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 taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Depression | 44 |
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7 | |||
| Emotional lability | 17 |
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3 | ||
| Anxiety | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 6 | 0 | |||||
| General health | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Support another treatment | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Citalopram. See all 11 dosages ►
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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7 | 64% |
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 18% |
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Doctor's advice
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2 | 18% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 9% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- amma
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: moderate
- Legs: mild
- See profile
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- amma
- 40 mg daily
- since Aug 25, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Depression
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- Porky
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: severe
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: moderate
- See profile
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- Porky
- 20 mg daily
- since Sep 09, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Depression
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- ALSguySweden
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: moderate
- Legs: severe
- See profile
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- ALSguySweden
- 80 mg daily
- since Apr 16, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Depression
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips It will help you! A lot! See full evaluation
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Report created on November 21, 2009.