http://www.medications.com/se/Celexa Recent side effects for Celexa Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:26:35 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29850 I have been on it for a lil over a week now for anxiety The 1st day I had a headache I usually never ever get headaches!! I still have dry mouth very tired & also YAWNING attacks sounds funny but I'm dead serious It lasts for maybe an hr once in the m http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29850 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:24:21 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29104 We laugh about it now, but it was horrible at the time!! My husband was prescribed Celexa for mild depression he was having a few years ago. When they say "may cause sexual side effects' they werent kidding!! Forgive me for being graphic, but there is hard http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29104 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:09:58 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29080 I just started Celexa 2 weeks ago, and so far it is making me very tired. I am taking it for pms symptoms like irritability and anxiety. The first night I took celexa, it made me very sick. I had terrible diarrhea, I was sweating, extremely dizzy, and fina http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29080 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:02:23 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28824 I had nausea at first, but after that subsided, the depression got better. It was the first drug that actually worked for my depression. I still feel down now and then, but the Celexa really helped me a lot. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28824 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:59:10 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28561 I have Bipolar Type II, since I was 12. I'm 52 now. Unmedicated I'm a Rapid Cycler with psychotic depression. I was diagnosed at age 40, after worse and worse symptoms. So I have been on meds since - many different "cocktails" some effective and some not s http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28561 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:09:31 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28260 I was prescribed this drug and have been taking it for 3 days now. I am taking 20mg and the first time I took it I had the worse panic attack in my life. Second time I took the med I had a a lot of anxiety but then that went away. A while later I felt hap http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28260 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:06:37 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27642 I just started Celexa yesterday 20 mg.. i experienced nausea, i felt like i was "Tripping out". but the worst side effect is shortness of breath!! has anyone else experienced this?? I'm not sure if i should take it again? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27642 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:24:19 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27316 I've been taking 20 mgs of Celexa for a month now, and have been having trouble sleeping and have leg cramps and muscle twitches, and headaches. i find it hard to get to sleep and stay asleep. i have constant cramps in my calves. food has been tasting r http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27316 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:28:32 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26702 so I had been taking Citalopram (Celexa) for about 4 and half weeks before my anxiety completely subsided; it obviously worked! hooray right? no. like clockwork, after the drug had made itself obvious in my bloodstream, I began getting migraines with aura. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26702 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:23:37 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26645 Its my 4th day on Celexa, and not feeling very good, I tried to take it at night but still feeling nauseous and feel very spaced out during the day. I also noticed that I have lower energy that usual when it comes to expressing emotions or taking interest http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26645 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:27:07 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26639 I was prescribed this drug earlier this week as I suffer with GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) I told my new doctor that I've tried other antidepressants for my disorder and found them to either make myn anxiety worse or I get nauseous. He told me to tak http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26639 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:31:54 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26637 nightmares no sex drive can't climax weight gain crave sweets and junk food extremely tired sleep all the time sweat especially at night in a fog/spacey can't focus been on Celexa for 3 months now. started at 20 mg now at 40 no more morning a http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26637 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:26:58 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25463 I have been on Celexa for a little over a week for panic attacks/anxiety. The first 2 days I took it I felt like I was in a dream, light headed, tingly, pretty much just intensifying my problems in the first place so I stopped taking Celexa for a few days. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25463 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:04:04 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25395 I have experienced burning sensations from Celexa. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25395 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:49:42 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25277 I have been on Celexa for 4 months now. At first, I lost about 6-8lbs. But just a few weeks ago I began to put on weight fast. I noticed that my appetite was out of control. I was informed by my doctor that such a low dosage (20mg) wouldn't cause such http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25277 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:40:32 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24485 Question: I took celexa 3 times (10 mg) every other day the middle of August. The first night I noticed my legs and feet tingling really bad. Now my legs & feet still tingle and my muscle flutter often. Could this be from taking celexa & birth ctrl pill http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24485 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 15:00:39 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23335 I have been taking Celexa for 6 years now & have went from 140 lbs when I started to over 250 lbs. I fell tired all the time & ...sleep ...what is that..? So as of this week I spoke to a new Doctor who is weaning me off of Celexa to switch to Wellbutrin.. