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 | anxiety | M | 38 | 10 days | 7/7/2004 | 5 | depression and binge eating | absolutely none | I experienced sexual side effects on Zoloft so I switched to Celexa and the results have been great. I've noticed a good decrease in my binge eating as well. | F | 33 | 2 years | 7/6/2004 | 1 | depression | wanted to kill myself after taking the first pill- couldn't calm my thoughts and was so suicidal it was scary! | never took another one after that first pill | F | 51 | 1 days | 7/3/2004 | 5 | Depression | Very little, decreased sexual desire at first, went away. | wonder drug, am now taking with wellbutrin and haven't felt this good in years. Went through the zoloft, effexor, prozac, wellbutrin, buspar, nothing worked, this is wonderful. Have been taking for the past 5 years now with no long term side effects. | M | 32 | 5 years | 6/30/2004 | 5 | for anxiety and depression | Weight gain | F | 57 | 2 years | 6/29/2004 | 5 | panic attacks, anxiety | A few side effects while adjusting for the first few weeks (insomnia, spaciness, etc.) | Celexa has given me myself and my life back. I am no longer consumed by anxiety, and I'm able to focus on and enjoy living. For me, taking Celexa has been worth it. | F | 22 | 5 years | 6/22/2004 | 3 | M | 44 | 6 years | 6/17/2004 | 5 | Depression | I dont see many side effects except dry mouth and low sex drive (which in my case is just as well) | celexa has done the job ( i still have anxiety attacks but not as bad and no more week long bouts of severe depression.It works for me and I would not stop it .I take 60 mgs a day.I still have trouble at times but for the most part it works very well. | F | 56 | 4 years | 6/4/2004 | 3 | Anxiety, Stress, Minor Depression | After a few weeks of taking the product my focus seemed to be a bit off and I became more and more irritable. The product does work and there were no severe side effects, but because of the irritability I had after taking the product I have tried to cut back on my dosage per the doctor's recommendations. Celexa 20mg pills/pink caplets. | M | 27 | 60 days | 6/3/2004 | 1 | depression/anxiety | dry mouth, nausea, no sex drive, inability to have orgasm, and when I did it was numb and pointless, tremors, shocks in legs and face/neck, anger, irritability, extreme agitation, intense grief, suicidal thoughts (never before had I been suicidal).. AWFUL, AWFUL drug.. doctors prescribe this as a trial and error type of thing and they're playing with our lives. Did you know that many forms of depression, even extreme cases turn out to be B vitamin deficiencies? Or thyroid disorders? I finally discovered that I am hypothyroid after my doctor finished stuffing Celexa down my throat to get me out of her face.. hypothyroidism for those of you who don't know.. even a minor thyroid disruption can cause MAJOR depression. Some of the symptoms are- cold hands and feet, dull, thinning hair, moodiness, bouts of crying, muscle aches, eye problems, hot flashes, etc.. | Be so careful with this drug, especially when withdrawing. I nearly lost it when I tried to stop this drug, could barely work. The dizzy spells are the scariest thing ever. | F | 26 | 4 months | 5/31/2004 | 5 | bipolar disorder | No Sexa with Celexa | No orgasms or extremely muted. Weight gain. Terrible drug. | F | 48 | 10 days | 5/18/2004 | 1 | anxiety | insomnia, i only took this tablet for one day and had no sleep that night woke the next morning with full blown depressive symptoms, cried for hours and felt very anxious, never again. | F | 39 | 1 days | 5/16/2004 | 5 | depression, dysthymia | sexual disfunction, fatigue, insomnia | M | 54 | 2 years | 5/13/2004 | 4 | Prolonged depression | dizzyness, yawning, headaches, dry mouth, disorientation in the first few weeks, lack of concentration | This is my second try at Celexa. I tried it a few years ago and gave it up within weeks because I thought that I was | F | 34 | 8 months | 5/2/2004 | 5 | F | 44 | 3 years | 4/24/2004 | 4 | Depression | Not many I could put my finger on. Used Celexa to wean of Effexor - couldn't get off Effexor, even at 12.5 mg without something else. Really helped to take it at night - I had horrible insomnia with Effexor that is now gone. I wake up feeling pretty damn good on 7-8 hours of sleep. | Now am trying a little BuSpar for anxiety - doesn't seem to be working. Have tried most of SSRIs plus Effexor - I like Celexa the best. | F | 33 | 2 years | 4/24/2004 | 4 | Depression | slight weight gain (5#), loss of libido, never cry anymore even when I need to. Sleep 10-12 hours/night when not working. | It did help the depression. Much better than Paxil as far as weight gain. Put on 25#!!! with Paxil. | F | 42 | 3 days | 4/21/2004 | 1 | Anxiety/Depression | Extreme phobia, Insomnia, Depersonolization, Derealization, Couldn't eat, Sex drive was zero. Very VERY VERY scary. | I had an extremely bad reaction to this drug. I took it for 5 weeks, and it's taken almost 8 weeks of being off it to get over the side effects. I suffered extreme phobia about dying, suicidal thoughts, depression, detachment/depersonolization. I may have been the exception, not the rule, but I would not recommend any SSRI to anyone. They are too immature and very unpredictable. | M | 41 | 5 weeks | 4/20/2004 | 2 | major depression | Extreme tiredness | I felt great on Celexa, but had to discontinue it after one month because it made me sleep 16 hours a day. | F | 29 | 1 times | 4/17/2004 | 3 | depression | weight gain! gained 15lbs in 2 months which was depressing in itself. tired, sleeplessness, dry mouth | celexa did improve my mood. i felt a calmness where i was feeling panic before. things felt more hopeful. i quit after 4 months though because i couldn't handle the weight gain. my doctor is talking to me about trying wellbutrin but i haven't decided yet | F | 36 | 4 months | 4/16/2004 |