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 | ADHD, Depression, hyperactivity | ejaculatory delay, very increased sex drive, occassional diahrea and constipation | When i started at 10mg i did have most of the side effects that people experience. It started working in only 3 days, which was nice. I was not really a very serious clinical case, but wanted something to help with some major life changes that i was going through. I backed the dose down to 3.5mg per day and this has gotten rid of all the symptoms except the ejaculatory delay. However, combined with the increased sex drive, this is really not an issue. The main issue now is satisfying the sex drive. At a higher dose the side effects were profound, so i recommend lowering the dose as much as possible. The drug has good psychotropic effects even at low doses, so less is more. Also if you look at this site... the most successful people with the drug are maintained at lower doses. Tried Wellbutrin for the adhd, but that put me into outer space. | M | 30 | 4 months | 9/9/2005 | 4 | | 9/7/2005 | 2 | depression | Some sleepiness, constipation, loss of sex drive. | This drug didn't really have any negative or positive effects. I'd say it slightly reduced anxiety, but overrall it really didn't do anything. | F | 27 | 1 years | 9/3/2005 | 1 | Depression | I take Lexapro which is basically Celexa. Sexual side effects - Mr Winkey went to sleep and won't wake up! | I was on Celexa for a cuple of years when Lexapro came out - this is the more "pure" form of Celexa. It's also a good marketing ploy and a way to keep the patent going. I hate this medication. It did take care of my depression and completely removed my anxiety - but - it made my sexual function dissapear. I was no longer able to maintain an errection and had no sexual desire. I finally had my DR change me to Wellbutrin XL and I am much happier and have my sex drive back. | M | 42 | 3 years | 8/28/2005 | 3 | Depression | Restless sleep, felt like a zombie every morning, sleepy all the time (but could not sleep well!) numbed out my emotions, anorgasmia, lowered libido, teeth clenching (I had to buy a nightguard!) | I was only on Celexa a few months, and initially I thought it was helpful, at least I wasn't feeling so scared, full of crying spells, down, etc. but eventually I just felt pretty numbed to my emotions, good or bad. However I probably would have stayed on this drug longer if it didn't make me so lethargic every day and didn't kill my active sex drive! IT's very frustrating to not have an orgasm for 3 months, I don't know how some people stay on this so long, although I understand that they have to in order to function. My depression was a bit more situational and since quitting the drug I am just focused on my work in therapy to help the underlying causes of depression. | F | 26 | 3 months | 8/24/2005 | 3 | depression, anxiety | dry mouth, hot | This is a drug which helps with depression but the myalgia is so serious that I may have to discontinue taking it for the second time. Must decrease very slowly and withdrawl is hell. | F | 47 | 4 years | 8/24/2005 | 1 | depression/OCD | dry mouth/hair loss | I quit taking celexa because I started losing my hair. My dr. at the time did not believe me and told me this was not a side effect. I stopped the celexa and stopped seeing that dr. I found out later that this can be a possible side effect. | F | 29 | 2 months | 8/18/2005 | 2 | Depression | Fatigue, diminished sex drive, apathy, alcoholism | I only took 10 mg a day for 2 months and I quit cold turkey. I went through a horrible withdrawal even though the small dose. Lots of anger and a worse depression than before. I don't know what the heck these pills do to our brains but I sincerely hope never to try one again. | F | 30 | 2 months | 8/13/2005 | 1 | did not take it | | 8/12/2005 | 4 | Depression | difficult to reach orgasm. | i've been on celexa for about four years. at first it made a tremendous difference, i finally felt like myself for the first time. after time i needed an increase in dose to maintain my mood. i was off of celexa for awhile and noticed how high my sex drive was and how easy it was to orgasm. now back on celexa i'm noticing a big difference. it's now very difficult to orgasm and they are quite weak. | F | 24 | 4 years | 7/27/2005 | 3 | anxiety | weight gain!!! about 25 lbs. Never feeling rested, can sleep about 12 hours a day. Crazy dreams. Brain zapping if I miss a pill. memory loss | I am at a point where I cannot decide if taking this med is worth all the side effects. It has helped my anxiety, but at the same time has made me feel worse about myself because of the weight gain and constant fatigue. It is also harder to concentrate, and my memory is horrible now. Little things, such as forgetting how to spell certain words that I have always known how to spell!!! I am going to try to get off celexa and see how I feel. The side effects are too much for me now... | F | 21 | 2 years | 7/25/2005 | 1 | anxiety | Crazy thoughts in my head that was going crazy. Became very sleepy and would last all day no matter how much sleep i got. | Celexa is a antidepressant and though it is believed that a SSRI can be effective in treatment of anxiety long-term it is not a could cure for anxiety in fact most SSRI's will cause anxiety the first week of treatment. If you have anxiety the best treatments are anti-anxiety treatments such as benzo meds or other similiar ones that do not share addiction. | M | 21 | 2 months | 7/25/2005 | 1 | Depression and anxiety | Insomnia, increased anxiety, panic attacks, loss of libido, and inability to achieve orgasm. | I've never had panic attacks like this before ever, heart racing, hyperventilating into a paper bag. Only able to sleep an hour or two a night. I kept thinking it would get better but it got consistently worse with each passing day (including sexual side effects). Acute anxiety, panic attacks, and sexual problems went away after only a day or two off this unacceptable drug. | M | 39 | 3 weeks | 7/25/2005 | 4 | Major depression and BPD | During the first few days my major side effect was blurred vision and very tired. The blurred vision cleared up rather quickly, and like many others that have posted, it is still very hard to get up in the morning. Before Celexa I never slept later then 6 am. Now I can sleep until 10. My solutiion is that I just have to push myself to get up, because once I do, I'm fine. | It's only been 3 weeks. But out of all the anti-depressants I've tried, so far this is the best. Very noticable improvement with the depression. | F | 44 | 3 weeks | 7/20/2005 | 1 | OCD/inability to make decisions | hair loss | tried to tell dr. about the hair loss but she didn't believe that it was related to celexa but it was | F | 29 | 2 months | 7/18/2005 | 2 | depression | emotionless and spaced out feeling | M | 38 | 6 weeks | 7/16/2005 | 3 | Depression, anxiety | EXTREME tiredness, very slight sexual side effects | I was prescribed Celexa after my reaction to Prozac | F | 26 | 2 months | 7/13/2005 | 2 | Anxiety, depression | Extreme tiredness, dizziness, constantly hungry. All I wanted to do was sleep, eat, or stare at the walls. | I too, did not probably give it enough time to reap benefits - but the side effects were so bad that I could not function. Even after stopping the pills, it took a few days to feel okay again. I didn't like that I couldn't | F | 21 | 1 weeks | 7/11/2005 | 3 | to deal with death of husband | 30lbs weight gain, tired, little nausea | does help with the stress of dealing with the loss of my husband, not crying all the time now | F | 38 | 1 years | 7/9/2005 | 5 | Bi Polar 2 | Manic attacks, rapid weight loss [which was fine with me], happy for no reason | i forgot the dose amount i took, but i remember taking it twice a day [morning n night] and between 5-7 pm i would become EXTREMELY HYPER, happy, and excited for no reason [which was also fine with me] I also lost 7lbs in 8 days... but then my doctor at the time put me on depakote a few weeks later, which brought me down [major depressoin] and i gained the weight back and a looooooot more. but overall celexa made me feel grrrrrrrreat | F | 17 | 4 months | 6/22/2005 |