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What is Citalopram?

Citalopram hydrobromide (HBr) is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Citalopram affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause depression. It is used in the treatment of depression.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
# of patients evaluated by
Depression 662 170
Anxiety 179 42
Treat my mood condition(s) 178 44
Other 51 13
Emotional lability 33 6
General health 23 5

See all 1053 patients currently taking Citalopram

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
21 8%
Moderate
50 19%
Mild
77 30%
None
109 42%

Most commonly reported side effects

Fatigue
41 30%
Brain fog
27 20%
Dizziness
19 14%
Anxiety
18 13%
Sex drive (libido) decreased
16 12%
Memory lapses (brain blinks)
13 10%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Citalopram. See all 34 dosages

  10mg/5mL as needed 20mg as needed 80 mg all the time (24/7) daily 0.5 mg daily 1 mg daily 1 other daily 1.5 mg daily 3 tps. daily 10 mg/5 mL daily 5 mg/5 mL daily 5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg/5 mL daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 1.5 x 10 mg/5 mL daily 20 daily 20 mg daily 2 x 10 mg/5 mL daily 30 mg daily 35 mg daily 40 daily 40 mg daily 40 mg one time 45 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily 100 mg daily 120 mg daily 200 mg daily 400 mg daily 1200 mg one time
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 66 Number of Patients: 66 80 Number of Patients: 80 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 425 Number of Patients: 425 1 Number of Patients: 1 26 Number of Patients: 26 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 327 Number of Patients: 327 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 76 Number of Patients: 76 18 Number of Patients: 18 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Citalopram (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
106 41% Did not seem to work: 41%
Doctor's advice
68 26% Doctor's advice: 26%
Side effects too severe
64 25% Side effects too severe: 25%
Other
60 23% Other: 23%
Course of treatment ended
13 5% Course of treatment ended: 5%
Personal research
9 3% Personal research: 3%
Expense
7 3% Expense: 3%
Not indicated
1 0% Not indicated: 0%

See all 246 patients who’ve stopped taking Citalopram

Currently Taking Citalopram

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

Stopped Taking Citalopram

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
211 82%
Usually
42 16%
Sometimes
2 1%
Never
2 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
8 3%
Somewhat
24 9%
A little
39 15%
Not at all
186 72%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 0%
$100-199
1 0%
$50-99
3 1%
$25-49
13 5%
< $25
158 61%

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Report created on March 19, 2010.