any celexa sucess stories

I take Celexa for depression and anxiety. I tried zoloft and for awhile it was ok but I needed something stronger so my doctor gave me lexapro which worked great but was expensive. So, he told me celexa was very simular to lexapro and so far I have been on it for about 7 months and honestly I feel great. I take 20 mg right at bedtime, because it makes me a little lethargic, the only side effect that i don't like from it is horrible dry mouth. But I drink tons of water, which is good for you anyway. I think he started me out on 10 mg for 2 weeks and then stepped it up to 20 mg so my system wouldn't be overwhelmed, so maybe that is something you could try. I hope it works as good for you as it has for me.

Hi there first post here. I took Celexa for about three years and it worked wonderfully to get my life back. I went off the Celexa and began to struggle again with my anxiety in about 2004. I then went on Lexapro which is very similar and have been taking it with a few breaks since then. I really feel like these meds have given me my life back! On three occasions I have tried to go off them only to be suffering again. During this period I have not gone through much therapy and plan to begin cbt while continuing to take the meds.

I am resolved to the fact that I will probably be on these meds for the foreseeable future. The side effects are minimal. For me it has been the occasional night sweat, negligible weight gain, and occasional fogginess.

Hope this helps.

I used it years ago with success.