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 |
| 2 | Depression | restlessness | F | 43 | 30 days | 5/2/2002 | 1 | | 5/2/2002 | 5 | Depression and GAD | Almost none. More frequent and bizarre dreams, but that's been somewhat entertaining. :) | Best drug I've tried - works as well as some others, but has no irritating side effects. Cleared up the dry mouth and constipation I had on Effexor XR, and doesn't make me drowsy like Paxil and Serzone. If you've had trouble finding the right drug, give this one a try! | F | 30 | 5 months | 5/1/2002 | 3 | | 4/29/2002 | 4 | major depression/anxiety disorders | dry mouth (not bad and not consistent)sexual side-effects: orgasms very rare | not a complete solution to my problems, worked much better for anxiety symptoms than depression; sex side-effects can be frustrating, but overall MUCH better tolerated than Paxil or Serzone which I tried first. | F | 28 | 2 years | 4/26/2002 | 4 | | 4/26/2002 | 3 | depression & anxiety | I had terrible nausea the first two days, almost felt like vomiting. Still feel a bit jittery, but mood seems to be stabilizing to some degree. I've only been taking 10 mg/day for five days now, so I still need to wait and see how it works. | M | 45 | 5 days | 4/22/2002 | 4 | Depression | Diahhrea for the first few days but not too troublesome. Really bad yawning for about 2 weeks. If it hadn't worn off I would have to have stopped taking them. Couldn't eat for the first few days and was quite trembly and tense but this may have been more due to depression that the tablets The only side effect after 4 weeks is delayed, weakened orgasm but I can live with that, at least for the moment. | Really good response on 20mg. It's the only anti-depressant i've taken so can't compare it to anything else. Still have bad days but not as many and not as crushingly bad as they used to be. most of the time I'm back to my old self and i can concentrate on the things most important to me and can respond more rationally to situations | M | 25 | 1 months | 4/16/2002 | 5 | major depression, panic attacks | I had a mild upset stomach the first week or so but aside from that none whatsoever. If anything it may have helped my sex drive. | Nothing short of miraculous - a major depression that lasted 4 1/2 years was done in a matter of about 2-3 weeks. I feel like my old self again! No more dreaded panic attacks either. Best of all - NO side effects. I know antidepressents can affect everyone differently but based upon my experience with it I'd highly recommend it. | M | 26 | 9 months | 2/7/2002 | 4 | depression | at the begining (only 1st week) yawning, feeling tired, lack of apetite | F | 20 | 30 days | 12/26/2001 | 3 | | 12/26/2001 | 2 | anxiety due to IBS | Diarrea after every meal,lost 5 pounds, no sex drive | It really helped with my anxiety but due to the diarrea I was forced to stop taking it. I had it for 3 weeks non stop. | F | 2 | 3 weeks | 10/26/2001 | 3 | Severe Depression | It interacted a bit with my Synthroid (thyroid med) and I had some gastrointestinal problems. I couldn't cry in situations where I usually bawl. But All antidepressants effect me like that . Suzanne | F | 50 | 1 months | 10/11/2001 | 5 | Depression | Dry mouth and sleeplessness, some dizziness for about a week. These went away. | Changed my lift. Created a new interest in life. | F | 40 | 18 months | 10/7/2001 | 4 | Depression/OCD | Yawning, at times a terrible hand tremor, constipation, dry mouth. | I started out with 10mg increasing 10 each week. Currently take 40mg and Trazodone for help in sleeping. I have not benefited from the ability to sleep with just the Celexa. The depression was brought on my low serotonin levels and I can honestly say there is much improvement. I would like to increase the dosage again by 10. The tension from a bad day is still impressive. I can see where I will probably take this for the rest of my life and I don't have a problem with it. | F | 43 | 4 months | 10/6/2001 | 2 | depression | nothing much, particularly when compared to Aropax | I was on 60mg for about 8 weeks after coming off Aropax. I ended up the worst I have ever been. I now take 20mg in combination with 150mg of Desipramine. Citalopram apparently increases levels of desipramine by about 50%. | F | 24 | 4 months | 9/29/2001 | 4 | Depression/obsessive tendencies | Initially, a dull edge to feelings which lifted after the first few weeks. Some tiredness. | This drug helped me a lot in about 3-4 weeks. I've had some recurrence of depression which is fairly normal in the fall of the year for me. One really good thing I've noticed is that I no longer suffer from "dry mouth", a side effect of many other anti-depressants I've taken. | F | 47 | 4 months | 9/26/2001 | 4 | Depression | Everything was fine with this - with one exception.....I suffered shortness of breath, which I couldn't explain until I looked up the side effects of this. Although it is in the less common area, when I stopped taking it, my breathing problem ceased. | F | 32 | 21 days | 9/12/2001 | 4 | depression, anxiety | For the first few weeks, I was very tired. The only sexual side effect was delayed orgasm; that's subsided somewhat. | M | 27 | 2 years | 9/4/2001 | 5 | depression | limited | better than prozac and wellbutrin both of which it reid and had terrible side effects | F | 29 | | 8/20/2001 |