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 | depression | very agitated, felt like I was losing my mind. Dry mouth, diarrhea, extremely tired. | Only took for one day, never again. Felt horrible, like I was going psychotic. Almost went to the hospital, ended up crawling into bed and riding it out.. Still feel weird the next day but improving. yuck!!!! | F | 39 | 1 days | 1/22/2005 | 2 | Anxiety | Sexual side effects. I could not have an orgasm, which usually happens. going off it was hard bc the side effects were so strong. tingly lightheaded overall not feeling good. I took it for anxiety and it didnt help at all. gained weight also. | Does not work for anxiety. maybe for depression, but i wasnt depressed to begin with. | F | 29 | 1 years | 1/21/2005 | 4 | Depression, Social Anxiety Disorder | Inability to orgasm, fatigue, decreased appetite, shakiness, bizarre dreams. | I've been taking Celexa on and off for about three years. It has improved my mood quite a bit, but I also feel emotionally numb at times which can be troublesome, though it is also a good thing since I can be too emotional without it. I feel more relaxed in social situations, but it is still hard sometimes. All of the side effects except for fatigue and inability to orgasm have gone away. I take the medicine at night to deal with the fatigue, and it helps. Today my doctor lowered my dose to 20mg (I was on 40mg before that, and 60 before I went down to 40) and added Wellbutrin to help with the inability to orgasm. I'm hoping that it works while still helping with my mood. | F | 19 | 3 years | 1/18/2005 | 3 | | 1/18/2005 | 1 | Depression | The only bad side effect I had while taking Celexa was excessive weight gain. When I missed it for a day or tried to come off of it I got these electric zaps in the brain. I felt sick all over. | It did take care of my depression | F | 41 | 2 years | 1/14/2005 | 4 | depression/anxiety | celexa caused fewer side effects than most other antidepressants i have tried. the main reason for discontinuation was chronic fatigue. however, withdrawal is extremely difficult. intense prolonged vertigo, which i have yet to find a remedy for. | as with all medications, you really need to give it a chance. try to weather through the initial side-effects for a few weeks, unless they are completely intolerable or you cannot physically keep the medication down. you really cannot judge the effects of a medication such as this in a week. | F | 27 | 3 years | 1/12/2005 | 3 | Anxiety/ depression | dry mouth first few days. other than that the first week was great much to my surprise. However, have had panic attacks in the early mornings on days 2, 9, 13. hoping they will go away... very tired, but that's okay. sleeping more soundly than I have in a long time, but very vivid dreams. also have a constant buzzing noise in my right ear, which is very annoying. | Only been on it 13 days so am still trying to give it a chance. Am mostly hoping that these panic attacks will subside. Only on 10 mg. now. Felt pretty good last week, but it's hard to not be depressed when I am suffering this much anxiety again. | F | 41 | 13 days | 1/4/2005 | 3 | Clinical depression | I experienced only minor weight gain and reduced libido while taking this drug. The side effects/withdrawal symptoms when coming off of it were nightmarish...dang near close to being worse than the depression itself. I had vertigo to the point I would throw up, the | Celexa DID get rid of my depression which was a miracle. I tried Zoloft and Prozac prior and had massive side effects while taking those. I would just caution to those on it now or those that might take it in the future to be aware of the withdrawal symptoms. My doctor told me there were none...luck for me the pharmacist new better! ;) | F | 28 | 3.5 years | 1/4/2005 | 2 | Depression | Low libido, inability to concentrate, overwhelmed easily. Tired. | F | 47 | 2 years | 1/2/2005 | 3 | GAD | headache | not sure if it's working | M | 35 | 14 days | 12/29/2004 | 3 | Anxiety | (Note - I took 10mg Lexapro, Celexa's sister drug) First two weeks - instant relief of tension and anxiety, increased energy and less need for sleep, enhanced sexual functions, more at ease socially, singing and dancing at work. Next week - all