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Be extremely careful with this drug. I was on Celexa for 3 years and at first it worked very well. But at three years on the drug I started to have violent reactions to the celexa. I took no other drugs, so it was the celexa. I am now off the celexa, but not before going through serotonin withdrawal syndrome. see:

http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Depression/treatment/antidepressants/discontinuation_events.asp

You will not find this term at the celexa site, but it is known to the FDA and I cannot even begin to explain how physically and mentally painful the syndrome is. It is by far the worst pain I have ever felt.

The only thing that makes sense is that the drug built up a store in my system over time, hence the violent reaction - like an a-bomb going off in my head with a half hour of taking the meds, then profuse sweating, dizzyness then nervous energy that will not let you sleep for a few days.

And remember this is after years of no problem on them.

I have recently stopped taking Celexa after three years of use. To me, it was my miracle drug. I stopped using it because I lost my job and could no longer afford medications of any kind. Even my children notice the difference. Au naturale, I have a short fuse. I can laugh deep and loud one minute at my child and then be biting their head off the next. Celexa normalized both sides and brought them more to the middle. Oh, I would still laugh loud and deep and still bite their heads off on occasion. I have been off the drug for 30 days and have had no negative side effects. I am me again, unfortunately, I did so enjoy being more normalized.

Celexa does have a few side effect: insomnia, anxiety, dizziness. But, by far, the worst one for me has been what I call "Celexa Dick". It's a bit hard to get it up sometimes, sometime it's impossible, and I know it's due almost totally to the celexa medication. But there are other things that can cause this, so perhaps it just an isolated incident, but I think it's the celexa.

I am in the uk i think celexa is citralopram here - and for me it has worked wonders - once i got the right dose - been on it for a year and hoping to come off soon - but slightly scared of dependence as now it seems i have no problems - very happy. mind you life generally is good - but what comes first the chicken or the egg?

been taking celexa for 6 weeks now and feel its working for me, i had mild nausea for the first week, but i coped, but now, and for the last 3 weeks ive had diarreah quite badly and was wondering if this is the celexa, i had read it was a side effect, it cant be anything within my diet as thats closely monitored,i wondered if there was anything i could take to help, or if if i should just put up and shut up (i am in the UK)

ting but not with her. are there similar antidepressants that dont have sex releated side effects?

Celexa was bad news in our family. It ran us down one wall and up the other. Husband had multiple rage instances before being discontinued.

Not right for me - is it right for anyhone? Total loss of sexual sensitivity, weight gain, felt 'numb'

Celexa at first was a help, but after a year or two of use, I began to lose my sexuality. Felt so numb that I made an appointment to see an OB/GYN to see if possible surgery may help to regain some form of normality. After running out of medicine and going through a few weeks of withdrawal, its as if I'm 18 again. Oh happy day. LOL

You can possibly receive the same medical benefit from an over the counter product called Melatonin. It also raises the seratonin levels. Much less expensive. Perhaps this is worth looking into. It helps us sleep at night, wake up on time "naturally", helps fight some forms of cancer. Definitely do some research before you try it, but its a thought. Maybe it has less side effects. The sexual side effects are an issue to both male and female. I actually made an appointment to see my doctor, thinking something was physically wrong with me.

I have been off celexa for about a week and three days cold turkey. Saw my medical doc , he told me since I am this far might as well hang in with the withdrawl symptons. I have been looking for natural rmedies to help but not much is out there. Right now I have mood swings which I have to be very careful to monitor so i don't offend anyone( especially my family). Does any one know of anything to take to help with the withdrawl symptons?

I have really bad migrains and i have anitey and depression and i have took a lot of medication for them but i took effector for my depression and my anitey and i had to quit taking them because they were a weightgain so i don"t take nothing thats going to make me gain weight.

been on celexa for 2 years. Has anyone combined it with alcohol and noticed anything? I develop an alter-ego if I have only 2 drinks.

been on celexa for 2 years. Has anyone combined it with alcohol and noticed anything? I develop an alter-ego if I have only 2 drinks.

