Celexa Drug Uses
Celexa is in a class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Celexa affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause depression. Celexa is used to treat depression.
Excessive dose of antidepressant Celexa can cause heart problems: Health Canada Toronto Star Consumers should avoid taking a daily dose of the antidepressant Celexa in excess of 40 milligrams, as higher doses can cause abnormal heart rhythms, the drug's Canadian distributor says. Lundbeck Canada said Monday that a research study found that ... Common anti-depressant may cause heart problems: Health Canada |
Whistleblower Claims Forest Bribed Study's Investigator to Favor Celexa Bloomberg BNA 20 in a federal district court alleged that Forest Pharmaceuticals paid the principal investigator of a federally funded antidepressant drug study to fix the results in favor of the company's drug Celexa (United States ex rel. Pigott v. |
Mass Hysteria In Upstate New York Huffington Post A month later, she lost consciousness again at her school's homecoming dance in upstate Corinth, NY Brownell says her doctors put her on Celexa, but she only developed more symptoms, including involuntary twitching and clapping. |
Is Club Drug 'Special K' a Quick Fix for Depression? LiveScience.com The most commonly prescribed drugs — Prozac, Celexa and Zoloft — take a few weeks to kick in, and in the meantime, depressed people are at an escalated risk of suicide. More than half the time, the prescribed drug doesn't end up working at all, ... |
Common anti-depressant may cause heart problems: Health Canada Toronto Sun Celexa, which is available in 20 mg and 40 mg tablets, should no longer be taken at doses higher than 40 mg a day. Certain patients, like those 65 or older and those with liver problems, should not exceed 20 mg per day. "High doses of Celexa ... |
LawyersandSettlements.com Recognizes American Heart Month With Its Top 10 ... MarketWatch (press release) Reader interest in Prozac, Lexapro, Effexor, Celexa, Zoloft and Paxil shows continued concern surrounding pregnant women using selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) drugs and potential heart birth defects. 1. Actos (Pioglitazone HCl) 2. |
 CBC.ca | Antidepressants While Pregnant Linked to Slight Risk of Lung Problem in Babies Health.com 12 (HealthDay News) — Women who use antidepressants called selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors such as Prozac and Celexa during pregnancy run a slight risk of having an infant with high blood pressure in the lungs, a new Swedish study finds. Antidepressants Linked to Hypertension in Babies Certain Antidepressants May Raise Lung Risk in Newborns Antidepressants Increase Blood Pressure in Newborns: 4 Ways Mothers Can Avoid ... |
 New York Times (blog) | Think Like a Doctor: The Sleeping Wife New York Times (blog) She took Celexa for depression, and doxycycline and prednisone for a bad case of poison ivy. But over all she was healthy; they both were. They worked out all the time. They ate well. “What could this be?” the husband asked, the fear obvious on his ... |
 Salon | Occupy Oakland protesters denied medication in jail Salon She suffers from severe depression and anxiety disorders, for which she takes a medication called Celexa twice a day. “The first person I notified about my need for medication was my arresting officer (Hazelwood),” Claire told Salon, via email. |
A Survivor of Haiti's Quake, and Now of Leukemia, Too New York Times In a faint voice, Danielo Morpeau, who is still learning English and speaks with a slight Haitian accent, read two of the first words he learned while living in New York: “melatonin,” to aid sleep, and “Celexa,” to treat depression. |
How Celexa Taken
Celexa comes as a tablet taken by mouth. It is usually taken once daily and may be taken with or without food. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take Celexa exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often that prescribed by your doctor. Continue to take Celexa even if you feel well. Do not stop taking Celexa without talking to your doctor. This drug must be taken regularly for a few weeks before its full effect is felt.
Celexa Warnings/Precautions
Before taking Celexa, tell your doctor if you have liver disease, have kidney disease, suffer from seizures, or suffer from mania or have suicidal thoughts. You may not be able to take Celexa, or you may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listed above. Do not take Celexa without first talking to your doctor if you have had an allergic reaction to this medication in the past. Celexa is in the FDA pregnancy category C. This means that it is not known whether Celexa will be harmful to an unborn baby. Do not take Celexa without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant or could become pregnant during treatment. Celexa passes into breast milk and may affect a nursing infant. Do not take Celexa without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
Missed Celexa Dose
Take it as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the one you missed and go back to your regular schedule. Do not take 2 doses at the same time.
Possible Celexa Side Effects
The most common side effect with Celexa is sexual problems in male patients.
Some other possible side effects include:
-nausea
-dry mouth
-sleepiness
-increase in sweating
Celexa Storage
Celexa tablets should be stored in a dry place at room temperature between 15 and 30C
Celexa Overdose
Symptoms most often accompanying Celexa overdose, alone or in combination with other drugs and/or alcohol, included dizziness, sweating, nausea, vomiting, tremor, somnolence, and sinus tachycardia. In more rare cases, observed symptoms included amnesia, confusion, coma, convulsions, hyperventilation, cyanosis, rhabdomyolysis, and ECG changes.
More Celexa Information
Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardous activities. Celexa may cause dizziness. If you experience dizziness, avoid these activities. Use alcohol cautiously. Alcohol may increase drowsiness and dizziness while taking Celexa or affect your condition.
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