116 patient evaluations for Citalopram

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Apr 20, 2009 (Started Dec 11, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (constipation, brain fog, decreased sex drive (libido), abdominal pain, sweating increased)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I ramped up slowly on this medication and found an increase in abdominal pain and frequency of migraines (which I already suffered from) most likely because the bouts of constipation were followed by diarrhea. And coming down slowly I noticed a reduction in those symptom. However, rather quickly on the drug I noticed a reduction in anxiety although only a slight improvement in depression.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: abdominal pain, brain fog, constipation, decreased sex drive (libido), sweating increased
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 15, 2009 (Started May 11, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (dizziness, fatigue, anxious mood, short term memory problems, sweating increased)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Side effects: short term memory problems, decreased sex drive (libido), sweating increased, anxious mood, dizziness, fatigue, dizziness
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 20, 2009 (Started Sep 12, 2004)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (nausea, decreased sex drive (libido))
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: make sure you take it at the same time everyday.. when i woul have to catch up- the side effects would come back even after 1 or 2 days. my own fault, really.
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: decreased sex drive (libido), nausea, nausea
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 7, 2009 (Started Mar 30, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 2, 2009 (Started Jan 02, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (fatigue, brain fog, stomach pain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: fatigue, brain fog, stomach pain
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 15, 2006 (Started Mar 15, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (fatigue, anxious mood, dizziness)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Side effects: anxious mood, fatigue, anxious mood, dizziness
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 3, 2008 (Started Apr 18, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 3, 2004 (Started May 22, 2001)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 11, 2008 (Started Mar 15, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Apr 9, 2008 (Started Mar 15, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 4, 2008 (Started Feb 04, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Don't know)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (constipation, sweating increased)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: constipation, sweating increased
  • 0 helpful marks
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