I began taking Celexa 6/99. By April 2001, I'd lost the central vision in my right eye. I was 37 yrs. old, took no other meds, was in good health and had no family history of ocular disease.
Has anyone else experienced vision problems or vision loss while taking Celexa?

After losing vision while taking Celexa, I visited the Celexa website. Read the animal toxicology report which showed retinal changes in lab rats. I discontinued the med.
I did file a report with FDA & was contacted by them because of the seriousness of my report. Evidently, the FDA can't do much without other reports of a similar nature. I also notified Forest Pharmaceuticals. They also contacted me & referred my report to public affairs dept..
They've had this info for 4 years. No further studies have been done that I'm aware of. Meanwhile, Senior Citizens are being heavily marketed by antidepressant manufacturers like Forest Labs/Celexa. Seniors are most at risk for vision loss - wet macular degeneration - which 3 specialists diagnosed me as having.
I can't be the only one out there with this experience. Can I?

I have experienced quite a weight gain (probably 50 lb.)in the last year after taking Cilexa which is sold as Cirtalopram here. I also have experienced a low libido and little or no ejaculation although an orgasm. Erections have to be coaxed. Other than that it seems to work well for depression and anxiety. I still sometimes experience depression but have beocome quite adept at changing my mood by changing my thoughts or locale. I have gone off of both Celexa and Paxil probably about three times each without ill effect except that the depression and anxiety have returned eventually. I think what I need is a three-week pill. Something to boost me up for a short period of time.

Gord in Canada

Correction to recent post.

Sorry, that should be spelled Citralopram.

Gord in Canada

I have been taking Celexa for almost 2 weeks now and I do notice I am a lot happier. This is the first time in the 27 years of my life that I have been diagnosed as depressed. I had a breakdown at work and the doctor immediately prescribed this drug and I am worried that my physical/mental self is going to become reliant on this drug just too be able to laugh..Can anyone offer some advice? I certainly don't want to become "numb" to the world and after reading these logs I am really worried..

I've been taking Celexa for 3 months. My moods have evened out, which is a plus, but I'm not sleeping well, hardly at all, and that is bad enough for me to try to switch to something else. Other side-effects are extremely dry eyes, decreased appetite, and frequent urination.

have been taking citalopram since may this year,i get on well with them apart from gaining about a stone in weight.I am taking another type of tablet aswell and one of them is giving me insomnia,but i just get up and clean,so my flat is spotless! Could do with sleeping better though,buy generally i feel alot happier.

Hi, I have just been prescribed celexa and haven't started taking them yet. I am doing some research on it before taking it and I'm kind of scared of all these side effects ( weight gain, insomnia, and vision loss) Has anyone tried anything else that doesn't have these side effects or at least the first two.

Yikes, I took Celexa once and it was like a very bad drug trip. I wound up on the floor clenching my jaw, dizzy, light-headed and nauseated. That lasted about 6 hours. Obviously, Celexa didn't agree with me!

Be VERY careful of the Celexa side effects. One thing to note is that it can "increase" your depression while your body adjusts and its "benefits" can be felt, 3-4 weeks. Also note that there is a suicidal aspect that needs to be understood. The Celexa producer makes note of suicide as a possibility on their own web site and you need to make sure that you are reporting anything adverse to your doctor immediately and to take notes each time you take the medication and how you feel. You need to record this to track your therapy. I have a very personal story and perspective as my wife died recently.

I'm so sorry to hear that. I lost my father tragically 9 years ago and I think that's part of the reason why I've feeling depressed. I never had therapy to help me cope with my loss. Thank you and JF for your input, it is very helpful. Now I would like to know if there is something else less side effects or at least not so severe. I want to also hear about vision loss and if anyone has experienced it.

Have been on Celexa for 18 months and have decided to go off of it cold turkey. I'm experiencing MAJOR dizzy spells constantly, and it's been a week now.

