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 |
| 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 | 2 | Long-term depression | Mood swings(between hypomania and depression), increased insomnia, hand tremors. | The mood swings became too much for me and i attempted suicide because i believed i would never get better. My psychiatrist increased the dosage (from 20mg/day to 30mg/day) and the modd swings have become more frequent and erratic. My depression is less severe, but it usually lifts around this time of year anyway. | M | 27 | 5 months | 6/27/2001 | 3 | depression | none | I didn't notice it doing much good. | F | 32 | 5 months | 5/28/2001 | 3 | anxiety | libido | it worked well for the most part but moved on to try others to hopefully find one that would not effect libido. no luck yet, have only found others with much greater and many more side effects. | F | 43 | 90 days | 5/27/2001 | 4 | depression | sexual dysfunction -- extreme difficulty achieving orgasm; very weak orgasm | This medication worked very quickly for me in relieving depression. My dark mood lifted the second day, which might have been "placebo effect", but I have obsessive tendencies and (while I didn't expect this result) these were markedly reduced as well. I feel very calm and balanced on this drug. In addition, I had become very defensive hypersensitive to criticism (real or implied) and am now able to think logically and react appropriately. The Celexa improved my ability to deal with things almost immediatly. However, I am going to request either a change to Wellbutrin or Wellbutrin supplementation, as the sexual side effects are unacceptable to me. | F | 44 | 16 days | 5/16/2001 | 5 | OCD | NAUSEA THE FIRST WEEK. | F | 35 | 6 months | 5/7/2001 | 5 | anger/depression | Male sexual effects, problems with ejaculation were common and problematic. This caused increased frustration. Also dizziness and nausea when going off of the medicine after a prolonged perion. | A wonder drug for me. I was always flying off the handle and in a depressed state. After one week and now after one year, my mood and life has dramatically changed. | M | 34 | 510 days | 5/1/2001 | 1 | PPD | Nothing | Made no change in my depression. Noticed no change upon increas in dosage either. | F | 28 | 2 months | 4/29/2001 | 4 | irritability, sleeplessness | naseau, dizziness,(eliminated with inital smaller dosage); change in menstrual cycle from 21 days to 30 days; sexual orgasm non-existent | After 4-5 weeks on the medication started to sleep about 6-7 hours a night, I was able to deal much better with things that used to irritate me easily. After about 6 months though, I was no longer feeling rested from sleep but felt very very tired throughout the day. After 8 months, I very gradually tapered off the pills-this took almost 2 months with much naseau and dizziness. Now 4 months later I am easilty irritated and not getting a good nights sleep. | F | 44 | 8 months | 4/21/2001 | 4 | anxiety/depression | Trouble sleeping at first. Decease in sexual desire and climax. | F | 29 | 6 months | 4/18/2001 | 2 | Depression | Constipation; messed up my sleep patern | This just did not help my depression at all. | M | 32 | 6 weeks | 4/18/2001 | 4 | Major Depression | I haven't had any bad side effects at all | What is a good medication for one person may not be good for the next. You just have to keep looking for the medication that is best for you. You can't give up. I know this medication has helped me. I am not cured yet, but I am doing so much better than I was before. | F | 22 | 7 months | 4/14/2001 | 3 | for depression | No negative side effects I can think of. | I have been on several different anti-depressants and finally, Celexa seemed to give me a "well-balanced" feeling. My top problem associated with the depression was severe sleep disturbances and after being on Celexa for a little over a month, my sleep patterns became normal again. | M | 21 | 7 months | 4/10/2001 | 4 | major depression | I don't remember, but they must not have been a severe problem. | I feelit has helped me. I take the minimum dosage combined with SAMe ... a natural antidepressant. I am having problems with lack of sexual feelings and desire. Could also be because of hypothyrodism. I feel better and I thank God everyday for His help through whatever means He provides me. | F | 54 | 1 years | 3/27/2001 | 1 | depression | severe nausea and diarrhea. i was completely exhausted and sleeping all the time. i was too tired to even eat, even if i had had an appetite at all. | i realize i was not on this medication long enough to really reap any benefits from it. the side effects were just too severe for me to tolerate. i'm now switching to something different. | F | 30 | 2 weeks | 3/21/2001 |