Celexa

What is Celexa and what is it good for? Celexa is an antidepressant drug. The regular use of Celexa is to treat mood disorders by helping to prevent depression. Sometimes it is also used when a patient is suffering from severe anxiety or from body dysmorphic disorder, a condition in which someone is very self-critical about their body to the point that it causes great social anxiety and they may not be able to function normally. The more basic name for the drug marketed in the United States as Celexa is Citalopram. Celexa is one of the class of drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. In many other places around the world Citalopram / Celexa is sold under different names; some of these names are Zentius, Cipramil, Zetalo, Celepram, Ciazil and Cipram.

The patent for Celexa anxiety medication has expired in 2003, which makes it possible for various companies to make generic versions of the drug. Some competitive pairings that can be made between Celexa and other contemporary drugs are Celexa vs Prozac, Zoloft vs Celexa, and Paxil and Celexa. Celexa Lexapro is a new version which has been altered slightly from the original and repatented by the Lundbeck pharmaceutical company. As with Zoloft, Prozac and Paxil, Celexa withdrawal symptoms can be dangerous, and it is possible that people will act in an unstable manner during withdrawals from Celexa. There is also a hazard that a person who is taking Celexa may become addicted and attempt to abuse the drug to avoid feelings of depression as the body develops a tolerance too quickly.

There are other medical Celexa side effects, of course. Basic side effects of Celexa include gaining Celexa weight, along with fatigue, dry mouth, increased sweating, drowsiness, headaches, sleep disturbances, blood pressure changes, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea and more. Sometimes the dangerous side effects of Celexa are things such as allergic reactions and convulsions, but this is relatively unusual. Of more danger is the risk that there will be difficulty either initially in adjusting to the use of the drug, or later when it becomes time to try and move off of the drug and the user of Celexa has to deal with withdrawal symptoms. It is a good idea to have someone be able to keep an eye on the patient for the first week or two of taking Celexa to make sure that they do not suffer from a panic attack or consider any form of suicide in the period before the antidepressant component of Celexa takes effect.