Celexa Drug

Before using Celexa :

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have any medical conditions, especially if any of the following apply to you:

• if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding
• if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
• if you have allergies to medicines, foods, or other substances
• if you have suicidal tendencies or have attempted suicide, liver or kidney disease, stomach bleeding, seizures, or mania

Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with Celexa . Tell your health care provider if you are taking any other medicines (especially any of the following):

• Cyproheptadine or risperidone because the effectiveness of Celexa may be decreased
• Anorexiants (eg, phentermine), linezolid, lithium, or sumatriptan because side effects such as irritability or altered consciousness may occur
• Clozapine, H₁ antagonists (eg, diphenhydramine), metoclopramide, phenothiazines (eg, thioridazine), risperidone, or trazodone because the actions and side effects of these medicines may be increased
• Sumatriptan because the effectiveness of Celexa may be decreased
• Anticoagulants (eg, warfarin), aspirin, or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (eg, ibuprofen) because of increased risk of bleeding of the stomach and bowels
• Fenfluramine and derivatives, MAO inhibitors (eg, phenelzine), selegiline, sibutramine, St. John's wort, and tramadol because the actions and side effects, such as irritability or altered consciousness, of these medicines may be increased
• Pimozide because the risk of a change in heart rhythm may be increased

This may not be a complete list of all interactions that may occur. Ask your health care provider if Celexa may interact with other medicines that you take. Check with your health care provider before you start, stop, or change the dose of any medicine.

Celexa Drug Uses

Celexa is in a class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Celexa anxiety affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause depression. Celexa is used to treat depression.

How Celexa Taken

Celexa comes as a pills taken by mouth. It is usually taken once daily and may be taken with or without food. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take Celexa exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often that prescribed by your doctor. Continue to take Celexa even if you feel well. Do not stop taking Celexa 20mg without talking to your doctor. This drug must be taken regularly for a few weeks before its full effect is felt.

Celexa Warnings/Precautions

Before buy Celexa, tell your doctor if you have liver disease, have kidney disease, suffer from seizures, or suffer from mania or have suicidal thoughts. You may not be able to take Celexa, or you may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listed above. Don't Buy Celexa without first talking to your doctor if you have had an allergic reaction to this medication in the past. Celexa is in the FDA pregnancy category C. This means that it is not known whether Celexa will be harmful to an unborn baby. Dont take Celexa without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant or could become pregnant during treatment. Celexa passes into breast milk and may affect a nursing infant. Never order Celexa drug without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

Missed Celexa pill

Take it as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the one you missed and go back to your regular schedule. Do not take 2 doses at the same time.

Celexa Side Effects

The most common side effect with Celexa is sexual problems in male patients.
Some other possible side effects include:
-nausea
-dry mouth
-sleepiness
-increase in sweating

Storage

Celexa tablets should be stored in a dry place at room temperature between 15° and 30°C

Overdose

Symptoms most often accompanying Celexa overdose, alone or in combination with other drugs and/or alcohol, included dizziness, sweating, nausea, vomiting, tremor, somnolence, and sinus tachycardia. In more rare cases, observed symptoms included amnesia, confusion, coma, convulsions, hyperventilation, cyanosis, rhabdomyolysis, and ECG changes.

More Information

Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardous activities. Celexa may cause dizziness. If you experience dizziness, avoid these activities. Use alcohol cautiously. Alcohol may increase drowsiness and dizziness while taking Generic Celexa or affect your condition.

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