Celexa (citalopram) Treatment Report
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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Depression | 92 |
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13 | |
| Anxiety | 16 |
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2 | |||
| Other | 11 |
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1 | ||||
| General health | 7 |
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1 | ||||
| Mood swings | 4 |
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2 | |||
| Emotional lability | 4 | 0 |
See all 114 patients currently taking Celexa
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Celexa. See all 12 dosages ►
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Other
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12 | 39% |
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Did not seem to work
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8 | 26% |
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Side effects too severe
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7 | 23% |
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Doctor's advice
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5 | 16% |
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Course of treatment ended
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2 | 6% |
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Personal research
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1 | 3% |
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Expense
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1 | 3% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
See all 18 patient evaluations
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- Cassiopeia
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: moderate
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- Cassiopeia
- 40 mg daily
- since Sep 26, 2008
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Efficacy
Slight
for General health
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Side Effects
Mild
- Advice/Tips Very mild. Do not expect any major changes in mood or behavior. See full evaluation
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- Unicat
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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- Unicat
- 20 mg daily
- since Dec 03, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Depression
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- stormyhorse
- Sex: F
- Flare-up: Moderate
- Sensation: Mild
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: mild
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: mild
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- stormyhorse
- 20 mg daily
- since Oct 06, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Depression
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips I've found that Celexa is more of a mood stabilizer. See full evaluation
See all 18 patient evaluations
Report created on November 22, 2009.