long term effects of citralopram?

Answer 1

This is still considered a quality anxiolytic/antidepressant, its been around for some time and has always failed to pick up the sort of mixed press that Prozac and Seroxat were prone to. The company produced a successor to it, escitalopram, which was said to be better, but I think this was more due to the loss of citalopram's patent, rather than to a significant medical leap!

There are no real long term issues with the drug, most of its side effects are mild. It does however have some classical withdrawal issues, common to all SSRIs. (selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors) Fortunately it has an available liquid preparation, though this is rather high strength, it is possible to use this to aid gradual withdrawal.

Answer 2

OBJECTIVE: The primary purpose of the study was to describe tolerability and effectiveness of citalopram in the treatment of adolescent obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). METHOD: Thirty nondepressed patients (15 females, 15 males) with a mean age of 13.7 years (range 13-18 years) were treated for their OCD with citalopram in an open-label, flexible-dose study (range of dose 20-70 mg; mean dose 46.5 mg). All patients were referred to Aarhus University Hospital. The patients were monitored for 1 to 2 years. The mean total score on the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (child or adult version) was 28.7 at base-line, 23.3 after 10 weeks of treatment, 20.0 after 6 months, 18.4 after 1 year, and 17.9 after 2 years (from baseline to 2 years of treatment: t = 11.65; p < .001). RESULTS: Seventy percent showed a decrease in total Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale score in excess of 35% from baseline to 1 year of treatment. Twenty percent still had a score of greater than 20 after 1 year of treatment, indicating that clinically they still had OCD. Side effects were similar to those reported from the use of other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). No patient was excluded because of serious side effects during the 1 year of observation. CONCLUSIONS: The clinical effectiveness and tolerability of citalopram in the long-term treatment seem to be comparable with the observations of other SSRIs in childhood and adolescent OCD. A further, statistically significant reduction is provided by an extended treatment period of up to 1 year

Attached link will give you about 20 reports of long term side effects.

Answer 3

i used to take this after being diagnosed with post natel depression and after my mum died,they didnt really work for me,i got headaches and felt sick all the time and fuzzy like things werent real like in a dream,very strange i dont know your situation but if possible dont take them theres always another way i dont think that anti depression tablets work.good luck