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23335 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:32:18 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23230 am certainly feeling much better. have been taking it for 6 months - 10mg per day at night but get terrible itchy twitchys - spasms in leges when go to bed - have been off work for 6 months - streess anxiety and exhaustion - mich better now but going back http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23230 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:45:27 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23108 headaches, frequesnt upper resoiratory infections, aggravate allergies, delayed ejaculations with less power, legs feeling tight and jumpy, hit or kick while dreaming. greater than normal libido, especially for minority women. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23108 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:19:05 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22484 My biggest problem with this drug is diarreah, every day all day, it's totally ludicrous. I do like this drug, it is better than zoloft, paxil and lexapro. (also cheaper cuz I get the generic). The only thing I don't like is that I'm still tired all the t http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22484 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:17:08 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22050 Anyone else have side effects that stayed with them several months after they quit??? I was on Celexa..and immediately after I took the meds..my vision would go blurry for a while..then it would go away until I took the next dose. B4 I knew it...my vis http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22050 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:32:41 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21991 I was on Celexa for about a year, maybe a little less. I was unable to distinguish between dreams and reality. The only way I could tell if a memory was a dream or not was that the dreams usually could not possibly have happened; the people and places we http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21991 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:34:44 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21858 IVE WAS ON CELEXA FOR 3 YEARS WENT TO LEXAPRO FOR THREE YEARS AND NOW BACK ON CELEXA 40MG. STILL TIRED BUT NOT AS BAD AS WHEN I FIRST STARTED. LEGS, CALVES HAVE A HEAVY FEELING AND WEAK FEELING AT TIMES AND BLURRY VISION. NO MORE PANIC ATTACTS. FEEL ALOT B http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21858 Thu, 17 May 2007 15:32:35 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21592 Celexa made me extremely suicidal. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21592 Sat, 12 May 2007 16:03:26 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21551 I was on Celexa for a year and a half and gained 40lbs!!! Has anyone else experienced this? It was a great anti-depressant but did make one somewhat lethargic. I also kept having small fits of depression here and there despite the meds. I just switched to http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21551 Wed, 02 May 2007 00:46:14 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21404 Ive been given citalopram for depression and Bulimia. The side effects I experienced were: Nausea Thoughts of suicide Tiredness Loss of concentration blurred vision diarrhoea although most of these symptoms stopped after taking the citalopram http://www.medications.com/effect/view/21404 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:43:39 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/20797 Stick with it. Celexa is a miracle drug. I was tired for a month but I have been on it for 2 years and I am 47 years old and its the best thing I have done for myself. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/20797 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 17:31:38 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/19988 I am 32 years old and I was on Celexa for two years and I loved it. I also lost weight while taking Celexa and my mood swings was good compared to now because my Doctor switched me to Effexor XR. I stay eather mad or sad about something all the time now. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/19988 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:37:51 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/17533 I have been on Celexa for 9 months now. My dosage has been slowly increased to 40mg and I have had no real side effects from it. I absoutly love it!!! Besides that, I can get it in the generic form!!! I have tried many other anti-depressents and have http://www.medications.com/effect/view/17533 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:08:23 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/16932 i take 40 mils of celexa'and i feel no side affects at all.tThe only thing diffrent is im getting major heartburn;i've tried taking it with and without food.Is celexa a sulfer drug?And i want to know am i going to have to take this medicine for ever?and if http://www.medications.com/effect/view/16932 Mon, 03 Jul 2006 08:24:30 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15995 I stares celexa 20mg. Iam 30 years old and very thin and my bra used to be a 32a but with celexa it incresed to 34b that is so coll. thank you celexa!!!!! http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15995 Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:32:32 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/14843 I have been taking 40 mg Celexa for the past 4 years, and almost out of the blue (after 2 years) I started to become sick to my stomach whenever I took it. I can only take 20 mg of it now and it has to be on a full stomach before bed. I'm looking into Le http://www.medications.com/effect/view/14843 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 