User Reviews for citalopram oral

I was suffering from post adoption stress disorder and a friend of mine who was suffering from ptsd told me how effective the medicine was in treating her condition. I started taking the 20 mg dosage my doctor prescribed on Wed. & by Sat., I felt like myself again. Bottom line, it seems to 'take the edge off'. The only side effect I have experienced is dry mouth.

It's been good overall. I just get headaches and there is a tendency to yawn loudly that is out of my controll. I preferred Lexapro, because I had less side effects, but my health provider no longer covers it. This is a relatively good substitute.

don't like the tiredness, weight gain through altered thoughts, short-term memory problems.

I have had severe thoughts, hotness in veins,dizzyness,chest pain etc. after one doze

Taking this medication made it almost impossible to concentrate at work effectively, or to respond with alertness. I did sleep better, but the side effects out weigh the benfits for me.

I take the smallest dose available-10 mg-which satisfies my team of physicians to prescribe antidepressants as a standard treatment,esp.for woman,and does not give me harsh side effects as other such drugs have in me

my lows are almost gone, but I can't sleep at night at all,I;m real slow in the day and sometimes quick to anger,

When zoloft,or the generic, stopped working for me I had to try alot of different ones to find on that worked. Citalopram, is very, very effective. No issues at all. Other drugs caused me to be very "high strung", others left me appethetic. This drug is really effective, back to normal. What more can you ask for.

I was totally surprised after 2 weeks my sysmptoms have greatly deminished.

I have been on this for 2 days and I can already tell a difference. I have less bad thoughts and anxiety attacks, though this could also be from the ridiculous headache that I have had since I started taking it. I have been sick to my stomach and hardly able to eat also. I slept GREAT the first night, but only managed to get 1 hour of sleep last night - will try taking it in the morning to see if that helps. The other strange thing is that I am a very busy, rapid thinking person and if you picture all the trains of thought you have at once (which is typically 7) as lanes on a highway, I feel like 5 lanes have been blocked off and traffic is trickling through. Does anyone know how long the headache and nausea are supposed to last? I will post again as progress continues and side effects taper off.Read More Read Less

helped me get back on my feet.

I have problems with anxiety and panic attacks.I have been taking xanax and had to keep increasing the dosage.Since starting the citalopram I have not had to increase the xanax anymore.

Just getting started on it, side effects are lower than with lexapro, but the drug is not as effective for me. Yawning feels odd, its unexplainable, but weird. Having trouble sleeping, but my mood is better. If I had my way, I'd be on Lexapro, but insurance won't cover it anymore. A good alternative though.

i recently had back surgery and could not go back to my job.workmans comp had denied benefits which put a huge financial strain on my family.i was very depressed and this medication helped me tremendously.i no longer cried every day as before and i also do not have a bleak outlook for the future.

I got on this because I experienced too many side effects with another antidepressant. On this one, I have relatively few. I have gained about 5 pounds, but that is okay because I do not weigh very much. It has helped with my depression, but I still feel anxious a lot, but that is probably mostly a logical reaction to life changes. The problem is that I get very moody if I forget to take this medication, which I often do. I then usually remember a few hours later and take it and start feeling fine soon after. I have even experienced a panic attack because I forgot to take my dose of citalopram one day. Also, I have been having worse nightmares than normal since getting on this, that bother me more than they used to. Otherwise, this seems to be a good drug for me with few side effects, and hardly any physical side effects (no sexual problems unlike with Paxil :D )Read More Read Less

I'm somewhat confused:? That's one of the side effects I have, not to mention the weight gain. After about a year on the med I'm starting to get the same initial symtoms. With the addition of memory loss, and loss for words.

just got angry. nothing else changed, so therefore, not only depressed, but in a rage all the time. not good.