Tag archives for Celexa
Citalopram
Posted By Kelly On Saturday, July 17th 2010 under: Celexa (Citalopram) Tags: adco-talomil, adco-talomil-symptoms, Celexa, depression-and-cilift
Drug Approvals
(British Approved Name, rINN)
Synonyms: Citalopram; Citalopramum; Lu-10-171; Sitalopraami
BAN: Citalopram
INN: Citalopram
INN: Citalopram
INN: Citalopram
INN: Citalopramum
INN: Циталопрам
Chemical name: 1-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-carbonitrile
Molecular formula: C20H21FN2O =324.4
CAS: 59729-33-8
ATC code: N06AB04
Citalopram Hydrobromide
(British Approved Name Modified, rINNM)
Drug Nomenclature
Synonyms: Citalopram, hidrobromuro de; Lu-10-171B; Nitalapram Hydrobromide
BAN: Citalopram Hydrobromide
USAN: Citalopram Hydrobromide
INN: Citalopram Hydrobromide
INN: Hidrobromuro de citalopram
INN: Citalopram, Bromhydrate de
INN: Citaloprami Hydrobromidum
INN: Циталопрама Гидробромид
Molecular formula: C20H21FN2O,HBr =405.3
CAS: 59729-32-7
Pharmacopoeias. In US.
The ... Read More
SSRIs. Forest Laboratories
Posted By Kelly On Friday, May 21st 2010 under: SSRIs Tags: Celexa, Lexapro
Definition of Depression
A diagnosis of major depressive disorder is made if an individual has five or more of the following symptoms during the same two-week period. The symptoms may vary from person to person but often include:
a persistent sad mood
loss of interest or pleasure in activities that were once enjoyed
significant change in appetite or body weight
difficulty sleeping or oversleeping
physical slowing or agitation
loss of energy
feelings of worthlessness or inappropriate guilt
difficulty thinking ... Read More
Ruling out symptoms
Posted By Kelly On Saturday, December 12th 2009 under: Question - Answer Tags: Antidepressants, Celexa, Depression, Drugs, Effexor, Luvox, Prozac, Wellbutrin, Zoloft
Question. I have a diabetic patient in her early 30s who is also exhibiting signs of anxiety and depression. She's on 100mg Glucophage as well as 100u Humulin Ultralente and 100-150u Humalog (extreme insulin resistance). I am aware that some of her symptoms of anxiety may be related to the gastric side effects of the Glucophage and that her mood problem may be tied to the diabetes itself, but how ... Read More
SSRI’s Inhibitory Effects
Posted By Kelly On Friday, December 4th 2009 under: Question - Answer Tags: Antidepressants, Celexa, Drugs, Luvox, Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft
Question. Can you please give me your opinion on the P450 inhibitory effects of SSRIs, namely, fluoxetine, paroxetine, citalopram, sertraline and fluvoxamine? Which appears to have the least clinically significant effects on this and other liver enzymes? How do these effects demonstrate themselves to patients? How clinically significant are the effects?
Answer. I'll give you the bottom line first, then fill in some of the details: if you are only worried ... Read More
Recurring Depression
Posted By Kelly On Thursday, December 3rd 2009 under: Question - Answer Tags: Antidepressants, Celexa, Depression, Drugs, Effexor, Remeron
Question. I am a 33-year-old male who has suffered from major depression for about 10 years. I was also anorexic and bulimic around age 25. I have been in lengthy therapy several times, but every few years I seem to cycle back into a very depressed, immobilizing state. Medications (Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Serzone, anti-anxiety) don't seem to help. I've always been emotional and sensitive. I am interested in hypnotherapy - ... Read More
Pharmacological treatment of depression
Posted By Kelly On Monday, October 5th 2009 under: Pharmacotherapy Tags: Antidepressant, Celexa, Depression, lithium-augmentation-success, lithium-success-in-treating-depression, Medications, Psychiatric treatment, success-rate-of-lithium-augmentation-infor-depression, Zoloft
Major depression affects 5% to 10% of patients seen by primary care physicians. Despite the advent of new antidepressant drugs, up to 20% of patients remain fully resistant to treatment and a further 20% to 30% only partly respond to treatment. Therapy should aim at eradicating depressive symptoms completely (i.e., complete remission) because incomplete recovery is associated with continued functional impairment and a greater ... Read More
Celexa (Citalopram): Drug-Drug Interactions
Posted By Kelly On Thursday, September 24th 2009 under: Celexa (Citalopram) Tags: Antidepressant, Celexa
Concomitant administration of imipramine, lithium, and levomepromazine had no effect on Tmax values of citalopram or its metabolites. In contrast, cimetidine caused a statistically significant decrease in the Tmax value of citalopram and an increase in that of DCT.
In an evaluation of the effects of psychotropic drugs on serum citalopram concentrations in psychiatric patients, individual neuroleptics (perphenazine, thioridazine, periciazin, chlorpromazine, haloperidol, zuclopenthixol, and levomepromazine) had no effect on serum citalopram ... Read More
Celexa (Citalopram): Proposed Directions for Use
Posted By Kelly On Thursday, September 24th 2009 under: Celexa (Citalopram) Tags: Celexa
Directions for use conveyed in the sponsor's proposed labeling are as follows:
Citalopram should be administered at a dose of 20 mg once daily. Clinical trials demonstrating antidepressant effectiveness studied the recommended therapeutic dose range of 20-60 mg/day. Patients not responding to 20 mg may benefit from dose increases, in 20 mg/day increments, up to a maximum of 60 mg/day. Dose changes should occur at intervals of at least one week.
Citalopram ... Read More