emotions shut down, sex drive gone, felt non-exsistant, did not give a crap about anything, slept for long times. No strictly physical side effects. | Psych drugs can be a real roll of the dice, espcially if you're bi-polar. For plain old depression I understand this drug works faster and has less physical side effects than other SSRIs I liked Lexapro when it was good, but when it was bad... I do wonder what it what have been like without taking lithium also. I don't blame the drug, may try it again someday. I didn't notice any withdrawl effects. | M | 35 | 20 days | 12/29/2004 | 5 | panic | yawning, brain fog, tingling feet first 2 months | helped panic | F | 56 | 4 months | 12/25/2004 | 3 | | 12/18/2004 | 4 | depression/anxiety | Delayed and sometimes no ejaculation, slight weight gain, increased sleep (that probably a good thing), nausea upon withdrawal (even 1 missed day). Reducing dose slightly on days when I might get lucky decreases sexual side effects, but does not eliminate. On the other hand this could make you (males) a hero to your significant other, but it's nice to get some reward yourself! A pain, may break down and try Viagra, but without this my relationship is too rocky for much sex anyway. | Despite sexual side effects easily the best SSRI for me (also tried Paxil, Zoloft, Luvox, Lexapro (which I guess is chemically similar but didn't seem to work)). Consistently better mood, much less irritability, decreased self-recrimination, more energy. Went up to 60mg, which worked the same as 40, now down to 20-30 and adding Wellbutin, trying to lessen side effects. Can't tell if Wellbutrin really does anything. Less than 20 did not work. Good luck all. | M | 40 | 2 years | 12/17/2004 | 4 | depression | lower sex drive | it worked, but i'm ready to get off of it now | F | 41 | 1 years | 12/14/2004 | 2 | Depression and anxiety disorder | A fair amount of drowsiness but easily controlled. | I was taking 40 mg for 3 months and find that heredoesn't seem to be much change. Still have suicidal ideation at times. Very difficult to function at home....bathing, eating that sort of thing. I guess I'm expecting a | M | 48 | 3 months | 12/10/2004 | 4 | Anxiety and panic attacks | Headache, nausea, insomnia. Went away after 10 days. Also experienced temporary worsening of anxiety at the beginning. No sexual side effects. Gained 15lbs though... | Had a good experience with Celexa (20mg dosage). Controlled my anxiety to manageable levels, which greatly increased my self-esteem. No more panic attacks after 3 months (At first I took Xanax to control the panic attacks until the Celexa kicked in). Therapy helped me immensely as well, I recommend a combination of drugs and therapy. Now after 2 years I am ready to start weaning myself off and just keep continuing my therapy (I go twice a month). Good luck to you all. | F | 34 | 2 years | 12/8/2004 | 3 | Depression | Huge Weight Gain --> 40 lbs. in 2 years. Dry Mouth Hot Flashes and excessive sweating Upset Stomach Tiredness | Started off on 10 mgs. and had a lot of stomach problems but felt better. Kept taking it and gradually went up to 20 mgs. I started feeling very depressed again so my DR. increased my dosage to 40 mgs. Same thing happened and now I'm on 60 mgs. I want to switch meds because of the weight gain and because the good effects seem to wear off after a short period of time. | F | 22 | 2 years | 12/6/2004 | 5 | depression / Bipolar | None. | Please be very careful with the dosage. If your doctor puts you on anything over 40 mg per day you stand the chance of seratonin sickness. I was on 80 mg, and ended up being hospitalized for psychotic episode. The withdrawl was brutal. I am currently at 20 mg, without it I was a mess, with to much also a mess. Find the right dose and it is a wonderful medication. | F | 39 | 5 years | 12/1/2004 | 3 | depression | sleepiness, couldn't sleep through night, weight gain, vertigo, decrease in appetite | sleepiness (before switched to taking at night) then couldn't sleep throughout night - woke up at least 2 times per night and stayed up for at least 20 mins each; decreased dosage to 20 mg/day then experienced vertigo, but able to sleep through night; gained 15 lbs during 3 weeks after decreasing dosage. | F | 20 | 3 months | 12/1/2004 |