Wondering if it's going to stop soon or get worse? Any advice would help!

have been on citalopram 18 months apart from no intress in sex is all the side effects iv had, iv felt great &thankfull iv decided to now go it alone. its been 3 weeks 1st cutting them down but im experiencing very bad heads sickly n dissynes feel quite ill! but ifeel i dont want to rely on them any longer

Update on Celexa: Evidently there has been a link between use of SSRI's and GI bleeding - which could ultimately affect vision in some people (as in my case).

For Veronica - All SSRI's and Antidepressants are not bad and are in fact extremely helpful.
I tried Paxil, Prozac and Zoloft before finding a good fit with Effexor. Effexor has worked well for me.

I have been taking Celexa for a little over a year now. During this year I've noticed significant improvements in social anxiety, and the way I feel about myself- my friends and relatives have noted the changes also.

HOWEVER- there is one huge side effect that this medication has. If I go even two days without it, I experience dizziness, irritability, irrationality, shakes, vertigo, and feelings of extreme frustration, anxiety and depression and almost physical anger. Worse than any other anti-depressant I've tried. This medication should be taken with extreme monitoring by your doctor and do not change doses or stop taking it without consulting he/she.

I just started taking 20mg of Celexa last week and I'm already noticing the sexual side effects. Sex seems to be the last thing on my mind all of a sudden. I was given this drug since my doctor told me it didn't have many sexual side effects, hopefully it wont last that long..

I was put on celexa in Aug 06 and a week after taing it i started having a tinggling traveling up the laft side of my face and head, My Doctor thought i was just stressed but took me off on Sept 29th 06 it is now Dec and im not takeing anything and i still have this tingle off and on all day This NEVER happend untill i took the celexa does anyone else have this problem?This becomes so intense it drives me nuts i find myself rubbing my face and head all the time feels like something is crawling in my hair, HELP

I have been off of Celexa for about a month and a half and above all of the other usual withdrawal side effects I have one lasting one; dont you know how when on celexa you can have sexual side effects that make it hard to get up or have orgasm, now off of the meds I orgasm way too quick rediculously quick and I wasnt this way before I was on the meds. This is extremely frustrating and I am trying to see what I can do about it. p.s. for some of you looking for an alternative, you might want to give this site a look http://healthrecovery.com/HRC_2006/Depression_06/D_OpeningPage.htm

I’m so glad you have created this site to let people learn about these pharmaceuticals. I am reading the post by KhristyLynn on September 28th 2006, who stated that she had lost her vision– I feel so sorry for her and that this had to happen. I wish you peace and hope your vision will be restored.
I have fought a long battle with depression most of my life and when I lost my job and moved back to my parents home many things seemed very dark. I was also breaking up with a girl who I had recently met, because now it was a long distance relationship and I had no idea what would become of me. All these things added up. I went to my doctor who recommended Celexa. He prescribed I take it for four weeks and then make an appointment to discuss the results. Within the first night I took it I could not sleep. I felt more panic stricken than I ever had in my life, my heart was racing, I could hear myself saying “I think I am going to die” those words still haunt me - it was as if someone else was saying it.

Looking back on it, I can’t believe I would keep taking it another few days to ‘see if my body would adjust and positively go from there.’ I guess when you get so down and feel lonely, you will try many things to take away the issue at hand. After I stopped Celexa it still took time to wear off.

My doctor didn’t ask me too many things about my life when he recommended this anti-depressant to me. Later I would get in touch with a psychiatrist who my sister in the medical field recommended. As fate would have it, the psychiatrist’s secretary was so rude I felt like it was somehow not meant for me to go there – you know, you get a ‘gut feeling’. Then you wonder if you should even trust your ‘gut’ after the many mistakes you’ve made.

Nevertheless, I went with my gut.

