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What is Citalopram?

Citalopram hydrobromide (HBr) is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Citalopram affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause depression. It is used in the treatment of depression.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Depressed mood 1004 313 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Major Depressive Disorder 356 79 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Anxious mood 283 84 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 174 56 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Dysthymia 87 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 81 32 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 1708 patients currently taking Citalopram

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 69
Moderate
 126
Mild
 181
None
 238

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

Fatigue 42
Brain fog 28
Sex drive (libido) decreased 28
Anxious mood 24
Dizziness 23
Nausea 20
See all 178 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Citalopram. See all 42 dosages ►

  daily 5 mg daily 10 mg/5 mL daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily
  14 Number of Patients: 14 8 Number of Patients: 8 101 Number of Patients: 101 142 Number of Patients: 142 690 Number of Patients: 690 40 Number of Patients: 40 581 Number of Patients: 581 8 Number of Patients: 8 117 Number of Patients: 117 32 Number of Patients: 32  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Citalopram (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 291   Did not seem to work: 46%
Doctor's advice 164   Doctor's advice: 26%
Side effects too severe 162   Side effects too severe: 25%
Other 133   Other: 21%
Course of treatment ended 40   Course of treatment ended: 6%
Personal research 24   Personal research: 4%
Expense 20   Expense: 3%
Change in health plan coverage 11   Change in health plan coverage: 2%
Not indicated 9   Not indicated: 1%

See all 608 patients who’ve stopped taking Citalopram

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

Currently Taking Citalopram

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

Stopped Taking Citalopram

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Citalopram

Always
 482 79%
Usually
 103 17%
Sometimes
 13 2%
Never
 16 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Citalopram

Very
 13 2%
Somewhat
 60 10%
A little
 90 15%
Not at all
 451 73%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Citalopram

$200+
 3 1%
$100-199
 3 1%
$50-99
 16 4%
$25-49
 34 8%
< $25
 363 87%

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Report created on February 09, 2012.