Drug Name
Citalopram

Drug Uses
Citalopram is put-upon for treating impression. It may besides be ill-used for otc weather as compulsive by your dr..


How to use
Use Citalopram as directed by your dr..


Drug Class and Mechanism
Citalopram is a selective 5-hydroxytryptamine re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI). It deeds by restoring the equaliser of 5-hydroxytryptamine, a raw essence in the nous, which helps to amend sealed modality problems.


Missed Dose
If you neglect a battery-acid of Citalopram, contract it as shortly as potential. If it is most meter for your future zen, skitter the lost acid and go cover to your veritable dosing agenda. Do not proceeds 2 doses at erstwhile.


Storage
Shop Citalopram at board temperature, betwixt 68 and 77 degrees F (20 and 25 degrees C). Depot by from warmth, wet, and twinkle. Living Citalopram out of the scope of children and off from pets.

Warnings/Precautions
Do not use Citalopram if:

    * you are sensitized to any factor in Citalopram;
    * you are fetching escitalopram;
    * you are fetching or get interpreted a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) (e.g., nardil), selegiline, or St. John's wort inside the end 14 years;
    * you are fetching a fenfluramine differential (e.g., dexfenfluramine), an H1 adversary (e.g., astemizole, terfenadine), serzone, pimozide, or sibutramine.

Touch your medico or wellness attention supplier rightfield aside if any of these give to you.

Important:

    * Citalopram may crusade somnolence or lightheadedness. These effects may be worsened if you proceeds it with intoxicant or sealed medicines. Use Citalopram with caveat. Do not thrust or do early peradventure insecure tasks until you recognise how you oppose to it.
    * Do not crapulence intoxicant piece you are exploitation Citalopram.
    * Chip with your dr. earlier you use medicines that may crusade somnolence (e.g., nap aids, muscularity relaxers) patch you are exploitation Citalopram; it may add to their effects. Ask your chemist if you let questions almost which medicines may causa somnolence.
    * One to 4 weeks may qualifying ahead your symptoms ameliorate. Do not contract more than the recommended zen, variety your acid, or use Citalopram for thirster than ordained without checking with your physician.
    * Children, teenagers, and young adults who proceeds Citalopram may be at increased danger for self-destructive thoughts or actions. Picket all patients who contract Citalopram close. Impinging the md at formerly if new, worse, or sudden symptoms such as downhearted modality; queasy, ungratified, or pettish demeanour; scare attacks; or any strange alter in modality or demeanor pass. Impinging the bushel compensate out if any signs of self-destructive thoughts or actions pass.
    * Citalopram and a medicate called escitalopram suffer the like alive factor. Do not return Citalopram if you are too fetching escitalopram.
    * Citalopram may seldom effort a elongated, unspeakable erecting. This could materialize flush when you are not having sex. If this is not toughened redress forth, it could trail to lasting intimate problems such as impotency. Liaison your physician redress by if this happens.

Possible Side Effects
Balk with your md if any of these nearly plebeian face effects stay or go pestiferous:

    * Reduced intimate want or power; diarrhoea; lightheadedness; somnolence; dry lip; increased sudation; giddiness when you viewpoint or sit up; exit of appetency; sickness; stodgy nozzle; fatigue.



Assay aesculapian attending compensate outside if any of these serious face effects happen:

    * Grave hypersensitized reactions (heady; urticaria; itchiness; difficultness respiration; meanness in the bureau; bulge of the mouthpiece, brass, lips, or clapper); missing catamenial flow; freakish deportment; blackness or blooming stools; bureau bother; muddiness; reduced assiduity; truehearted or second beat; hallucinations; store expiration; new or declension turmoil, scare attacks, belligerence, impulsiveness, snappishness, enmity, enlarged notion of welfare, queasiness, or unfitness to sit stillness; dogged, unspeakable erecting; red, egotistic, blistered, or desquamation bark; seizures; grave or lasting anxiousness or problem quiescency; venter painfulness; self-destructive thoughts or attempts; shudder; strange bruising or hemorrhage; strange or dangerous genial or climate changes; sight changes; deterioration of imprint.


More Information
Citalopram is to be secondhand sole by the patient for whom it is ordained. Do not parcel it with over-the-counter citizenry.