It is not my doctor’s fault for prescribing me this medicine. It was probably a difficult day for this psychiatrists’ secretary, (who knows what she had do deal with on a daily basis.) The problem was me. No drug, – illegal or prescribed, would change my patterns of thought. Finally, finding a website about considering suicide, I reached out to G-d and his only son Jesus. I won’t get religious or anything on this web blog. I am alive today and though I cannot change my past and still make many, many mistakes, and yes I get depressed! Yet I wake each day not dependant on a drug to make me feel good, not dependant on a job to satisfy me, not dependant on relationships (thought they are important), not dependant on the news to tell me what to worry about today, Not dependant on my ability to succeed. My dependency is on G-d. And I know he is there and that he cares (the only side-effect).

Good luck with your journey, don’t give up, I don’t want you to give up. You are going to make it.

G-d bless

I have recently come off celexa.I been on
the medication to treat my depression from June
29,2006 to Jan.10,2007.The reason for the anti-
depressant is that the treatment(interferon)has
very strong side effects(I need to have the ant-
i-depressant before I recieved the interferon to
treat my Hepatatsis C).I find it quite astound-
ing that both these drugs have many side effects
and that both need to be reexaimined carefully.
But how did the FDA approved of these drugs kno-
wing full well how dangerous they are.I am furi-
ous as how can medicaid reimbused these drugs
without knowing the side effects.Even low income
people deserved better medicines rather than these toxic sluge medications(like anti-depressants) that can ruin anyone health for years to come.

John

I am researching this drug because my 56 yr old girlfriend takes it. Im 42 and I noticed that she doesn't have much of a libido and I am extremly good looking and very sexual. Not to mention I also noticed that she can be emotionally and physically unavailable and I am starting to believe that its this Celexa that she is taking. I think she is only in her second year or two and just the other day she said she was having trouble sleeping. I wonder if these long term effects are starting to act on her. She swears by the stuff but I think that is also one of the side effects, a sort of "Im so happy Im brainwashed effect". No joke!

Had to start Celexa because Cymbalta caused my blood pressure to rise. AFter 2 weeks, started having severe manic/rage episodes and becamse suicidal, which I never was before. Very bad stuff. Worse side effects I've had.

Effexor gave me hemochromatosis When i stoped taking effexor it went away My ferritin was high it is now 28

Kathy - I actually had the tingling head thing before I went to the doctor and he told me it was likely my recent increased stress/anxiety. You know how your eye will sometimes tick for a few minutes and drive you nuts? That's what a little part of my head did followed by the tingling and numbness. I'm worried because I've been having panic attacks for the first time in my life and this is what my doctor put me on to prevent them. I'm not depressed at all. I wonder if I'm taking the wrong drug?...I took my first on a few hours ago. I'll guess we'll see.

I have been taking celexa for a month,, it sucks, I really feel no better,, I was not too bad before I started taking it,, lost my job had career change issues,, but the "celexa dick" is more troblesome than the problems I was experiencing,,I would rather be a tad upset and cum,, than to be upset and not be able to cum,, as well as a change in eyesite,, and seeing unexplained lights in my eyes,, I want off ,, but my Doctor said ,, if you are feeling well ,, keep on it ,,
God bless you all for you input.. I am getting off tonight ,, not by cold turkey ,, but by reducing the meds to 1/2 over the next few weeks ,,
Will post results for those that are interested !!
Good luck to all ,, we need it !!
Best regards,,
PK

Had anxiety disorder,and got perscribed some citralopram,hence whilst i was having a panic attack,otherwise id have never done this stuff.I seem to have sufferd nearly every side effect listed.its really messed me up,if your depressed stick at that,its better than feeling suicidal.

CITRALOPRAM? stick to being depressed its better than being suicidal!

I used Celexa for three years with great results. 20MG dose. No problems with sex or any other negative side effects. December 06 I decided to get off the drug. Always reduce your dose gradually over about a three week period before you stop taking the drug completly, otherwise you will experiance "Head shocks." Not good!

