Celexa
Celexa is the citalopram listing sold here: 10mg and 20mg tablets, an SSRI antidepressant taken once a day for depression, with a choice of pack size when you order.
All strengths and pack prices
| Strength | Pack | Price | Per tablet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10mg | 10 tablets | $11.00 | $1.10 |
| 10mg | 30 tablets | $27.30 | $0.91 |
| 10mg | 60 tablets | $48.60 | $0.81 |
| 10mg | 90 tablets | $65.70 | $0.73 |
| 10mg | 120 tablets | $78.00 | $0.65 |
| 10mg | 180 tablets | $106.20 | $0.59 |
| 10mg | 360 tablets | $190.80 | $0.53 |
| 20mg | 10 tablets | $12.70 | $1.27 |
| 20mg | 30 tablets | $30.60 | $1.02 |
| 20mg | 60 tablets | $54.60 | $0.91 |
| 20mg | 90 tablets | $74.70 | $0.83 |
| 20mg | 120 tablets | $92.40 | $0.77 |
| 20mg | 180 tablets | $129.60 | $0.72 |
| 20mg | 360 tablets | $248.40 | $0.69 |
- Category
- Antidepressants
- Active ingredient
- Citalopram
- Route
- Oral
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 10/20mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Shipped in a discreet, unmarked envelope.
Details
- Conditions
- Depression
- Therapeutic Class
- SSRI
- Pharmacological Class
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
- Minor Side Effects
- Nausea, Dry mouth, Drowsiness
- Moderate Side Effects
- Insomnia, Anxiety, Sweating
- Dosage Forms
- Tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral
- Originator
- Lundbeck
- Onset Time
- 1–4 weeks
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store at room temperature away from light.
- Drug Interactions
- MAOIs, Warfarin, NSAIDs
What you will receive
Celexa is the originator brand name, made by Lundbeck. We use it to identify the medicine; the pack you receive is a generic equivalent, not the original Celexa.
- The same active ingredient (Citalopram) at the same strength.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock when your order ships.
FAQ
Which strengths of generic citalopram can I order?
Generic citalopram tablets come in 10mg and 20mg. Pack sizes run from 10 to 360 tablets, including 10, 30, 60, 90, 120, 180 or 360. It is generic citalopram, not the original Celexa. Larger packs cost less per tablet.
How discreet is Celexa delivery to Hong Kong?
Celexa is sent as generic citalopram in plain, unbranded packaging with nothing outside about the contents. Tracked courier takes 5 to 9 business days with online tracking. Standard airmail takes 14 to 21 business days, up to 30, and is untracked.
What other names is citalopram sold under?
Celexa is a brand name of citalopram, which is also sold as Cipramil and Cital. Here, citalopram can be bought online as generic Celexa, and also as citalopram tablets. These are generics, not the original brand.
How long does citalopram take to work?
Weeks. Plan on a first month where the change is easy to miss, and do not read an unchanged first fortnight as failure. Missing tablets does more harm to the result than a slow start does, so daily dosing is the habit to build.
Should I take citalopram in the morning or at night?
Morning or evening, whichever you will remember. Sleepiness is a reason to move the tablet to the evening, and a wakeful night is a reason to move it to the morning. Once you have chosen, keep the hour fixed so each day starts from a similar level.
Can I drink alcohol while taking citalopram?
Alcohol and citalopram both bring drowsiness, and the pair can leave you more sleepy and light-headed than either alone. A heavy night also tends to lower mood, which makes it harder to judge how the treatment is going.
What happens if I stop citalopram suddenly?
Stopping all at once can bring dizziness, a tingling or electric-shock sensation in the hands and feet, anxiety, headache, sweating and poor sleep. These effects turn up more often after weeks or months of use, so the dose is usually brought down in steps.
How long does citalopram stay in your system?
The half-life is around 35 hours, so the amount in the body halves roughly every day and a half. After the last tablet, most of it has cleared within about a week.
About Celexa
Depression, panic and the other uses
Citalopram belongs to the SSRI family of antidepressants, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Depression is what this listing is for, and the same medicine is also used for panic disorder — bursts of fear that come on for no clear reason — and sometimes for obsessive-compulsive disorder (unwanted thoughts paired with repeated actions) or social anxiety. The benefit builds over several weeks of steady dosing, so a quiet first week means very little.
Taking it: timing, food and strength
Serotonin is a chemical messenger that nerve cells release and then pull back again. Citalopram slows that pull-back, so the messenger lingers in the space between cells and its signal lasts longer. The routine is a single tablet each day, taken at a regular hour, and food has no effect on it. A 10mg tablet is the gentler starting step; 20mg once a day is the usual adult dose.
The first couple of weeks
Feeling sick, a dry mouth, headaches, sweating, drowsiness or broken sleep, and loose stools are common at the start, and most settle within a fortnight. Some people find their sex drive drops or orgasm is delayed, and that can persist. A high fever with twitching or rigid muscles, restlessness, confusion and a fast pulse points to serotonin syndrome (a rare reaction to excess serotonin) and needs urgent treatment. Citalopram also lengthens part of the heartbeat's electrical cycle, the QT interval, an effect that grows with higher doses. In people under 25, antidepressants can raise thoughts of self-harm, most often early on and after a dose increase.
What must not be mixed with citalopram
An MAOI antidepressant must never be taken alongside citalopram; two weeks are left between the two. Tryptophan supplements and St John's wort raise serotonin as well, so they sit on the same avoid list. Aspirin, ibuprofen and similar anti-inflammatory painkillers make stomach bleeding more likely when taken with citalopram. Alcohol deepens the drowsiness and light-headedness the tablets can bring.
The Celexa listing
Celexa is a brand name for citalopram, and this is the citalopram listing stocked here: standard tablets, 10mg and 20mg, in packs that go from a small starter count to a larger supply. Order the strength and count that match your routine, and keep the tablets in their original carton in a cupboard that stays cool.
Sources
- Citalopram: MedlinePlus Drug Information — MedlinePlus / U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Citalopram 10mg Tablets - Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) - (emc) | 523 — UK Electronic Medicines Compendium (EMC)