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Ottergirl123
Newly Joined
Registered: April 2018
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 3
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Sun April 1, 2018
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $8.00| Rating: 4
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No side effects
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Attempted suicide twice while on this product/ didn’t help my anxiety and depression
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This medication seemed to be working for me. I had taken it for about 1.5 years and thought it was working. Then I was hospitalized for trying to kill myself, not once but twice. Although this medication may seem like it is working, you need to be careful and evaluate how well it actually is working, especially if you have been on it for a long time. The medication had no side effects, it simply just didn’t work for my anxiety and depression.
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DowdyTheFifth
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Registered: November 2017
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 335
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Sat November 11, 2017
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: $3.00| Rating: 3
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Cold sweat, lowered sex drive.
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I had really bad cold sweats for the first month, then I would have a week of cold sweats each time my dosage was increased. Offered no relief for my anxiety or depression. Affected my sex drive as well.
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5150DirtDiva
Member
Registered: April 2017
Location: Milky Way
Posts: 317
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Mon May 15, 2017
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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PROS:
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Lifted my mood
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CONS:
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Made me fat and lethargic
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I had a tough time with it. I went into mania first, very hyper-sexual and then as the dose was upped it increased my appetite and I struggled with low energy.
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Eireland14
New Member
Registered: August 2015
Location: Goldendale, WA
Posts: 5
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Sun October 23, 2016
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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None
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Everything
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I've been on over 20 antidepressant meds in my life this one had more side effects than any of them except venlafaxine or effexor as they call it
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Ecolson74
Junior Member
Registered: June 2016
Location: Broussard, La
Posts: 15
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Thu June 9, 2016
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $4.00| Rating: 8
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It seems to be helping and no sex drive is not affected:)
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I really haven't noticed any
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I am doing much better on this medication
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Calico_91
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Registered: April 2016
Location: Chicago
Posts: 68
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Sat May 14, 2016
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $13.00| Rating: 8
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Keeps me from killing myself
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It's just a safety net. I still feel rather blah.
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I have been on it for about 13 years now. It's starting to kind of wear off on me, but it keeps me from the seriously suicidal lows. I still feel a bit blah, but functional.
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xxKaneLovesZoexx
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Registered: May 2011
Location: England
Posts: 107
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Fri July 10, 2015
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 4
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PROS:
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Increased feeling of 'highs'
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Premature ejaculation
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I was put onto this drug in an attempt to stabilize my behaviour and depression. This created a positive high more than it created a low. The side effects were minor, maybe some itching, excessive yawning at times and premature ejaculation. However long term is no ideal as it isn't hugely successful in more severe cases of mental illness and is commonly used for anxiety more than depression.
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Aquuna
Junior Member
Registered: January 2014
Location: Alabama
Posts: 16
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Fri July 10, 2015
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $5.00| Rating: 6
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PROS:
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Worked as advertised
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CONS:
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Increased anxiety
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Have been on medicine since 2012
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Erik456
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Registered: May 2015
Location: LA
Posts: 79
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Wed May 20, 2015
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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it works
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none
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I commonly order proposed meds via americantrustpills (seriously, this place sucks) without danger. Sadly I use to take plenty of it so minimal price tag is extremely important for me.
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Thu November 6, 2014
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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Not hard to take
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Has stopped helping and may be causing muscle spasms
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If it is suppose to cause spasms, it's good for that, but for helping depression it gets a 0 rating from me!
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ManOfConstantSorrow
Grand Poohbah
Registered: July 2014
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 1954
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Tue October 14, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Highly effective against depression/anxiety
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CONS:
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Some loss of drive/energy, decreased libido, some emotional numbness
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First week mild elevated mood, dry mouth, no significan side-effects after that
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samelaine
Junior Member
Registered: September 2014
Location: Castaic
Posts: 10
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Fri September 19, 2014
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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Not Bad Side Effects
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Did Not Work
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In my experience, Citalopram was not effective towards my bipolar depression. In fact, it heightened my suicide ideations and I sweat profusely. When I first started I was nauseous, however. that went away after a couple weeks.
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inox
Newly Joined
Registered: September 2014
Location: norway
Posts: 2
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Fri September 5, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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SSRI. Its a SSRI.. And a weakly one. The best usage i see with it is if one is experimenting with MDMA or MDA and about 3,5-5 hours in when the serotonin levels is low an and gets into the mono amoino oxidant "lift" instead of the dopamine in the synsapse. This oxidises the serotonin into a potentially toxic molecule. Take a SSRI and you prevent that from happening since citalopram wil then take its place in the MAOI "lift". That is really the only good thing a SSRI can do in my eyes.
