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Citalopram side effects

Across 42 first-hand reports, people mentioned a side effect 22 times (about 52 per 100 reports). The most common: sexual dysfunction, anhedonia, emotional numbness. User reports show what people notice — they can't tell you whether Citalopram is safe for you.

Reported side effects

sexual dysfunction5
anhedonia4
emotional numbness4
weight gain3
genital numbness2
fatigue2
dissociation1
no motivation1

What got worse for some people

In their own words

“After 2 weeks I felt numb and my whole sex drive was gone.”
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“I quit taking it after about 25 days because it made me totally numb and lose all pleasure and function, including sexual.”
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“I only took them for those 25 days and quit because it made me feel 100% numb with zero emotions or pleasure. Over 6 years later I am still stuck this way.”
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“I was on it for a week and immediately had insane generalized anxiety/fear/panic a couple days in.”
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“I have given very few of them fair trials, as I can't deal with the side effects for that long.”
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“it made me totally numb and lose all pleasure and function, including sexual. I couldn't feel emotions or even an orgasm at all.”
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Is Citalopram safe? What the research covers

AResearch: Strong254 meta-analyses · 631 randomized trials on PubMed
Mol Psychiatry · 2023
Antidepressants for the treatment of adults with major depressive disorder in the maintenance phase: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Conclusion: Compared to placebo, venlafaxine was associated with a lower incidence of dizziness, while desvenlafaxine, sertraline, and vortioxetine were associated with a higher incidence of nausea/vomiting. In conclusion, desvenlafaxine, paroxetine, venlafaxine, and vortioxetine had reasonable efficacy, acceptability, and tolerability in the treatment of adults with stable MDD.

Citalopram side effects: what 42 users report — PlainPill