Today I decided to go back on Celexa, as my depression and rage symptoms are back. Some doctors will tell you that using Celexa for a couple of years will correct your problems and you can then stop taking the drug, as you are now cured. Not so.

I have always suffered from depression, and anger issues. I was also diagnosed as possibly being bipolar when I was 19. I was on wellbutrin for a while but I went back to work, and school part time, so I slowly got off of it. I usually just try to ride through my mood swings the best way I knew how. I am now 30 and had my 3rd child. This time I have not been able to get through my depression on my own. My doctor prescribed me leprexo but my husbands insurance wouldn’t cover it. So she put me on Celexa. I was only taking it for 6 days and I experienced vision loss. I have a prosthesis in my right due to cancer as a baby, I only have one eye as it is. My doctor told me to get off of the Celexa. I am petrified that I have ruined my vision for good. Did anyone get there vision back to normal after taking Celexa?

Hello... Have been taking Citalopram for too many years- maybe 5..started with Celexa then insurance would not cover it...I tried to go off it and had whooshing in my head and dizziness evem after a month so...went back on it and in fact went up on dose 3 months ago because of inability to move, function...I am having VITREOUS DETACHMENT... am bothered...told it is the effect of "aging"...I am 56...who should i report this to? My doctor shrugs it off...
Mary

I have been taking celexa for years. I am just realizing that my gaining weight and no libido could be a side effect. I was not very informed. I am out of the meds and going cold turkey. Any advice? Right now I am just feeling very light headed and weak.
Thanks for this site!!

i am currently weening myself off of Zoloft which i took to help cope after being diagnosed with OCD. lately i have been feeling very dizzy and i think it may have something to do with the drugs.
does anyone know if dizziness is a common effect of trying to get off Zoloft? and if it is, why? i would really appreciate any feedback. thanks a lot.

Hey
I've been depressed due to job loss. Dr. prescribed Celexa. I read all this and am worried.
What to do?
Please post B4 I start on the journey....

I've only been on it for a week, but have felt extreme drowsiness. I dont know if i want to continue the use, because it is affecting my work schedule and social life. I feel like staying home on the couch and sleeping.

For all of you who are wanting to get off of the anti-depressants there is a program out there that WORKS WONDERS. Its called The Road Back program. http://www.theroadback.org.

Check out the website and read all the info before starting to get off the medications on your own. There are many supplements that should be taken to build your body back up prior to the weening process. After that there is a very specific protocol to follow to get you off psych drugs most painlessly.

Hi all,

I've been on this drug for 9 days. Unwilling to take any drug like this in the first few months, I yielded to my doctors finally due to continued depression. I've been experienceing fatigue, sleepyhead, no motivation to do anything, nausea, drowsiness, dry mouth, heavy chest, some loss of appetite. I found myself extremely difficult to get up, can't go out because I dare not drive.
I prayed I could tolerate all these side effects and be positive during this transitional period. I would eat right, exercise & connect to friends so that I would win this battle. God bless.

CC

I started taking generic(Citalipram) about two years ago. I recently had an occurence of "Celexa Dick" and it was just annoying. I did have sporadic erections but they kept disappearing. It's like my johnson has ADD or something. The quality of the erections weren't that great either. I have been relying on sleep aids to fall asleep a little too often lately and that probably doesn't help.

Another thing I've noticed is that when it(my penis) is willing to cooperate, it can take forever to finish the job. I have to really strain and wait for the stars to allign to have an orgasm. My orgasms are much more intense though when I begin taking it after a hiatus.

I don't really seem to be able to figure it out though. Sometimes I feel it increases my sex drive while other times it seems to wipe it out. Anybody else experience it as inconsistant?

I had been taking citalopram for about a year and a half with seemingly no side effects. I was only on 20 mg at first, then would go to 40, then back to 20. A few months ago I noticed I was unmotivated and sleepy all the time, which is odd as I am an avid exerciser and mover. I started to feel emotions less or with delayed reactions. I am not sure, but I think I was experiencing some vision loss as well from the drug as time was going on.

