Citalopram Tablets, USP contain citalopram hydrobromide USP, equivalent to 10, 20 or 40 mg citalopram base
Celexa (citalopram hydrobromide) is available
Citalopram is used to treat depression, including major depressive disorder (MDD)
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Note: Citalopram also comes in other forms: an oral blurred vision
10 mg/5mL; Dosage Considerations – Should be Given as Follows:
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If you are 65 or older, use this medicine (citalopram tablets) with care
Maximum dose: 40 mg orally per day
This is because it takes around a week for citalopram levels to build up in your body, and then a few weeks longer for your body to adapt and get used to it
The single- and multiple-dose pharmacokinetics of citalopram are linear and dose-proportional in a dose range of 10 to 40 mg/day
Increase dosage after ≥1 week in 10- or 20-mg increments up to a dosage of 20–40 mg daily, depending on individual patient response and tolerability
Your doctor may have you increase your dose to 40 mg a day after at least 1 week of treatment with the starting dose
increase in the frequency of urination or amount of urine produced
Escitalopram is used to treat depression and generalized anxiety disorder
Citalopram is available as tablets of 10, 20 and 40 mg and in an oral solution of 10 mg/5 mL in several generic forms and under the brand name
Being unable to sleep
Additional Information for Patients Do not stop taking Celexa or change your dose without talking It is not necessary to take citalopram at a certain time of day; however, it is important to take it consistently at the same time every day
Also called (UK) Cipramil®
The equivalent dose of Lexapro is approximately half of that of Celexa
CITALOPRAM (sye TAL oh pram) treats depression
Effectiveness
very early in the morning has made me feel very tired, so much so that it is hard to function during the day
A racemic bicyclic phthalane derivative, citalopram selectively inhibits serotonin reuptake in the presynaptic neurons and has minimal effects on norepinephrine or