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 | pmsd | none | great drug | M | 44 | 4 years 500 7X day | 8/6/2014 | 5 | Depression and Anxiety | The side effects were sleepiness during day, mild insomnia at night, inability to orgasm easily,very little in the way of side effects. | No medication is perfect but this one I keep coming back to. I have been on it about four or five seperate occasions. The first couple of times I tried generic but proper brand name Celexa/Cipramil (I am Australian) works much better and in Oz only costs a few dollars more. Don't fall for the generic trap! I have experimented with other SSRI's and SNRI's and even an NRI at psychiatrist's requests but now insist on this one if I need to go back on! I have also switched between taking it morning and night but find that morning is best. | F | 46 | 3 weeks 20mg 1X day | 7/18/2014 | 4 | anxiety | mild pins and needles feeling at times, incredible sleepiness, weight gain, difficulty at times with orgasm :( | Began to take at night to alleviate the tiredness during the day. Still some tiredness, but better. | M | 43 | 2 months 10 mg 1X day | 7/6/2014 | 4 | Depression, Anxiety, Pain | Usually not a fan of these but my doctor said that he has a lot of success with this one. I put it off for a month before trying. Regret that- it REALLY has helped. At first dry mouth, thirsty, and a tiny bit dizzy. A couple of nights of insomnia but I have something to offset that. A major uptick in mood and overall energy. Does not flatten me out as bad as the others have years ago where you felt nothing- no happiness, no sadness- just blank. This one seems to still allow emotions to come through. it has certainly helped my pain, and lowered anxiety a great, great deal. | Will continue to take it | F | 48 | 15 days 20 1X day | 6/19/2014 | 3 | Anxiety and depression | Heightens anxiety to start with, nausea and loose bowels, very reduced appetite, fatigue. Plus side helps me sleep. | F | 48 | 2 months 20mg | 6/7/2014 | 3 | generralized anxiety/depression | nausea, dry mouth, dizziness, pins and needles, burning skin sensation | I have been on 20mg of celexa for 15 years with no problem. After a very stressful year, panic attacks reoccurred and I upped my dose to 30mg. Anxiety is now slightly reduced, but side effects are worrying me. | F | 55 | 5 days 30 1X day | 6/3/2014 | 4 | Anxiety | Mild fatigue, mild dizziness, and difficulty reaching orgasm. After the 5th day all of that went away, sex was great! | M | 28 | 7 days 20 mg | 5/19/2014 | 5 | Major depression/schizophrenia | Yawning, Tiredness, Groggyness, Detatchment from reality, Dizzyness, Migraines. All in the first 2 weeks only. | Celexa has given me my life back. Without it I am a horrible, depressed, manic person. I only had a few side effects in the beginning (like first 2 weeks), after that I was fine. Though if I miss a single pill - all hell breaks loose. I get anxious, agitated, go in to psychotic episodes, etc. I am on 40 mg per day, and will be on Celexa for life! | F | 24 | 3 years 40 mg 1X day | 5/15/2014 | 1 | depression | constipation, listlessness, fatigue, drowsiness, weakness | it's crap. tried it before at a higher dose and it didn't work then either. | F | 19 | 1 years 10 1X day | 5/6/2014 | 5 | Anxiety/stress/insomnia | Drowsiness, dry eyes, diarrhea, morning anxiety, sexual delay | Took 10mg for 1st 2 weeks then 20mg for the past 3 weeks. Felt improvement after 2 weeks but felt a LOT better after one full month. You have to stick with this and give it a chance. The worst SE's were the first week. They have gone away or are greatly lessened and can be dealt with. Still some drowsiness at times. I take this before bed at night. I feel like myself again and am back to doing and planning things. Sleeping a lot better too. Tried all kinds of things (sleeping pills, benzos) and this is the one that worked (and is much safer). | M | 53 | 1 months 20 1X day | 4/2/2014 | 4 | bulimia and depression | Extremely tired (still) and diarrhea, nausea and migraines first 4-5 days. Diarrhea and nausea subsided after about 3 days and headaches for about 5. I'm still extremely tired, it may even be getting worse. I can literally sleep all day and I could never sleep in the daytime before, not even when I was sick. | I