Posted by Pam on January 16, 2000, at 11:03:44
In reply to Re: Nasty side effects on Celexa..., posted by Michele R. on January 11, 2000, at 13:13:20
> > I was recently on Celexa for my OCD. I was on around 60-75 mg. It was last spring, actually. The crucial 3rd trimester of my junior year in high school. All at once, my short-term memory disappeared. I was sleepy all the time, and my GPA dropped with a thud. I could barely remember my own name. Mercifully, I was taken off the stuff, but I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced similar problems. It's a shame too, because Celexa was the first and so far only drug that actually helped my compulsions at all. Let me know, please, if you've seen this happen before... I find it peculiar and unsettling. :)
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> I take 40 mg. Celexa and have had no side effects whatsoever. Acually, I thought 40 mg. was the maximum dosage. Maybe you just need to be at a lower dosage?>> Itake only 20 mg Celexa for about the last year and have no side effects. Actually, I find that at times the drug makes me somewhat manic - then I reduce the dose to 10 mgs/day for a few days, get stabilized and start feeling sleepy. When I jump back up to my usualy 20 mgs again -- I am re-energized. This drug has always given me more pep.
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