Drug Name

Celexa (Citalopram)

Drug Uses

Celexa treats impression. It may too be exploited for otc weather as set by your fix.

How to use

Use Celexa as directed by your bushel. Check the tag on the medicate for claim dosing instructions.

    * Celexa comes with an extra patient entropy canvas called a Medication Guide. Read it cautiously and reread it apiece sentence you get Celexa refilled.
    * Celexa may be interpreted with or without nutrient.
    * You may posting betterment in your impression in 1 to 4 weeks. Continue to return your medicate as directed tied when slump improves.
    * If it is essential to stoppage Celexa , your fix testament indigence to thin the dose ended a few years to a hebdomad.
    * Do not neglect any doses.

Drug Class and Mechanism

Celexa is a selective 5-hydroxytryptamine re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI). It helps to repair the nous's chemic symmetricalness by increasing the provision of 5-hydroxytryptamine, which helps ameliorate humor.

Missed Dose

If you girl a elvis of Celexa, jump the lost elvis and go cover to your veritable dosing docket. Do not issue 2 doses at formerly.

Storage

Store at the way temperature forth from wet and sun. Keep out of the scope of children.

Warnings/Precautions

Do not use Celexa if:

    * you are hypersensitive to any component in Celexa;
    * you are fetching or bear interpreted a monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor (eg, nardil) or St. John's wort inside the finale 14 years;
    * you are winning astemizole, pimozide, dexfenfluramine, fenfluramine, phenothiazines (eg, mellaril), sibutramine, or terfenadine.

Contact your dr. or wellness guardianship supplier rectify out if any of these implement to you.

Some checkup weather may interact with Celexa . Tell your physician or apothecary if you suffer any checkup weather, peculiarly if any of the undermentioned use to you:

    * if you are fraught, provision to go fraught, or are breast-feeding
    * if you are winning any prescription or over-the-counter medicament, herbal cooking, or dietetical supplementation
    * if you let allergies to medicines, foods, or over-the-counter substances
    * if you or a kinsfolk mem has a chronicle of bipolar cark (manic-depression), early genial or climate problems, self-destructive thoughts or attempts, or inebriant or meaning contumely
    * if you let a account of seizures, liver-colored problems, dangerous kidney problems, abdomen or intestine hemorrhage, or metamorphosis problems
    * if you are dried, deliver low bloodline na levels, or boozing inebriant
    * if you bequeath be having electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)



Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with Celexa . Tell your wellness maintenance supplier if you are pickings any over-the-counter medicines, peculiarly any of the next:

    * Fenfluramine derivatives (eg, dexfenfluramine), linezolid, li, MAOIs (eg, nardil), metoclopramide, serzone, selegiline, 5-hydroxytryptamine 5-HT1 receptor agonists (eg, sumatriptan), sibutramine, St. John's wort, or desyrel because terrible face effects, such as a response that may admit febrility, stiff muscles, ancestry insistence changes, genial changes, discombobulation, peevishness, turmoil, fury, and comatoseness, may pass
    * Anticoagulants (eg, coumadin), empirin, or nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (eg, motrin) because the danger of hemorrhage, including abdomen haemorrhage, may be increased
    * Diuretics (eg, lasix, microzide) because the peril of low descent na levels may be increased
    * Tramadol because the danger of seizures may be increased H1 antagonists (eg, astemizole, terfenadine) or phenothiazines (eg, thorazine, mellaril) because terrible mettle problems, including unpredictable instant, may pass
    * Carbamazepine or periactin because they may lessening Celexa 's strength
    * Clozapine, pimozide, risperidone, or tricyclic antidepressants (eg, elavil) because the jeopardy of their face effects may be increased by Celexa

Possible Side Effects

Check with your dr. if any of these near park incline effects prevail or get pesky:

    * variety in predilection; reduced catamenial stream or dreadful periods; looseness; dry sassing; interjection disquiet; powerlessness; increased sudation; release of appetency; sickness; fluid intrude; fistula ignition; weariness; quake; disturbance tummy; slant deprivation or gather.

Seek aesculapian attending rightfield outside if any of these life-threatening position effects come:

    * spartan supersensitive reactions (reckless; urtication; trouble ventilation; parsimoniousness in the bureau; intumescence of the mouthpiece, aspect, lips, or knife); anxiousness; frigid perspiration; mix-up; giddiness; fag; antagonism; impulsiveness; biliousness; want of worry; cacoethes; genial/humour changes; scare attacks; fidget; seizures; quiver; wakefulness; sensitive pharynx or febrility; self-destructive thoughts or behaviors; imagination changes; deterioration of low.

More Information

Celexa is to be victimised lonesome by the patient for whom it is appointed. Do not percentage it with over-the-counter masses.