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Mar 28, 2014, 12:25 PM
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I just switched from Pristiq to citalopram yesterday. The Pristiq wasn't working anymore and was waaaayyyy too expensive. Is citalopram a good antidepressant? My doctor said that is the one he prescribes the most because it has the best results with his patients. It's a free clinic so I'm sure he gets a lot of patients. I did some research on citalopram on my own but I got conflicting reviews. Will it cause weight gain or weight loss? I gained about forty pounds in the last three- four years on Pristiq. I don't want to gain anymore. I feel like a fat pig.
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Mar 28, 2014, 12:31 PM
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Hey kittyfaye, I was on citalopram for 11 years and it worked great for my depression/anxiety although I did have to go from 20mg to 40mg then 60mg (60 not allowed anymore in us at least where I am) however it held it's effectiveness.
I did gain 80lbs on it! Although it does depend on the person. After 7 years on it I developed extreme fatigue and had to take Ritalin with it. Over all really good for mood but very bad for my health eventually so I had to switch. Oddly enough I've switched to your former AD Pristiq.
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Mar 28, 2014, 01:29 PM
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If its a free clinic he will script citalopram , its cheap.
 but its has good has any
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Mar 28, 2014, 01:49 PM
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I gained weight on citalopram and it stopped working after 2 years (but that happens sometimes with any med)
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Mar 28, 2014, 03:06 PM
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My wife is using it and it's working great. I took it for a while and it worked great for my mood, but caused anorgasmia.
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Mar 28, 2014, 04:10 PM
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They all cause anorgasmia in my experience.
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Mar 28, 2014, 04:42 PM
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I don't think anyone can tell you whether Celexa is "good" or not. It works wonders for some people, for others there are better options. I can tell you that for me, Celexa worked really well for several years until it seems not to help much anymore. In my experience, all psych meds cause weight gain.
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Mar 28, 2014, 05:12 PM
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I've been on it since 07 and it's working for me. I haven't gained any weight on it.
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Mar 28, 2014, 07:28 PM
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I took citalopram 20mg for about four years. It worked awesome! I recently decided I didn't want to be on meds anymore and with the guidance of my doctor I tapered off and I'm learning to deal without meds.
The only side effect I noticed was weight gain for me about 80ish lbs over 4 years. However - I will say that during the time I was on it I joined a crossfit class and in addition to feeling better overall - I also lost about 40lbs (weight watchers online) AND crossfit helped with that. So I believe the weight gain can be managed, it just seems like it's a lot easier to gain in the first place. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Mar 28, 2014, 08:15 PM
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I was on it from 2009-2012(?). I gained weight in '11, but I don't believe Citalopram was to blame. It was smoothies, and not recognizing the sugar content in them. Stopped those, changed a few things in my diet, had a herniated disc, started yoga...though weight loss occurred, off citalopram, I don't blame it, for weight gain.
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Mar 28, 2014, 10:01 PM
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When I was taking it, I didn't gain any weight. I didn't have any side-effects that I was aware of, and it seemed to work fairly well at first.
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Mar 29, 2014, 05:06 AM
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Effexor takers don't seem to put on weight.
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Mar 29, 2014, 10:06 PM
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Been on it 6 years now (40mg) I didn't gain any weight up until recently but I blame my new meds for the weight gain.
I find Citalopram really good, Hope it works for you too. |
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Mar 30, 2014, 07:19 AM
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It personal did not do well on citalopram and had some strange effects. Most likely what I have is an allergy to the medication. I got very confused and I would know what I wanted to say in my mind but when I tried to speak I could not seem to get the words out. I also experienced lightheadedness. On the other hand my son took this medicine and he didn't show any adverse side effect. The medicine just didn't really seem to do anything.
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