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 |
| 1 | Clinical Depression | this med worked for about 2 months after which point i felt sick, and completely void of emotion. | if any doctor is trying to give you ANY anti-depression or ANY Psychiatric drugs, do your research!!! DO NOT TAKE any med until you have looked up what it does and the problems with it. SSRI's are addictive (your doctor will say there not) but these meds cause *SERIOUS* withdrawal symptoms, and any drug that gives you withdrawal is addicitive. ask questions!! its your RIGHT to know info about the drugs they want you to take. ALSO there is tons of infomation leading to severe brain damage from taking certian Psychiatric drugs! PLEASE DO YOUR RESEARCH! i would hate for anyone to have to go through the horrific withdrawal i am now. | F | 21 | 1.5 years | 11/10/2004 | 1 | anxiety | teeth clenching, muscle spasms especially in vagina, insomnia, crazy dreams, memory loss, rejected carbs could not eat bread it I would chew but couldn't swallow, weight loss | Being on this drug was the worst experience in my life. Could not hold a thought, thought I was going crazy especially with no sleep from insomnia, even sleeping pills did not work. Uncontrolable spasms. | F | 40 | 2 weeks | 11/10/2004 | 5 | depression | F | 31 | 4 days | 11/9/2004 | 4 | depression | Has helped with my depression but I suddenly have had a very difficult time reaching climax. | M | 52 | 14 days | 11/7/2004 | 4 | Anxiety | Some of the mild ones at first but after first year do not experience any. I do miss the small weight loss benefit! | Has been very effective for my moderate anxiety. | F | 48 | 2 years | 11/6/2004 | 4 | anxiety from an inner ear infection | Dry mucous membranes at first, frequent waking at night. Now has nearly killed my sex drive, get occasional muscle aching (myalgia), sometimes feel disconnected. | Apart from the above, it saved me from the horrible fallout of extreme anxiety brought on by an illness and gave me my life back. I would recommend this drug for that reason. | M | 39 | 10 months | 11/6/2004 | 1 | Anxiety | Hostility, fear of water or being splashed by something wet or getting something ichy on me, anger, wanting to punch everything in sight, shaky legs with knee pain, the feeling i needed to move around ( I started doing push ups on the floor and I was hyperventalating ), I saw see threw hallucinations of snakes crawling all over the floor and on my bed sheets. I had to be rushed to the E.R. where they gave me a shot of ativan, but i was still in so much distress from the side effects of celexa and was still hallucinating off it ( It looked like there were spiders and webs flickering all over the ceiling ). I was threatning people in the E.R. to give me something stonger because I needed help, but they said this is just the way it goes sometimes with medication. Then I was released to go home even though I still felt like crap and my pupils were still full blown dilated and they stayed dilated for three whole days after that. I could have actualy killed someone or myself that day. Its a good thing nothing lead to that happening. | < Nothing, but bad side effects. It induced nothing, but a state of extream violent rage with hallucinations and bad body sensations. It just wasn't me. I will never in my life touch celexa or go near it again. | M | 23 | 1 days | 11/4/2004 | 1 | Depression and Anxiety | As I was getting off the Celexa I experienced a constant headache and lightheadedness.Also, I was very tired all the time while on it, and did not sleep well. | This drug was terrible for me, I was up to 60mg a day, and my depression and anxiety did not get any better. When I finally got off the drug, my depression started to get a little better. I was on Paxil before, and it worked wonders for me, so I am going back on it next week. I am not crazy about the sexual side effects, but I will take that over depression any day. I also need to gain my confidence back. | M | 42 | 8 weeks | 11/1/2004 | 1 | Major Depressive Disorder | I felt suicidal and couldn't stand to be alone. In the beginning, this drug also made me feel sick to my stomach and very tired. Alcohol mixed with the pills worked well, but I wouldn't recommend mixing alcohol with these pills. | If Celexa doesn't work for you, then do not take Lexapro. The same also is true for the reverse... if you didn't do good on Lexapro, then Celexa is not for you. | F | 23 | 2 months | 11/1/2004 | 1 | anxiety | dry mouth,upset stomach,constant headaches, going to the washroom constantly, non stop yawning, pain in arms, tingly feeling, troubles with orgasiming, too mellow of a mood | I had it really bad on celexa, I do not recomend this drug to anyone. I feel like a total wack job. I have been worse off then what I was before I took this medication. I think I must be having some kind of allergic reaction this this medication. Do not take this medication. | F | 18 | 7 days | 10/29/2004 | 3 | Depression | Loss of sex drive, inability to experience orgasm, slight weight gain | F | 19 | 1 years | 10/28/2004 | 1 | Depression | Weight gain,irritability