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Generic Name: Citalopram

What is Celexa? Celexa, a brand name for citalopram, is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). It affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause depression and is used to treat depression.

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Reasons Taken

70 patients in the community are taking or have taken Celexa.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Depression 45 64%
Other 15 21%
Anxiety 4 5%
General health 4 5%
Emotional lability 2 2%
Mood swings 1 1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Celexa.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show Top 10)

  0 mg Daily 0.5 mg Daily 1.5 mg Daily 10 mg Daily 20 mg Daily 20 Daily 30 mg Daily 40 mg Daily 40 Daily 60 mg Daily 100 mg Daily
  7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 58 Number of Patients: 58 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 34 Number of Patients: 34 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Celexa or how long patients were taking Celexa before stopping.

Currently taking Celexa

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
4
10
9
14

Stopped taking Celexa

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
2
2
1
5
Why Patients Stopped Taking Celexa (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 4 36% Other: 36%
Did not seem to work 3 27% Did not seem to work: 27%
Doctor's advice 3 27% Doctor's advice: 27%
Side effects too severe 3 27% Side effects too severe: 27%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 5 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 25% 2
Moderate 63% 5
Slight 13% 1

Depression

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 31% 4
None 69% 9

Top reported side-effects include: Fatigue, Brain fog, Anxiety

Summary results are based on 5 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 5)

  • Lillian
    Sex: F
    Sensation: None
    Overall: None
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • Lillian
  • by Lillian
    Aug 25, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Depression

  • Cassiopeia
    Sex: F
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • Cassiopeia
  • by Cassiopeia
    Sep 26, 2008
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsMild
  • General health
Advice/Tips
Very mild. Do not expect any major changes in mood or behavior.

See all evaluation results for Celexa



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