Anyone ever taken Celexa for anxiety/depression?

Question

I was taking Wellbutrin and it just made everything worse, it made me have horrible panic attacks, made me even more depressed, I couldn't fall asleep at night until like 6 am and when I did Ihad nightmares, it was just awful. I saw my doctor today and she switched me over to a drug called Celexa and she says that she's always had really good results with this drug. I was just wondering if anyone else had taken it and what your experiences were? I'm really hoping that this one will be the one that helps me. Thanks!

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

I have been on Celexa for 10 years.  I take 10mg 3 times a day.  At first I got really bad headaches and had trouble going p**p.  I go off of it when I am pregnant.  I also have ativan for the times that I know I will be really stressed.  

Answer 4

I took this for several years.  I switched to Lexapro because it was cheaper at the time.  I had no problems from celexa.  It worked and I had no side effects.  

Answer 5

I took celexa for about 3 or 4 months, and it worked great! I am all better now, not depressed at all. Celexa is one of the best ones out there. Stay away from prozac though. For me, that made me angry and violent and it sucked. So don't ever take it!! Celexa is great though. Good luck!!

Answer 6

I took celexa when I first started taking medication. It didn't really help me so I change to wellbutrin which works great. So this may work for you or it may not work for you. It all depends.