was purging 1-2 times per day for 15 years. Literally, I have only thrown up 1 time in the past 9 days and the normal urge wasn't as intense for that. I could have easily not done it. This so far has been like a miracle drug for my bulimia. I used to get so stressed out and have anxiety and that triggered my purging..but now I don't get stressed and my mind is so much clearer...and I'm never hungry. So, when I eat I am almost making myself eat and there is no need to overeat. I'm sorry I waited so many years to try this but I really didn't want to get on any medications. If you have bulimia and need some help fighting it, I highly recommend trying this. It will make you extra tired. That is the one downfall but I'd rather be tired and keeping my body healthy. | F | 38 | 9 days 20 1X day | 3/24/2014 | 1 | depression | anxiety, blurry vision, increased to total insomnia within a week, high BP (resting >160), then neuropathy (shaky handwriting, decreasing brain-hand connection) | Because Blue Cross dropped Lexapro (after 10 years on it, so $50/mo instead of $5/mo), my GP recommended Celexa as an alternative. It landed me in the ER when I passed out exactly 2 weeks later. The connection to Celexa was made by me a week later with the neuropathy, and I quit immediately. Unfortunately my GP noted Celexa in the 'allergy' section of my chart, so it was never reported to the FDA, CDC, manufacturer etc. An EXTREMELY DANGEROUS drug for me !!! | F | 60 | 14 days 10mg 1X day | 3/12/2014 | 5 | Generalized Anxiety Disorder | No side effects that I know of. Works great; it has lessened my anxiety immensely. | F | 30 | 2 years 20mg | 2/24/2014 | 1 | Major Depressive Disorder | Increased generalized anxiety | Miserable Discontinuation Syndrome for 7 days, including flu like symptoms: aching muscles, vomiting, nausea. | M | 26 | 7 months 40 mg 1X day | 2/8/2014 | 5 | Post Pardum Depression | I have not experienced any noticeable side effects on the brand name Celexa, or the generic one I now take, Apo Citalopram. | I was switched to another generic brand that wreaked havoc on my life for 4 months. It is called Accel Citalopram. I was only on it for 6 weeks, symptoms started after 3 weeks. Extreme anxiety, panic attacks, literally vibrating like you can't sit still. Irritable, crying for no reason, it was hell. I am back on the Apo Citalopram thank God. It has been over three months and I am 90% better, but not there yet. | F | 42 | 13 years 60 1X day | 1/21/2014 | 1 | Depression, anxiety | Abdominal cramps, gas, bloating, headache, apathy, loss of libido, no motivation to exercise, wanna sleep all day | Yes, it did take away negative thinking and irritability but at what expense? My husband calls it marijuana in a pill because it makes me feel good but I'm just wasting my life in la-la land. I was very active prior to Celexa now just feel lazy to do anything. | F | 38 | 2 months 10 mg 1X day | 1/12/2014 | 1 | Anxiety and depression | Can't orgasm. WTF? | Only on this for 3 days. Who needs an exercise plan when your on Celexa? You'll loose 10 lbs just trying to have an orgasm. Weight loss guaranteed!! | F | 45 | 3 days 20 1X day | 1/11/2014 | 1 | Anxiety | Anxiety, insomnia, weight gain, zombie | If you want to feel like a zombie with anxiety, this is the drug for you | F | 43 | 6 months 1X day | 1/8/2014 | 3 | ocd and depression | sleepiness probably from the medication, possibly sexual dysfunction | It helped to some degree for ocd and depression but it helped partially and I was sleepy all the time, slept 12-14 hours every day and still was exhusted. doctor said it wasnt the medication casued me to be sleepy but i didn't have any other cause for it. I took up to 80 mg and played with the dose up and down because of sleepiness... I would like you to comment me on your experience with this and other antidepressant- Does other ssri was not made you sleepy? does this medication made you sleepy? | M | 25 | 4 years 80 1X day | 1/6/2014 | 5 | Depression and Anxiety | None so far | I am on the generic celexa medication. I have been taking this for 3 months & cannot believe how much this med. has helped me. I honestly feel like my old self again. I hope this continues. (So far) I haven't had any bad side effects. | F | 56 | 3 months 20 mg 1X day | 12/11/2013 |