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CELEXA

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Celexa

Pronounced: sell-EX-ah

Generic name: Citalopram hydrobromide

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Celexa is used to treat major depression--a stubbornly low mood that persists nearly every day for at least 2 weeks and interferes with everyday living. Symptoms may include loss of interest in your usual activities insomnia or excessive sleeping a change in weight or appetite constant fidgeting or a slowdown in movement fatigue feelings of worthlessness or guilt difficulty thinking or concentrating and repeated thoughts of suicide.

Like the antidepressant medications Paxil Prozac and Zoloft Celexa is thought to work by boosting serotonin levels in the brain. Serotonin one of the nervous system’s primary chemical messengers is known to elevate mood.

ADULTS

The recommended starting dose is 20 milligrams once a day. Dosage is usually increased to 40 milligrams once daily after at least a week has passed. Do not exceed 40 milligrams a day.

For older adults and those who have liver problems the recommended dose is 20 milligrams once a day.

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