04:25:11 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/14769 I`ve been on Citalopram for almost 1 year. In the early stages of taking this medication, I felt great. I was taking 20mg. After about 3 months I increased my dose to 40mg, as I felt anxious and didn`t feel that I could cope with day to day moments. I stay http://www.medications.com/effect/view/14769 Sun, 23 Apr 2006 08:01:53 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/14746 I have been on Celexa for a number of years and am taking 60 mg. My side effects keep get worse. I have trouble sleeping, I have horrible mood swings...lots of angry outburts, I have migraines, light and noise senistive, shaky, weight for sure. I have h http://www.medications.com/effect/view/14746 Tue, 11 Apr 2006 22:02:43 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/14523 I have been taking celexa for 2 years but i quitted 2 months ago. I feel great !!! but it left me with a little problem I HAVE NO SEX DRIVE wich makes me feel "miss erable" . I'm 25 and i used to have by 20 orgasms in the same day and now all of it is g http://www.medications.com/effect/view/14523 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 07:47:01 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/13616 I started Celexa 2 days agao, and on 2nd day..My head felt very strange numbing pain from top to back of neck..plus a numbing of cheeks and lips..also strange heaviness-numbing in arms and knees...so I stopped taking it right away...afraid of having convul http://www.medications.com/effect/view/13616 Wed, 08 Feb 2006 23:05:45 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/12977 I have been on Celexa for 3 months now, I am now at 40 mg doses. Everything has been been really good except that where I previously rarely had gas, I have ALOT now, constantly and it never goes away. Thank God I work at home! http://www.medications.com/effect/view/12977 Wed, 25 Jan 2006 04:13:34 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/12654 I have been taking citalopram now for over a year. Started out with 20mg but now down to 10mg. Started taking for anxiety and it helped considerably. I do have some side effects, but nothing I cant live with. I sleep well, although only for a good 5-6 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/12654 Tue, 03 Jan 2006 16:54:35 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/12248 no sex drive!! that sucks being that I've been on antidepressants for 9 years (I'm 19). all of them, including celexa, did this. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/12248 Tue, 03 Jan 2006 16:51:47 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/12247 Celexa is one of the only anti-depressants that works for me; I am 19 years old and female. I reacted badly to Lexapro. The strange side-effect I experience with celexa is I lose track of my thoughts when speaking, and experience the "tip-of-the-tongue" se http://www.medications.com/effect/view/12247 Sat, 26 Nov 2005 10:02:28 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/11805 i have been on 20mg of celexa for a month now and i was running low last week and tried to call my dr for a few more to get me till monday when i see her to make sure its working for me......sooo long story short i was without my pill yesterday and last ni http://www.medications.com/effect/view/11805 Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:17:24 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/11635 I was attempting to wean my self off Celexa with Md. ok. I couldn't get off it! The feelings of electrical current abruptly would occur (I don't really know the words for how it felt) with movement. I am again trying to cut my dosage little by little http://www.medications.com/effect/view/11635 Mon, 03 Oct 2005 06:30:14 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/11145 excessive sweating/hot flashes http://www.medications.com/effect/view/11145 Sun, 02 Oct 2005 05:08:31 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/11140 The side effect that I have been experiencing is amsonia. I fall asleep with a sleep "aid" then wake up after 5 hours or so when I used to get a full 8-9 hours of well rest a night. Also feeling a little lethargic during the day. I have only been on 20mg. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/11140 Sun, 02 Oct 2005 05:04:33 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/11139 The side effect I have been experiencing is that I fall asleep fast with the help of a sleep aid, then I wake up after 5 hours or so. I am always yawning during the day and feel like I need naps sometime. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/11139 Tue, 13 Sep 2005 07:00:07 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/10791 My husband is on celxa and since then, he sweats alot more, needs a nap almost everyday, is extremely nauseous, and has a bit of sexual dysfunction. His libido is fine, but there is some eractile dysfunction. His mood is a lot better, but I'm worried about http://www.medications.com/effect/view/10791 Tue, 06 Sep 2005 08:15:39 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/10663 i started on citilopram 4 weeks ago, and mentally im a changed man, i had depression and panic attacks and now i couldnt be depressed if i tried to which sounds great but its a liitle strange as i sometimes feel i am missing part of my emotional spectrum, http://www.medications.com/effect/view/10663 Fri, 26 Aug 2005 21:31:03 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/10523 I don't have any problem with Celexa. It's been great for me - I lost almost 50 pounds, my depression and especially the anxiety are way down. My problem is with the generic for Celexa, Citalopram. I tried taking it once before, a few months ago, and I http://www.medications.com/effect/view/10523 Mon, 06 Jun 2005 12:52:23 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/9097 I have been taking Lexapro for 2 yrs now and never had any problems w/ it. I used to take Celexa until my doc said they don't make it anymore - is that true? Anyway, when I took Celexa I lost tons of weight. It just made me not want to eat a lot. But n http://www.medications.com/effect/view/9097 Wed, 11 May 2005 01:55:41 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/8801 well i'm on day two of my course, within an hour of taking the first tablet I was suffering from diahhoreah which calmed down after a few hours, today the same thing has happenend - any advice welcome http://www.medications.com/effect/view/8801