citalopram
Serotonin reuptake inhibitor
Citalopram is an antidepressant medication in the SSRI class (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor), prescribed primarily for depression and anxiety disorders.
Like other SSRIs, it works by increasing serotonin levels in the brain.
Common side effects include nausea, drowsiness, and sexual dysfunction.
Brand name: Celexa.
SSRI antidepressant medication
- fluoxetineGeneric SSRI antidepressant
- sertralineSSRI antidepressant drug
- paroxetineSSRI medication for depression
- LexaproBranded SSRI antidepressant
Prozac · Zoloft · Paxil · serotonin · reuptake · inhibitor · selective · neurotransmitter
Quantity of medicine
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- titrationMeasuring concentration by addition
- taperingProgressive decrease in width
- milligramsThousandths of grams
tablet · pill · generic · brand · pharmacy · dispensing · refill · prescription
Prolonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- OCDCompulsive repetition disorder
- moodPrevailing emotional condition
- antidepressantDrug treating persistent despair
therapy · intervention · recovery · improvement · maintenance · relapse · prevention · first-line
Secondary, unintended outcomes
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
- sweatingMoisture through pores
tremor · dizziness · headache · fatigue · withdrawal · discontinuation · adjustment · tolerance
escitalopram
SSRI antidepressant medication
- fluoxetineGeneric SSRI antidepressant
- sertralineSSRI antidepressant drug
- paroxetineSSRI medication for depression
Lexapro · Prozac · Zoloft · Paxil · serotonin · reuptake · inhibitor · selective · neurotransmitter · synapse
dose
Quantity of medicine
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- titrationMeasuring concentration by addition
- taperingProgressive decrease in width
milligrams · tablet · pill · generic · brand · pharmacy · dispensing · refill · prescription · psychiatrist
depression
Prolonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- OCDCompulsive repetition disorder
- moodPrevailing emotional condition
antidepressant · therapy · intervention · recovery · improvement · maintenance · relapse · prevention · first-line · monotherapy
side-effects
Secondary, unintended outcomes
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
sweating · tremor · dizziness · headache · fatigue · withdrawal · discontinuation · adjustment · tolerance · efficacy
- drugsibuprofen, marijuana, aspirin, meth, cocaine
- antidepressantsfluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine, escitalopram, trazodone
- anxiolyticsanxiolytic, anxiolytics, benzodiazepines, benzos, alprazolam
- chiral moleculesalanine, arginine, asparagine, cysteine, glutamine