I just got off of it cold turkey about a week ago, and my brain tingles and dizziness are starting to fade. I can feel my emotions again, and my sex drive is good so far. I am also far less anxious. My vision seems to be coming back as well.

I am hoping that things will keep getting better as time goes on. The reason I started the drug was due to situational anxiety and depression. Those situations are gone now, so I hope that the good times are here to stay!

I just started taking Celexia 5 days ago, it makes me feel so tired, where I am alomst falling asleep at work. Also, are the any major side effect to drinking while on this medication?

I have taken Celexa for two periods in my life for about a year each, both times for anxiety problems. It worked wonderfully for me-- took me from teetering on the edge to normal within a month. But this second time I have taken it for maybe a few months longer than last time and I started to experience some side effects, particularly weight gain and sluggishness. I've gone off of it now because of that and I am having the most ridiculous withdrawal symptoms! I am incredibly irritable, dizzy, etc., and I am having what other people seem to be refering to as electric shock sensations. It sucks! And there is no information out there about this! So if you're thinking about taking Celexa, know that it's not just for rainy days-- nothing but serious depression or anxiety is worth this.

everyday i keep getting weird visions in my head but each day its the same thing i dont know where it cam e from and when it happens my head hurts and one it is done i cant remember what it is

I have been on celexa for about 7 years now. I was experiencing severe depression after some marital problems and it was hard to smile. After six months of counseling and two years later, I was so ready for something to lift me up I took the sample on the way home. At first I was dizzy, and instead of gaining weight, I think it has helped me keep it off. I feel no ill effects from it (except insomnia) but my doctor has prescribed sonata, a mild sleep aid. I feel very balanced and great in the morning.

My mother took one 10 mg dosage of Celexa and had an extremely bad reaction within 4 hours: palpitations, extreme anxiety, feelings of suicide, nausea, sweating alternmating with chills, raging..things that almost took her to the hospital. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DRUG AND SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH EXTREME CAUTION. Her physician claimed it was safe....her depression was not half as bad as the reaction from taking this drug. Please protect your loved ones from this drug.

I was on Celexa for about 2 years before my doctor asked me to start tapering it off. The taper off schedule was too fast and I suffered worse depression and a weird aray of symptoms so my doctor started me back on the Celexa at a lower dose. I took it for about 6 months and then started the taper off again this time much more gradually. It has been a year now since the last dose and I am still experiencing what I have learned are withdrawal symptoms of this SSRI medication. The things I am experiencing are "zap" feelings in my head, burning face and or tongue, tingly feet and or hands, twitching eye lid, social phobia, extreme low self esteem, poor concentration, poor memory,and sporadic depression. Most comments I have seen say the withdrawal side effects last only a few months at the most. Not so for me!!! It has been going on over a year. Anyone else have this long term ailment from this drug?

I HATE CELEXA! I am on my 2nd week of scaling down and I am a wreck. I feel overwhelmed, short fused, emotional, crying at the dumbest things, cannot concentrate, ugh...I was on celexa for 8 months and became progressively Ill on it (I did not think it was the med as it came on so gradually). My Dr. was so overwhelmed with my plether of symptoms that I was referred to a Rhumatologist to investigate fibro or chronic fatigue. I was dizzy, had major pain in joints and my rt. arm, Severely Exhausted, heavy limbs, heart palpatations, Headaches, Nausea, Dry Heaves, Trouble breathing when I moved around, ear ringing, the list goes on and on. Off the meds for 48 hours and I was a new woman...till the withdrawls started. Now I have a major headache and feel nervous and like I am going nuts. NEVER AGAIN will I take Celexa!!!!

I've been on Celexa three months now. I switched from Paxil and I was having severe side effects with that, so physically, I feel better now.

But the things that worry me are:

--memory loss--I mean to the point where I can't remember what happened the previous day, but also names, phone numbers, appointments, etc.

--violent thoughts--This is scaring me.