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monkeybruv
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Registered: April 2013
Posts: 170
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Mon June 9, 2014
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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PROS:
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people said i seemed more stable
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initially worsened panic attacks, then didn't seem to do a lot. On higher doses I would sleep nearly all day. Killed my boyfriend's libido.
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Both me and my boyfriend have been on this. For me I didn't feel much of a difference and he lost his libido but seemed a little calmer. I went up to 60mg as lower doses weren't doing much, and then became very drowsy and numb.
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myprescriber
Junior Member
Registered: January 2014
Location: United States
Posts: 15
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Sun January 26, 2014
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: $30.00| Rating: 1
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It was small and not hard to swallow.
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I was more anxious than usual on this medication.
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This was my first antidepressant that I was prescribed when I was freshly diagnosed. I was more anxious than usual on this product and my level of depression stayed the same. I know everyone reacts differently to medication based on the chemistry of their body, but I have met others with the same side effects on this product. I would not recommend.
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krisakira
Magnate
Registered: September 2010
Location: KS
Posts: 2231
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Tue January 21, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $1.15| Rating: 8
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no drowsiness, cheap
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CONS:
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have to be on highest dose
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Worked much better than lexapro. Lexapro made me tired, and celexa (citalopram) did not. The drawback is that I'm on the highest dose (60mg, and some pdocs don't even prescribe that high) and I would like if it worked even better. It stops the panic attacks though, but I still get some mild depression.
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misskrome
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Registered: January 2014
Location: ...
Posts: 229
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Mon January 20, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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Didn't do anything for me.
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LostNgone4ever
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Registered: February 2013
Location: delaware, USA
Posts: 43
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Mon December 30, 2013
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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none
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it doesn't seem to do anything for me
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I have been on 20mg for 2 years, am still depressed and can't sleep...I had bad side effects on prozac, so I guess this is better than that...will be asking my psych for something else.
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5 cats
New Member
Registered: December 2013
Location: United States
Posts: 8
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Thu December 26, 2013
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: $8.00| Rating: 4
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PROS:
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not many side effects
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CONS:
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none
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hope for help for depression. so so
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Merno2
New Member
Registered: June 2013
Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 7
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Wed November 20, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $40.96| Rating: 10
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It works to relieve depression (in my case, when combined with Wellbutrin)
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CONS:
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Weight gain – though possible to lose weight while on this product.
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Priced based on using generic brand. I would probably be dead if I hadn't gotten on an anti-depressant – this is the one I decided I would try, and it works great, though I had to add Wellbutrin to get to feeling completely 'normal'.
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babybipolar2013
Newly Joined
Registered: September 2013
Posts: 1
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Wed September 25, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 5
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i have been on this alot over the years and it does help on certin aspects. if i did not take it regular and took it only when i know that i had to deal with court or something like that i was fine
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after 6 months of taking it regular it stoped working for me.
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most of my life I have been a guni pig for anti depreseant medications but this was one of them that helped but only for a short period of time.
like I said earlier . if I took it every day I would be fine then 6months later it would stop working and then I would stop for 2 weeks and then like if I knew the next day I had to go to court I would take it the night before and it would help. I have tried it taking it during the day and it made me sick and flip out. but taking it at night was fine. now the cost of medications alone are ridiculous I bearly can come up with $5 to feed my self how am I sapose to come up with $100 or more for my medication? lower the price to $5 a bottle and you will work with the people. now I have found new medication that works for me.
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pngindreamr
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Registered: May 2010
Location: A tiny fishing village, in the best state
Posts: 117
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Tue August 6, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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I feel better overall. I find that I can control my worry more.I sleep better too.
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It takes along time for me to wake up and my appetite has increased.
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I was prescribed 10 mg/a day. I take it at night before I got to bed. It really helps me sleep. I feel a lot calmer during the day. I have been on it for a month now and I see a big difference in my mood. I do feel more tired than usual when I wake up. But as the day goes on I feel good.
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cokopoof
Junior Member
Registered: August 2012
Posts: 14
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Sat August 3, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $5.00| Rating: 6
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PROS:
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no suicidal thoughts no more self-harm reduced anxiety
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CONS:
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no motivation loss of creativity numb feeling
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It took about three weeks to really start working, and it's true I didn't feel like crying constantly anymore and no longer hurt myself but it also made me feel numb. It was like i was on the sad end of the scale before and the citalopram brought me to the middle so than the scale didn't tip in either direction. It wasn't terrible but my lack of motivation made it difficult at school.
