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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Major Depressive Disorder 9 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 8 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Depressed mood 6 1 Efficacy_moderate
Dysthymia 4 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Depression with anxiety 4 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 2 1 Efficacy_slight

See all 12 patients currently taking Cipramil

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 3
Mild
 3
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Cipramil

Constipation 1
Nausea 1
Apathy 1
Weight gain 1
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 1
Depersonalization-derealization 1
See all 7 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  20 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily
  7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Cipramil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 10   Did not seem to work: 63%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 25%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 19%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 13%
Other 1   Other: 6%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 6%

See all 16 patients who’ve stopped taking Cipramil

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Cipramil

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

Stopped Taking Cipramil

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Cipramil

Always
 7 70%
Usually
 2 20%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 10%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Cipramil

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 20%
Not at all
 8 80%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Cipramil

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 3 75%
< $25
 1 25%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.