--laziness and lack of concentration--I can't get any work done.

As an anti-depressant Celexa only made me feel "numb", and not alive...totally did not work for me.

It also, for the first few weeks made it extremely hard to reach orgasm, which was cool for awhile since I could go all night. But eventually I couldn't even maintain an erection. I stopped taking the junk.

I've started taking Adderall, which I think help significantly.

I HAD A VERY BAD EXPERIENCE WITH CELEXA. I GOT TERRIBLE MOOD SWINGS AND BECAME VIOLENT. I GOT VERY SUICIDEL. I GRADUALLY STOPPED TAKING IT AND WHEN I WAS FINALLY OFF OF IT I GOT SO ANGRY AND ALMOST DROVE MY CAR INTO A BRICK WALL.

CELEXA BAD!!!!!!!

I have been on Celexa for about 6 years now. I have no problems with my eye sight or libido. I have no side affects at all from the medication until I miss a day or two. Watch out on those few days after that occurs. I am like a mad woman with attitude. I can am like Oscar the grouch x 100. I admitted this to my doctor and she did not seem surprised. I also noticed that I can get major headaches when I missed a pill or two. I am considering going off the medication. I was never officially diagnosed with depression so I figure 6 years is plenty to help me self diagnose on the drug. I want to see how things will be without them after so long. Anyone been on Celexa as long ? What are the actual withdrawal symptoms?

I've been dealing with anxiety and depression issues for about 5 years now. In college my doctor prescribed Lexapro (20 then 10 mg) which worked really well. After college, as I was dropped from my parents' insurance, I weened myself off of it. I was fine for a few months, and then symptoms returned.

I went to the doctor to report my symptoms, and he prescribed selexa, or citalopram, because it is lexapro's cheaper predecessor. I have been on citalopram since June of 2006, and for a while it seemed to be working alright, but in the last 5 months or so, I've felt pretty numb and apathetic, unable to get excited or even vent when I needed to. I've felt extremeley needy with my friends and have a lot of trouble concentrating. I've also had frequent thoughts of suicide and decided to take a month-long sabatical from my job because the anxiety was just too much to handle.

My instinct is to ween myself off of all drugs, as I feel like my body is reacting negatively to them, but I fear another relapse into depression. It's been comforting to read these posts, and I can relate to all of you who feel "numb" due to this drug. I have hope that things will get better, and good luck to everyone going through these feelings of despair. You are not alone, hang in there.

I have gone off celexa cold turkey 8 days ago. I am experiencing the electric shocks and dizzyness. How long will this go on.

I also feel closed in and anxious ....with a little paranoia and fear thrown in.

thanks

Henry

I currently take 40 mg of celexa a day. Since increasing my dosage, from 20 mg to 40 mg if I drink wine or beer I sleep deeply. Recently I eve wet the bed then woke up! Has anyone experienced this, I mean I know you are not supposed to drink on this stuff but I like my wine with dinner or at a party. Help !

CELEXA IS DOING GREAT FOR ME!!!

I was on celexa for about a month, i completely lost my sex drive. Ive never been more depressed then i was once i started this medicine. I would not reccomend this to anyone.

I went on celexa for a few months and i also felt extreme drowsiness - absolutely exhausted and wanted to sleep all the time. Plus, i lost my libido (I'm only 24 and have always had a high sex drive) and started grinding my teeth really hard at night. My doc prescribed wellbutrin to take along with celexa to mitigate the negative side effects. Has anyone been on this combination? I don't know whether to just stop taking celexa and try wellbutrin or to try both together...

So the Army decided that Celexia was my answer. I deployed to Iraq for my third time with depression. I was doing great and took the medicine everyday for about 5 months then I started running more missions and would forget my medicine. i would go 2 weeks or so and then start taking it again. I felt great on it but didn't notice any withdraws syndromes over the past 6 months of on again off again medication. I have been able to express my rage with the .50 cal but the only side affect i noticed was no erection.