PatientsLikeMe : Cipramil (citalopram) Treatment Report

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What is Cipramil?

Cipramil is an international brand name for the antidepressant citalopram. Off label use includes treatment of mild dementia-associated agitation in nonpsychotic patients; smoking cessation; ethanol abuse; obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children; diabetic neuropathy.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken	# of patients	# of patients evaluated by
Treat my mood condition(s)	13	36
Other	3	12
General health	1	4

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	13	7%
Moderate	31	17%
Mild	50	28%
None	85	47%

Most commonly reported side effects

Fatigue	32	18%
Brain fog	23	13%
Sex drive (libido) decreased	16	9%
Anxiety	16	9%
Dizziness	16	9%
Memory lapses (brain blinks)	12	7%
Decreased appetite	11	6%
poor sleep	10	6%
inreased sweating	10	6%
Stomach ache	7	4%
Jaw clenching	7	4%
inorgasmia	6	3%
Short term memory problems	6	3%
Alcohol consumption	4	2%
hyperactivity	4	2%
Nausea	3	2%
Constipation	3	2%
Headaches	2	1%
dry mouth	2	1%
Weight gain	2	1%
itching skin, especially legs and back	2	1%
Drowsiness	2	1%
Shakiness	1	1%
dry mouth/throat	1	1%
Taste changed	1	1%
hallucinations (visual distortion)	1	1%
shaking hands	1	1%
Abdominal pain	1	1%
Nightmares	1	1%
decreased interest	1	1%
bumps on tongue	1	1%
Diarrhea	1	1%
Reduced semen production	1	1%
headache	1	1%
makes me throw up	1	1%
hand shakes/tremors	1	1%
Sinus headache	1	1%
Suicidality	1	1%
Seasonal allergies	1	1%
Insomnia	1	1%
decreased alcohol tolerance	1	1%
sore throat	1	1%
mania	1	1%
headaches and stomach aches	1	1%
Cluster Headaches	1	1%
menstruation differences	1	1%
i think it makes things worse sometimes	1	1%
Ejaculation difficult	1	1%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 48 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

20 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	60 mg daily
5	1	2	2

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Cipramil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice	5	56%
Did not seem to work	4	44%
Side effects too severe	1	11%
Other	1	11%
Course of treatment ended	1	11%

See all 9 patients who’ve stopped taking Cipramil

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Cipramil

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	0	0	1	1	3

Stopped Taking Cipramil

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	0	1	3	1	4

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	142	79%
Usually	35	20%
Sometimes	1	1%
Never	1	1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	8	4%
Somewhat	17	9%
A little	31	17%
Not at all	123	69%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	1	1%
$50-99	3	2%
$25-49	11	6%
< $25	116	65%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 179 patient evaluations

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Sex: F

Depression: 4

Emotional: 2

Compulsion: 3

Anxiety: 2

Mania: 0

Physical: 1

External Stress: Low

22 F

Function: Low

Distress: Moderate

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20 mg daily

since Apr 03, 2004
Efficacy None for Treat my mood condition(s)
Side Effects Mild
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