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 | 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 | 3 | depression, panic attacks | Severe nausea for the 1st 3 days. This has reduced to mild nausea every now and then. Insomnia for the 1st week. Some mind racing. Dizzyness that is still constant. Weakness and developed weird head swimming feeling | F | 31 | 2.5 weeks | 4/13/2004 | 4 | Mood stabilization | Very mild medicine side effects wise. I was given it instead of Paxil, which I could not overcome the initial rollercoaster from hell. Leveled my emotional state and, as a beneficial side effect, eliminated my agrophobia/vertigo! Going off Celexa lead to a rather severe and easily triggered sense of vertigo dizziness. Could not drive a car for 10 days because of this. | Halfway through the three months, I went from Celexa to Lexapro as they phased the isomer out because of the patent lasping. American pharmaceutical companies aren't fooling anyone whose principle welfare they're concerned with. | M | 35 | 3 months | 4/7/2004 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety | Headaches(At First),A Few Weird Dreams... | Well what can i say i have taken these only a week now and feel as though that someone has given me a second chance in life ... I feel inner peace and can interact with others which i was finding difficult before im on holiday at the moment from work but am hoping my anxiety clears totally for when i go back ... I am starting to feel like a new person i hope to the future and that it may continue ... Try these out ... | M | 33 | 7 days | 3/28/2004 | 1 | Depression | Sucide attempt. | M | 36 | 1 days | 3/23/2004 | 1 | depressed | terrible i nearly died | my name is chris.. I am 23... i have always been a generally happy person. I was a very relaxed person even in stressful times i could just handle it... well 2 and a half months ago that all changed.. I was going through some depression and i went to a friends house and she gave me a pill called celexa.........HUGE HUGE HUGE MISTAKE!!!!!!!!!!... I took it and came home and went to bed and woke up about 3 in the morning having a complete mental breakdown....... I slept about 4 hours in about 10 days... my mind was going so fast that i couldn't concentrate on anything all i could do was pace the floors in total panic and fright.. every ounce of food that was in my body left quickly... i lost 10 pounds in just a matter of days.. i couldn't eat because i would gag. heart pounding around the clock .. couldn't sit still at all..... terrible terrible nightmares when i would actually doze off for like 3 minutes.... I nearly died........ well that was 2 and a half months ago and i am alittle better now... my mind still races and i am extremely anxious and my heart still pounds around the clock which is very annoying but i am starting to sleep a little now.........the worst is behind me and i am just hoping i can get completely back to my normal happy energetic lovin life self..... good luck to all....... | M | 23 | 1 days | 3/22/2004 | 3 | had dep from brain surgery | irritability, anger, dry mouth, low sex drive | It was great in the beginning. It helped me cope with my irritability. But after being on it a yr, taken off it because it was causing some of my anger, irritability. I don't know if I will ever have to go on it again, but I hope not. Even though I still have to deal with daily or weekly problems, it's better than being on Celexa, and lashing out at my family. But I guess different medications affect us all differently. | F | 35 | 1.2 days | 3/21/2004 | 4 | Depression | Diarrhea, very bad taste in mouth | F | 25 | 1 years | 3/16/2004 | 4 | Anxiety | headaches, night sweats and prolonged ejaculation | M | 35 | 5 weeks | 3/15/2004 | 5 | Depression | For first few weeks yawning, drowsiness, dry mouth, nausea - all stopped within a few weeks. Still sleep more than I used to but i dont get drowsiness if i take it in the afternoon or evening. | It has helped me so much. I was severely depressed when I started taking it and it made me feel better within a few weeks like i was coming out of a black hole, but as the months went on I felt better and better and have realised I was depressed for a lot longer than I thought. I had forgotten what it was like to feel normal, and this drug has made me feel normal again - which is wonderful. It hasnt numbed my feelings, but I am now a happy person with positive thoughts and rational emotions and feel i can cope very well when i couldnt cope at all before. | F | 23 | 8 months | 3/11/2004 | 5 | Major Depression | Yawning. Tired. Am going to start taking it at night. Libido. | Love it. Thank God for Celexa. To anyone out there who is thinking about this medication; stay with it and give it some time. | F | 51 | 2 years | 2/11/2004 | 4 | depression | teeth geinding ,jaw clenching, weight gain | Didn't help as much as Paxil for mood, increased affection, but side effects were milder | F | 44 | 4 days | 2/6/2004 | 4 | Anxiety | none | M | 25 | 2 years | 1/13/2004 | 4 | depression, ADHD, anxiety | weight loss | Very good, however my short term-memory and ADHD symptoms worsened but otherwise this is an excellent antidepressant! | M | 27 | 2 weeks | 12/6/2003 | 3 | depression and severe anxiety | extreme lassitude, emotional indifference, very little sex drive | Probably on it for between three and four months. Surprised at severity of withdrawal symptoms - not as severe as with Paroxetine, but nevertheless pronounced, un-ignorable and disturbing. | F | 29 | 100 days | 12/4/2003 |