Citalopram for Agitation User Reviews

• Gir...
• September 15, 2016

"I went to my primary care physician because I was constantly irritated with my boyfriend and wondered if there was anything that might help make me get less irritated less often. The doctor said he had had success with several patients improving irritability with citalopram. I never really felt any big change, but within a few weeks, the irritability was drastically reduced. The anger was much more in check. Someone else described it this way: life just seemed smoother and easier to manage. My attitude became more positive. I became much more content with my life overall."

• kee...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 29, 2022

"I honestly don't know what worry feels like anymore. I struggled with anxiety, depression, and chronic agitation for just about as long as I remember. I was initially prescribed Prozac, and I decided after doing research that I wouldn't take it. After letting my doctor know that I wasn't comfortable with that, she prescribed me Celexa. THAT WAS THE BEST DECISION EVER. I have never felt so light in my life. I always carried this darkness and sadness around me, and I never knew what happiness actually felt like until now. I've been on it for only 2 months now, and I feel like a new person. I am the mother I've always wanted to be. I am so patient and easygoing. I am stepping out of my comfort zone. The things that bothered me before are so tiny to me now, I don't even know how I let it cause me so much stress before. LOL. In all honesty, I 100% recommend this drug. I didn't have any side effects that I can remember, so if they were present, they weren't even noticeable. I am so happy."

• Dee...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• August 28, 2020

"I was prescribed citalopram about 6 years ago because of anxiety and agitation. I felt better almost straight away. I also don't feel empathy towards people, only animals. I sleep better and almost feel detached from my feelings, but I cope better like this. Don't know how I would have coped without them."

• Bwa...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 25, 2018

"I have been on various doses of citalopram for ten years. I feel good on it, except that I don't feel empathy for people. I don't cry anymore. I feel empathy for animals, strange I know, but that's how I am now. I took citalopram initially for depression, I continue taking it because of irritability."

• mar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 18, 2016

"I was prescribed these as my doctor insisted that I was suffering from anxiety/agitation. I was not keen on taking these, but I did, as I thought the doctor knows best. The first week, I suffered most of the common side effects like dry mouth, tiredness, and feeling sick. By the second week, these had gone except for the extreme tiredness, and now my heart felt like it was pounding hard in my chest, and I felt more anxious! After 18 days, I was feeling worse than ever and went back to see my doctor, who then advised I should stop taking the 10 mg dosage. After 2 days, I feel so much better for stopping and don't know why I was ever put on them! Terrible medication with so many bad side effects!!"

• Mix...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• August 29, 2016

"Good, except for withdrawal going off of it."