's probably too soon to comment on the side effects-- hopefully things will improve over the next week or so. | M | 45 | 2 days | 1/7/2007 | 3 | dystimia | Seemed to help with delaying ejaculation and increased arousal which were a benefit needed. However, I have experienced sleep problems: insomnia and especially daytime sleepyness. Like alot of the comments I have read, I will sleep a long time and still be sleepy during the day. Very aggrivating and frustrating as it affects all areas of my life. I just can't get to the point that I can accomplish things I would like to do----increase my income, take better care of myself like going to the dentist or exercising.This has been going on for 6-7 years now. I have been to sleep medicine centers where I was treated for sleep apnea--cpap was horrendous---next came the surgery to remove tissue in my throat and increase space in my airway. Nothing has worked and I now suspect celexa might be the cause of this. Am looking into options. Comments? | It does help with dystimia (long term low grade depression)and keeping my mood level. I don't have bad lows. If it wasn't for the sleep issue it would probably be ok. No effects like weight gain, panic attacks, etc. | M | 60 | 6 years | 1/4/2007 | 4 | post partum depression | I really did not have any side effects starting up. It was such an improvement in my life compared to the depressed state that I was in. After about 6 months I started realizing that I was not taking the medication for being depressed any more but I was taking it for life ups and downs. My doctor first tried to put me on a lower dose of a different medication and it made me a little loopy and I had to switch back to celexa. I finally weaned myself off and a couple of weeks after my last dose started taking a long acting form of St. John's Wort.(St. John's wort and Celexa do not mix and you need at least two weeks before moving from one to the other) It is definately not as strong and I am forced to deal with life's ups and downs the old fashioned way but I am getting there. As for celexa, if you need it take it. It really saved me in a awful time that I would never wish on any one. Take your time to get off and if you still need it just don't stop, your life is worth more t | F | 29 | 8 months | 1/2/2007 | 3 | Panic attacks, Anxiety | About 3 years ago I worked a very stressful job. Had my 1st panic and they put me on a poison call PAXIL (Beware)Side effects were terrible but once on was great. Took for 1 year and labido left me. Got off it and didn't have panic attacks for 1.5yrs then all of a sudden here they are again! Have been on Citalopram (Generic for Celexa) I take 1/2 of a 20mg pill and have been for 15 days. Panics are 75% less but I wake up at 5:30am with chills a anxiety feeling for the last mo (Not related to Celexa) It has not taken this away? Should I up it to the full dose? | M | 34 | 15 days | 12/27/2006 | 5 | jaw clenching, slightly tired | update to previous post. it's been 1 month now and i can say things have gotten a lot better. at 3 weeks was feeling good but the last week i've noticed a big change. celexa has been a great improvement to my life. like i said in last post no drug is going to make things completely better but it is a huge improvement. i know for some people the whole idea about taking an anti-depressant is a little taboo but here's my take on it and i hope it helps anyone who reads this. when you have a headache you take an asprin. when you're sick you might take an antibiotic. simply put when you dont feel good you take something to ease the symptoms. its no diffrent with an antidepressant. why allow yourself to feel bad if you dont have to? nobody wants to walk around all day with a killer headache so why should you walk around all day feeling blue or as if there is no hope? if a friend or someone in your family doesnt agree with taking an antidepressant who cares! its none of thier business. i KNOW | M | 36 | 1 months | 12/26/2006 | 4 | IBS | inability to have orgasms, hyperactivity | i like this drug, but i like my orgasms alot more. | F | 28 | 1.5 months | 12/26/2006 | 4 | Severe anxiety and panic | Weight gain, uncontrollable hunger, weird hypoglycemic symptoms | I wasn't sure how to rate this drug because I used it once for 5 years with fantastic success, but then went off of it for a year. My anxiety and panic returned so I went back on Celexa and I had many side effects that I hadn't before. I gained 30 pounds in just a few months, and basically couldn't function because of the uncontrollable, endless, gnawing hunger. It helped my anxiety and panic symptoms though. No withdrawals except for mild head zaps for a day or two. | F | 25 | 1 years | 12/25/2006 | 4 | anxiety | Increased anxiety the first few weeks, start out REALLY LOW ON THIS, don't take 20 or 40 to start out with or it may cause panic, insomnia the first few weeks, rapid heartbeat at first and really sleepy during the day. All side effects have subsided in week 3 except it takes marathon sessions to have orgasmn | Great drug for anxiety, but you need to keep positive thoughts going simulataneously. DO NOT START OUT ON A FULL DOSE OR YOU WILL HATE THE DRUG. See if your doc will give you 10 Klonopin to help you sleep the first week or so. Otherwise the insomnia may kick in. Be patient with the drug...works good, just has some nasty side effects in the beginning. | F | 28 | 3 weeks | 12/23/2006 |