Posted by Janelle on September 2, 2001, at 22:30:29
In reply to Celexa - anyone tried it?, posted by nutsy on September 2, 2001, at 19:34:10
Well, I tried it (twice!) and I'd say yes and no. Lemme explain this: for me (and I can only give my individual experience) ... I would say yes, it does have less side effects as promised in terms of my having had less side effects, i.e., I did not have any of the "traditional" ones, meaning I did not get dry mouth, constipation, or agitation, which I have gotten from other SRI a-d's.
Also, Celexa is supposed to be the "purest" of the SRI a-d's, meaning the most targeted to Serotonin, with less impact than other SRI's on other neurotransmitters.
HOWEVER, I would also say "no" it does not necessarily have less side effects, because I did have some and they did not go away as side effects usually do. Specifically, I found Celexa to be sedating, it put me in a brain fog/haze and it gave me bad headaches, and I rarely get headaches. None of these symptoms are listed as common side effects of Celexa. In fact, I've read that it is "neither sedating nor activating," so it did puzzle me why I found it sedating.
I even tried it twice (went off, cleared it out of my system, went on again) in the hope that maybe the second time I would not get any side effects, but I got the exact same ones as the first time I went on it.
Hope this might be of some help.
poster:Janelle
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