Celexa and Insomnia: What Users Say (Page 4)

• Anonymous
• November 5, 2011

For Depression "I was diagnosed with Bipolar I a couple of months ago, and have already tried quite a few medicines. They all made me feel horrible! I wanted to avoid taking lithium, so my doctor tried me on Celexa for my depression and Lamictal for my mania. I've only been taking it for a week and feel great! I can't tell you how relieved I am to feel like a normal person, it's been a few years since I could actually say I feel normal. The only side effects of the Celexa I had were insomnia and yawning, and they're both already starting to go away. I'm very pleased with this medication."

• Anonymous
• June 14, 2009

For Postpartum Depression "I started taking Celexa for postpartum depression about 2 years ago. Started at 20 mg and have been on 40 mg for over a year now. I'm not sure if it's related, but the past 6 months or so, I have had increasing muscle/joint pain, with fatigue and insomnia. I've been absolutely miserable. I will say that for the depression and mood swings, Celexa is great, provided you don't get the uncommon side effects."

• Anonymous
• January 25, 2012

For Anxiety and Stress "I was on this for 1 week, and it helped within that time, though I was switched off it due to my side effects, which included a loss of 13 lbs in 6 days, awful headaches, and insomnia. If you don't get those side effects, it is well worth persisting on."

• Anonymous
• May 31, 2012

For Depression "I have been on this almost a month. It doesn't seem to work every day. And the side effects are not so good either. I get headaches, yawning, can't sleep, and if I forget to take it that day, my belly hurts really bad, and I feel like throwing up. But I am giving it a little more time to get my body used to it. I hope I can find a better medicine or something."

• Hef...
• January 26, 2016

For Depression "My daughter took this drug. Side effects, experiencing past two days, and I don't know how many more days: continual boxing with arms, can't sit still, cannot sleep, races around her room. She describes her condition right now as horrific, cannot take this any longer. I am very concerned about her, she lives five states away from me. I would not recommend this drug for anyone. The doctor described her condition as akathisia. Horrible!!"

• Anonymous
• September 18, 2009

For Postpartum Depression "I took citalopram for 10 days but had to stop due to an allergic reaction I got from it. Besides that, I could not sleep at night after taking the medication. Unfortunately, citalopram did not work for me at all."

• Rad...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 9, 2017

For Depression "After the side effects wore off (2-4 weeks of occasional insomnia, heightened anxiety, bathroom issues, and no energy), my overall outlook on life was much more positive. I was laughing, taking on more work, taking care of myself, and feeling good. I didn’t notice much weight gain, but working in construction, between a slowed metabolism and the hard work, my weight remained within 2 pounds up or down. Unfortunately, I had a rare side effect creep up after 3 months of use, it induced TMJ in me to the point I couldn’t eat. I switched to escitalopram, and the TMJ subsided, but found that escitalopram did not work for me, and I actually gained weight very quickly. Mind you, I’ve been on Wellbutrin in conjunction with these medications without issue with W."

• Anonymous
• April 21, 2016

For Anxiety and Stress "Weight loss, insomnia, nausea, loss of appetite. EXTREMELY irritable. Sweaty palms. NO THANK YOU."

• lis...
• May 10, 2016

For Anxiety and Stress "This worked in the beginning, then it gave me insomnia, restless leg syndrome, shakes, and I felt angrier. I could no longer take it, I had to get off."