2006-10-13 09:56:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Celexa is an antidepressant. It comes in 10, 20, & 40 mg. If you start to take it, it will take 1 week to 10 days to feel a noted improvement. Lexapro is very similar.
Celexa generic name = Citalopram
Lexapro generica name = Escitalopram
There are many antidepressants such as Zoloft, Prozac, Paxil, and Luvox just to name a few. Celexa & Lexapro seem to have the least side effects. Everybody is different, ask your Dr. for samples. Alot of people seem to want to try Zoloft first.
Antidepressants are called SSRI= Selective Serotonin reuptake Inhibitors. SSRI's prevent the movement of the neurotransmitter serotonin into nerve endings. This forces serotonin to remain in the spaces surrounding nerve endings, increasing its action.
celexa can also improve mood and mental alertness, increase physical activity and improve sleep patterns.
Anti depressants seem to work best taken before going to bed instead of the morning. Take care.
2006-10-13 10:22:11 · answer #1 · answered by cruisingalong 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Celexa is an antidepressant. *smiles* It does not send you into a "manic episode" if you are manic depressive, or so I was told by my doctor when I was put on it. I stopped taking it, but only because I needed something to combat ADD symptoms that were causing the mild depression I had been having as well.
To find out more, check out their website's FAQ at:
http://www.celexa.com/Celexa/faq.aspx
2006-10-13 17:12:16 · answer #2 · answered by ACC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Celexa is an anti depressant. I was on it for about six months once, and it worked very well with few side effects.
2006-10-13 17:01:03 · answer #3 · answered by Daddy of 5 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its an anti-depressant....helps regulate the chemicals in the brain...when people suffer from depression, they believe its due to a chemical imbalance or a low serotonin levels...those drugs helps restore that
2006-10-13 16:59:35 · answer #4 · answered by sherichance79 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is an SSRI slelective Serotonin reuptake inhibitor, used to treat depression, sometimes anxiety, good luck
2006-10-13 16:59:03 · answer #5 · answered by HK3738 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