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BadWolf
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Registered: June 2013
Posts: 164
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Sun June 30, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $7.00| Rating: 8
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PROS:
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Reduced anxiety, side-effects went away mostly, it is cheap (genaric)
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CONS:
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Side-effects at start up, bruxism, dry mouth,
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I was tired, and had in increase in depression and anxiety when i stated. I have insomnia and bruxism now.
I can ride in elevators, I dont have panic attacks, I can do many things i couldnt before.
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suchalargepillcase
Junior Member
Registered: June 2013
Location: West Seneca, NY
Posts: 19
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Sun June 30, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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Totally got rid of my depression at 20mg.
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Made me very suicidal at first, induced mania when increased to 30mg.
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Before being diagnosed with BD1 I had been diagnosed with Depression. When I took Celexa at 20mg QD I was happy, more outgoing, had a normal sleep cycle, and was just, well, not depressed. However my dose was raised and it induced a horrible manic episode that put me in the hospital. We thought it was a drug-induced mania but after being off of it for 4 months I had another manic episode which is when we realized I was having depressive episodes, not depression. It definitely would have been a great medication had I had depression. I would definitely recommend to anyone who definitely, 100% has depression!
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Bluegerbera1
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Registered: April 2013
Location: Scotland
Posts: 59
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Mon May 27, 2013
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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PROS:
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No real benefit
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CONS:
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No real benefit
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Tried this at 20mg and 30 mg and unfortunately had no real effect for me. Gave me bad headaches though and I yawned a lot. Coming off not too bad but headaches worse than ever
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runeaglerun
New Member
Registered: July 2011
Posts: 1
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Mon May 6, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $8.00| Rating: 8
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has really helped my anxiety disorder and in turn my depression too
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Fortunately I've had no side effects! And overall I've noticed that my anxiety disorder is more in control (note: I'm also in counseling!) - within two weeks Celexa had helped remove the "panic" portion of my disorder so I could actually leave my dorm without fear of panic attacks. I'm counting as especially impressive that this helped so much considering I started taking it just before a particularly stressful time in my life (I study in Boston and was around the bombings and the subsequent manhunt).
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rainboots87
Veteran Member
Registered: March 2012
Location: usa
Posts: 654
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Thu May 2, 2013
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 2
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none
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CONS:
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insomnia
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I tried this for anxiety and depression, but it did absolutely nothing. I did have insomnia while on it, but most meds I've tried have given me insomnia so that's not unique to Celexa.
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Sat August 4, 2012
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $4.00| Rating: 7
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Completely stopped self-harm thoughts, has lifted a general fog
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CONS:
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constipation, excessive yawning, insomnia
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Best med I've been on so far. It's alleviated a lot of my depression. I don't have that weight bearing down on me anymore. I've had no outbursts of tears. There was insomnia, at first, until my doc made me change my meds to daytime instead of before bed. Increased appetite. At first I felt 'funny' and had unusual boughts of sweating. But that went away after a few weeks.
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DayleJasmine
Junior Member
Registered: June 2012
Location: york
Posts: 9
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Fri June 29, 2012
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 5
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PROS:
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feel happier
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CONS:
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feel dopey, low sex drive, insomnia
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i cannot reach orgasm! its realy fustrating! i am irritable but somewhat happier... i do reccomend it for people with a good sleeping pattern, i currently take 20mg and 100mg trazadones. I cant fathom out how i feel altogether yet but all in ll im just.......
TIRED!!!!!!!!!!!! oh so tired :'(
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unstuckintime
New Member
Registered: May 2012
Location: Tralfamadore
Posts: 2
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Mon June 18, 2012
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $4.00| Rating: 6
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reduced social anxiety and depressive thoughts, reduced appetite
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caused tinnitus, extreme drowsiness, changes in perception; failed to reduce suicidal ideation
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I've been on 20 mg for about 2 months.
Other cons: decreased inhibition (good for reducing social anxiety but not so good otherwise), palinopsia (persistent after-images). Altered perception is mainly lots of visual snow, having to do double-takes a lot because you saw something else the first time. Maybe some minor hallucinations like moving shadows. Weird dreams. Might have had a role in precipitating a dissociative episode. Tinnitus is a rarer side effect but I got it and I don't know if it's going to go away.
Still, not a bad drug as far as antidepressants go. It didn't reduce my general anxiety as well as I'd hoped.
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RBEAR
New Member
Registered: May 2012
Location: hicksville, montana
Posts: 1
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Tue May 8, 2012
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 4
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helped with depression and a little with anxiety
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CONS:
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instant migrane
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i hated this. i didnt really help and made me sick (i had to stop taking all my other prescription to make the migraines stop)
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Galymia
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Registered: April 2012
Location: b-e-d
Posts: 33
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Sun April 1, 2012
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $10.00| Rating: 8
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Mostly got rid of my depression.
