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Celexa Dosage

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Anxiety Medications: Celexa

By Eileen Bailey Health Expert

Celexa is an antidepressant medication sometimes used to treat anxiety symptoms. It is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). This type of medication restores the balance of serotonin in the brain in order to help improve mood problems.

 

Celexa, like other antidepressants, must be taken on a regular basis to be effective in treating depression and anxiety. It can take up to four weeks of regular use before someone begins to feel better.

 

Celexa comes in doses of 20 mg., 40 mg., and...

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Medication for Social Anxiety Disorder
...(Zoloft)•    Escitalopram Oxalate (Lexapro)•    Paroxetine (Paxil)•    Citalopram Hydrobromide (Celexa)Side effects from these medications can include nausea or jumpiness; however,... Read more »
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...fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), fluvoxamine (Luvox), paroxetine (Paxil), and citalopram (Celexa). These medications have fewer side effects than the Tricyclic antidepressants and the... Read more »
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Medications
...reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) -- which include fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), citalopram (Celexa), and paroxetine (Paxil) -- are sometimes recommended for treating depression in ADHD... Read more »
Alcoholism: Medications
...alcoholism. They include fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil), citalopram (Celexa), and fluvoxamine (Luvox). Studies indicate that these antidepressants may reduce cravings... Read more »
Anxiety Disorders: Medications
...include fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil), fluvoxamine (Luvox), citalopram (Celexa), and escitalopram (Lexapro). Escitalopram is similar to citalopram and may have fewer... Read more »

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