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Citalopram Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Celexa, Cipramil, APO-Citalopram (Show all)

Generic Name: Citalopram

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117 patient evaluations for Citalopram

Peggie59

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Pain: Most

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: Little

external_stress: All

Stickman: all
Description:F53y
CFS:?y
FM:4y Dx
by Peggie59
See Peggie59's full Citalopram history

**Purpose:** Anxious mood *(Started Jun 04, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 01, 2010	30 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

flwrpwr5150

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Most

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: Most

Stiffness: Most

function: Little

external_stress: Most

Stickman: most
Description:F40y
FM:3y Dx
by flwrpwr5150
See flwrpwr5150's full Citalopram history

**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started May 01, 2007)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 27, 2010	10 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all

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geenab65

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 10 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by geenab65
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**Purposes:** Emotional lability and Sleep problems *(Started Mar 04, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Emotional lability Perceived effectiveness	Sleep problems Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 07, 2010	10 mg/5 mL Daily	?Can't tell	None	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Mar 07, 2010
Advice & Tips: Maybe I didn't give enough time, but it didn't work for me.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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iMOVE4PD

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

Parkinson's: 10 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 3 Type: Inherited (genetic) Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: moderate

Arms: mild

Chest: mild

Legs: mild
by iMOVE4PD
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Apr 14, 2006)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 06, 2010	20 mg Daily	None	Moderate	Always	Not at all

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mcewthom

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 5 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: mild

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: mild

Walking: mild
by mcewthom
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**Purposes:** Depressed mood and Anxious mood *(Started Jan 01, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Anxious mood Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 01, 2010	40 mg Daily	Slight	Slight	Mild	Usually	Not at all
Nov 09, 2009	40 mg Daily	Major	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Neck movement dizziness (Cervicogenic dizziness), Jaw clenching, Dizziness, Sex drive (libido) decreased, Sweating increased, Fatigue

Date: Mar 01, 2010
Advice & Tips: I've come off these quite quickly , i feel slightly better now am off them , although they did help at the beginning
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Nov 09, 2009
Advice & Tips: Keeps me leveled out , if i suddenly come off these tho i get dizzy afeter 3-4 days.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

momisnuts

Data Quality: 0 stars
- Sex:
- Age:
Condition: 2 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Unreported
- Mental: Unreported
- Physical: Unreported
by momisnuts
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Jan 01, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 01, 2010	20 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: just haveto rememberto takeasprescribed.Sometimes feels as if it wears off near the evening

Date: Mar 01, 2010
Advice & Tips: This seemed to workmuchbetter@the 40mg dosage. At the lower doses I would just feel like I was overwhelmed and blow at times.

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chasmengr

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

MS: 5 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by chasmengr
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Feb 08, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 18, 2010		?Can't tell	Severe	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Tremors increased, Difficulty falling asleep, Increased ataxia, Dry cough, Sleep problems, Anxious mood, Racing mind, Difficulty sleeping through night

Date: Feb 18, 2010
Advice & Tips: Now only 10 days on generic Celexa (switched to save money); was on Lexapro for 22 months, and never had such issues Now have major Insomnia (2 days & nights with only couple hours of fitful sleep), moderate dry throat (coughing), moderate racing thoughts, minor anxiety, noticeable increased intensity of MS symptoms (probably from lack of sleep). Skipped Celexa dose yesterday in effort to get sleep. Slept hard last night; still early in recovery today. Went back to Lexapro this morning. Called doctor's office to let them know.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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Girly49

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Parkinson's: 5 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 1 Type: Parkinsonism (unknown cause) On

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: mild

Chest: mild

Legs: mild
by Girly49
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Apr 09, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 08, 2010	20 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Anxious mood, Nervousness, Depressed mood

Date: Feb 08, 2010
Advice & Tips: worked great but I am going on azilect and it is not recommended to take celexa with azilect
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

pr3sidentspence

Sex: M

Data Quality: 0 stars

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Moderate

Rx

41 M

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low
by pr3sidentspence
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started )*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 04, 2010		Major	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

new ASD member

Data Quality: 2 stars

Autism

62 years

Female

Good
ATEC
- Speech: 3
- Sociability: 14
- Sensory/Cognitive Awareness: 12
- Health/Physical Behavior: 8
- ATEC score: 37
by Anna-Magdalena
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**Purpose:** Bipolar Disorder *(Started Jan 01, 2007)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 18, 2010	40 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all
Nov 23, 2009	40 mg Daily	?Can't tell	None	Usually	Not at all

Date: Jan 18, 2010
Advice & Tips: I recently increased dosage from 20 mg to 40 mg. It made for a significant lessening of depression

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