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Doesn't work as well for me as Lexapro.
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I went from being severely depressed to merely being apathetic or even content some days. This is a great improvement for me. It also works well with my Risperdal. I'd recommend it to anyone who can't afford Lexapro.
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neededhelp84
New Member
Registered: December 2011
Posts: 1
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Sun December 25, 2011
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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able to stay calm, not crying, haven't lost my temper w/my 4 y/o
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floating feeling
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I've only been on this 2 days now but already today I could see a difference. I've been dealing with severe depression, panic attacks, and anger control issues. I've been suicidal and homicidal (wanting to kill my son), and when he had a tantrum today, I did really good. I didn't get angry (still got irritated), I did't yell at him or hurt him. I didn't cry. I am on 20mg/day. The only thing I really have noticed is feeling like i'm floating a bit. It's not enough to make me lose my balance, just weird feeling. Hopinig that this w/therapy will get me to being a better person and mother.
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addcolin
Member
Registered: June 2011
Location: Shaky isles
Posts: 91
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Thu December 22, 2011
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Evens the lows up and minimises the negative self-talk.
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Slows down constructive thoughts and strange physical feelings.
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At first became a bit manic, with some twitches, 'spastic' walking and spaceyness, confusion. Now hot at night, dry mouth, erratic sleep patterns, but this has saved my life by shutting down most negative thoughts, like peeling off a negative layer, exposing 'me', but only slight increased anxiety.
Highly recommend this for MDD.
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CruiseAustin
Member
Registered: August 2011
Location: Austin, Texas
Posts: 26
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Mon November 28, 2011
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $6.00| Rating: 10
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Celexa has really helped my depression.
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I haven't had any side effects from Celexa and I have had side effects from a large number of psych drugs.
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Celexa has changed my life. I suffer from bipolar depression (diagnosed 10 years ago) and have been on Celexa for about 2 years. I do not have side effects from the Celexa, which is great. For me it works better with a mood stablizer. Right now I am taking Saphris with it. Best mix of meds since I was diagnosed.
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ost324
Junior Member
Registered: February 2011
Location: US
Posts: 7
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Mon October 10, 2011
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: $10.00| Rating: 3
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numbs feelings
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CONS:
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too strong
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Made me extremely numb on the lowest dose. It was very uncomfortable and I stopped taking it very quickly.
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beliz20
New Member
Registered: August 2011
Posts: 1
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Sat October 1, 2011
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: $15.00| Rating: 1
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none
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CONS:
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increased depression
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I changed from lexapro to celexa for the price and developed new onset depression.
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clulessinside
New Member
Registered: April 2009
Posts: 1
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Fri August 19, 2011
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $4.00| Rating: 9
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This has been a great substitute for me since my insurance would not pay for pristiq. I no longer have sucidal ideations which were experienced when taking cymbalta.
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+Fight+The+Illness+
Member
Registered: August 2011
Location: Charleston, SC
Posts: 72
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Sun August 7, 2011
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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I was on Celexa for quite some time before my psychiatrist weaned me off of it. I wasn't taken off of it because of side effects or a bad reaction, instead I was taken off of it because I was no longer feeling its effects. I was on a high dosage, but I apparently just became so used to it that it stopped working for me. But overall, I would recommend Celexa to anyone else. In all honesty, it was actually one of the most effective medications I've been on, but I just became so used to it that it no longer worked for me.
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livelaughlove94
Junior Member
Registered: July 2011
Location: Tennessee/ United States
Posts: 12
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Wed July 13, 2011
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 3
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PROS:
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didn't have a good aspect
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it depressed me more, didn't offer any form of relief from depression
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was on it for six months for depression it just made me feel worse
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baileya82
New Member
Registered: June 2009
Posts: 1
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Fri June 3, 2011
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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not good with lithium
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i was taking 40 mg with high doses of lithium and it caused my throat to swell. use caution when using with lithium. it also caused to forget simple things, like the word hat.
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Zabine
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Registered: May 2011
Location: US
Posts: 133
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Mon May 16, 2011
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Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Relieved depression
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Made me lethargic
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I really liked celexa except I was so tired all the time.
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ost324
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Registered: February 2011
Location: US
Posts: 7
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Mon February 21, 2011
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Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 2
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nothing
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made me extremely emotionless
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Made me extremely emotionless and "dead" almost right away at a very low dose (only 10mg!) Quit taking almost immediately.
