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has anyone tried celexa

my dr just gave me celexa and i was wondering how it worked for others
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I have taken Celexa and found it to be very mild and extremely helpful for my anxiety with few side effects. I would certainly encourage you to listen to your doctor and take it rather than to people on the Internet whose medical situation you don't know. Best of luck to you!
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I just got a prescription for this medication today and now I am afraid to take it!!
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I have tried it..and like others didn't work for me.  Made the anxiety even worse.  All these meds like celexa, Lexapro, etc are mainly for depression and help..I repeat they say they help people with anxiety.  But since I am not a depressed person they just don't work for me.  Celexa just made me lay in bed thinking  I was going crazy!  That was about 8 yrs ago when I was diagnosed with GAD.  Much better now...at least I live my life to the fullest!  
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I tried Celexa for three days and couldn't stand it anymore then that. It made me feel worse and it scared me so much I stopped taking it. But everyone reacts differently, so good luck.
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I tried it twice. First time i took 1 10mg (I think) along with 1 Ambien at bedtime, as prescribed. I started hallucinating, most likely from the Ambien. Next night, I took only the celexa and it kept me up all night and made my anxiety way, way worse. Never tried it again. Felt like I was hopped up on caffeine. Very jittery and shaky.

Give it a try and see how you react to it. Everyone is different. Good luck :)
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I tried 1 20mg pill of celexa, first 30 mins was ok, then for 4 hours i had severe nausea i was fighting to keep my food in me. Then I tried to eat a meal and I had a panic attack and had to go to ER. I never took another pill since.

Although, you may be different, All I can say is take the pill RIGHT after you finish your last bite of food at breakfast. From what the dr's have told me, that will minimize the side effects and nausea symptoms.
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