and seemed to affect my memory (loss thereof) As depression runs in my family, my aunt too had some memory loss as well. | I was on celexa for 3 years. When i first started taking it i had a time adjusting to it, then i felt really good for about a year. Then i had to increase celexa twice over the next two years because of depression, i was taking 40 mg. I had gained a lot of weight and was unhappy decided to get off after my dr wanted to increase to 60 mg. AWFUL SIDE EFFECTS! nauseaus, spins, headaches, stomanch pains, and a weird sort of electric-like pulse throughout your body, very unpleasant. this lasted for two weeks intensely then two more weeks of headahces and occasional other symptoms...i would think very loooong and hard before taking this drug | F | 21 | 3 years | 10/28/2004 | 5 | Bipolar/OCD/Depression | Extreme tiredness. | Worth it. I am more stable and relaxed. The little things don't worry me as much. Prozac works well to, but it gave me heartburn, go figure. Celexa is good. | F | 35 | 3 days | 10/22/2004 | 5 | moderate depression | None at all. | I love love love this medication. I began to take it when diagnosed for cancer and was immediately more focused and able to think clearly. I realized that this drug would have benefitted me long before my diagnosis. I feel much more even-tempered on the medication. I still have my emotions but never any feeling of black depression, which used to happen periodically. | F | 43 | 15 months | 10/22/2004 | 3 | depression | MAJOR weight gain!! Can't stand it! Sleepy, but Insomnia. Leg pain. loss for words, memory problems. Horrible withdrawl if I forget to take it for a few days....elecrical shock feeling through my body. did i mention i gained a TON of weight...(now i am more depressed) | it has made me easier to deal with for my family. less moody most of the time....but now i am FAT!!! | F | 27 | 3 years | 10/18/2004 | 5 | Anger/Depression/Domestic Violence | Dry Mouth, Prolonged ejaculation (which is not a bad thing) | This is great. For years, after therapy I did not know what was wrong with me. I abused my wife to the point that one day she wanted to kill herself. That was it for me. I left the house to seek professional help before getting back to her. I was diagnosed with severe depression, anxiety and anger due to depression. Since I started taking the medicine I do not feel irritated anymore. I feel like a new person. I won't get back with my wife until I am sure that I have changed. It is no longer a simple past trauma thing. It is a medical condition and Celexa seems to be working. | M | 30 | 30 days | 10/11/2004 | 3 | depression | Trouble with orgasm and being tired. Initially had trouble with nervousness and sleep. I also experienced a tremor in my hands but that went away after a couple of weeks. | M | 43 | 1.5 years | 10/4/2004 | 3 | biological depression (rls, plmd) | None that I experienced. | Like most anti-depressants I have taken there is a slight improvement in my mood and mental clarity for the first day or two after stopping the medication but then there is a definite change for the worse beginning the third day off celexa. Once I begin taking it again I am back to normal within 2 days. In my case it is no better - or worse - than most anti-depressants I have taken (and I have taken many!). | M | 59 | 3 days | 10/1/2004 | 5 | Depression | For the first two weeks I had pretty much all the side effects listed by the manufacturer. Chills, trembling, grinding teeth, yawning, restless, dry mouth, insomnia, and I'm sure I've forgotten some. But on the 14th day like clockwork my cloud cleared up, my mood raised, almost all the side effect went away. And by week 3 the yawning and teeth grinding had finished too. So far - 4 months later, I feel great. No depression, I feel like myself again. I do find it a bit hard to get out of bed in the morning (I take Celexa in the morning). The one thing I'm not enjoying is at the start of Celexa I lost about 5 lbs, even now, I'm no longer eating to feel happier and I'm working out again, I've gained back those 5 lbs and 10 more. Today, my doctor switch me to 1/2 the dose of Celexa and added Wellbutrin. I hope that keeps my mood up, and the weight down. | Don't give up on the side effects, I was cold everyday for 2 weeks, wearing sweaters on warm days... but it got so much better after 14 days.... | M | 34 | 4 months | 9/28/2004 | 4 | depression, ocd, anxiety | Though not present side effects, the first couple weeks of taking Celexa I experienced loss of apetite and tiredness. Before taking Celexa I was able to concentrate and stay focused on something for hours. Now, I'm finding it hard to concentrate, which I'm thinking could have to do with the loss of some of my Obsessive thinking. | I take 40 mg of Celexa, and in general I'm much more happy and my obsesive thoughts have decreased but not stopped. However, when I'm put in a stressful situation (every 2-3 days) the medecine does not help at all, and I still have social anxiety. I would deffinetly recomend the medicine to anyone that has problms with depression. | F | 15 | 6 months | 9/19/2004 |