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NewtoThis
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Registered: February 2011
Posts: 2
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Fri February 18, 2011
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Total Spent: $30.00| Rating: 9
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sort of calming effect, rage subsided, easier to cope, more even-keel all around, not expensive
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nothing yet (only 1 week into it)
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well it is a week tonight that he started it and things are still awesome. not one blowout, no fights, no swearing that I heard at any bad drivers or anything else that used to grate his nerves. he is very pleased with the med, i'm very pleased with him, i'm sure his co-workers are very pleased too, he is not a zombie, he still gets a little mad when something goes wrong but he just deals with it and then its gone, no going over and over it for hours and hours..we are going to do some visiting this weekend so will see if the family & friends notice the difference (not telling anyone). So far Still So good!
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NewtoThis
New Member
Registered: February 2011
Posts: 2
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Mon February 14, 2011
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Total Spent: $30.00| Rating: 8
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Started acting fast, barely any side effects yet, so far so good!
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None yet
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significant other finally went and asked for help, been depressed somewhat I think for years, had big mood swings, held things in then freaked out after a few weeks, couldn't let things go from now or even the in past,had good days but even so everything still bothered him, etc etc. It was either get help or likely the end of a loving relationship. It was hard as he doesn't do medication, felt like there was something wrong with him for needing it, etc. Anyway, got it and started it this friday at 5pm,he was tired and had a very slight headache but not even bad enough to take a pill for. He seemed already calmer then! it was strange. the next day he was definitely calmer, people cutting us off in the car didn't even really fizz him-he just shook his head and that was it, it is Monday now and still the same thing, he said himself he still feels a bit annoyed when something happens,but then that's it and its over, he doesn't feel rage or he doesn't dwell on it. one other *small* side effect, apparently it can sometimes affect your sexual function, well in this case, so far it is helping out! before we had a great sex life but he had to, um concentrate more, take breaks if you know what I mean, now he has _staying power_ if you catch my drift so i have to say, so far, so great with this medication! will keep you posted as I found feedback was really helpful for us to ease our minds before he tried it. We are really positive so far about the generic brand of celexa so far for us!!
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stupidreasons
New Member
Registered: December 2010
Posts: 5
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Tue December 14, 2010
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Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 0
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none
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self-harm, suicidality, crying spells
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I have been on many medications but this was by far the worst for me. While on Celexa (for 4 months) I began to have uncontrollable crying spells and a sense of overall hopelessness (even worst than depression with no medication). I started to act out at home and was constantly fighting with my mom whom I'm very close with. I nearly was kicked out of the house and I didn't care. I also began to practice self-mutilation. I would slice my arms and wrists with anything that I could find: knives, nails, saws, X-acto knifes, razor blades. I would even crack open safety razors I use for shaving to remove the blade to use for cutting. I would also beat my upper arms with my fist or a hammer. I know it sounds pretty intense and crazy! I would even fantasize about hanging myself with my belt. My psychiatrist refused to take me off of it so I went to another one who finally did. As soon as I was taken off all of the self-harm and fighting stopped and has not returned since
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stupidreasons
New Member
Registered: December 2010
Posts: 5
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Tue December 14, 2010
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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none
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self-mutilation, crying spells
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I have been on many medications but this was by far the worst for me. While on Celexa (for 4 months) I began to have uncontrollable crying spells and a sense of overall hopelessness (even worst than depression with no medication). I started to act out at home and was constantly fighting with my mom whom I'm very close with. I nearly was kicked out of the house and I didn't care. I also began to practice self-mutilation. I would slice my arms and wrists with anything that I could find: knives, nails, saws, X-acto knifes, razor blades. I would even crack open safety razors I use for shaving to remove the blade to use for cutting. I would also beat my upper arms with my fist or a hammer. I know it sounds pretty intense and crazy! I would even fantasize about hanging myself with my belt. My psychiatrist refused to take me off of it so I went to another one who finally did. As soon as I was taken off all of the self-harm and fighting stopped and has not returned since!
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patgr
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Registered: September 2010
Posts: 1
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Wed September 15, 2010
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Total Spent: $5.00| Rating: 3
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I've been on for 4 weeks, No change in depression.
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I was on cymbalta for years, seemed to become ineffective. I've been dealing with depression for about 20 years, tried numerous meds, diagnosed with substance abuse when I tried to self medicate and I'm still not sure what will help.
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somethingintheway13
Newly Joined
Registered: December 2008
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Sun June 13, 2010
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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none
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took forever to start working, increased anxiety, increased suicidal thoughts, increased sweating, nihgtmares
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Took this for 3 months. It took 2 1/2 moths to strt working and while i was waiting for it to work, i felt more depressed and i isolated. When it finally started working i wanted to kill myself and landed myself into the hospital. It also made me very anxious about being in public areas
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