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Moonlight Princess · 17-07-2009, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by anabelleagain

I took it and liked it. It helped a lot, and only real side effect was nightmares every night. Only problem is that after monthsss it just stopped working for me, which happens sometimes with SSRIs. Celexa is a good anti-depressant to try if you're new to meds.

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Originally Posted by no reason

I switched to Citalopram a couple of months ago after not being able to cope with the nightmares being caused by prozac. It isn't really working for me too well and so has been upped this week to 40mg. I haven't had any side effects which I suppose is good. Hope it helps you.

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Originally Posted by Girl Afraid

^^^ i was going to make a post about that, because i am getting a lot of weird dreams/nightmares so it is a side effect of citalopram??

That's really interesting that people have said that about different meds and since they're both SSRI's maybe the nightmares are just caused by the sudden influx of serotonin you guys get at night rather than a side effect of any specific med?

17-07-2009, 03:49 PM	#18
Moonlight Princess Never forgetting to be awesome Join Date: Mar 2006 I am currently:	Quote: Originally Posted by anabelleagain I took it and liked it. It helped a lot, and only real side effect was nightmares every night. Only problem is that after monthsss it just stopped working for me, which happens sometimes with SSRIs. Celexa is a good anti-depressant to try if you're new to meds. Quote: Originally Posted by no reason I switched to Citalopram a couple of months ago after not being able to cope with the nightmares being caused by prozac. It isn't really working for me too well and so has been upped this week to 40mg. I haven't had any side effects which I suppose is good. Hope it helps you. Quote: Originally Posted by Girl Afraid ^^^ i was going to make a post about that, because i am getting a lot of weird dreams/nightmares so it is a side effect of citalopram?? That's really interesting that people have said that about different meds and since they're both SSRI's maybe the nightmares are just caused by the sudden influx of serotonin you guys get at night rather than a side effect of any specific med?
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