For which conditions or illnesses this medicine is prescribed?
The citalopram is used to treat the depression. The citalopram belongs to a class of selective inhibiting called antidepressants of reclaiming of the serotonin (ISRS). Al functions to enlarge the quantity of serotonin, a natural substance in the brain that helps to maintain the mental equilibrium. How this medicine should be used?
The citalopram comes bottled in the shape of tablets and as solution liquid to take orally. Al is taken generally once day with or without food. Help to be agreed to take the medicine, take it to the same hour every day. Continue carefully the instructions in the label of the medicine and pregúntele to its doctor or pharmacist any thing that do not understand. Use the medicine exactly as is indicated. Do not use more neither less than the dose indicated neither neither more continued than it prescribed by its doctor.
Its doctor would be able to begin with a low dose of the medicine and to enlarge it in a gradual way, but not more than once a week.
He can take among 1 to 4 weeks before you sit down the total benefit of the citalopram. Continue with the medicine although he sits down better. Do not stop taking it without before consult it with his doctor. What another use is given him to this medicine?
The citalopram also is used to treat the alimentary inconveniences, the alcoholism, the inconvenience of panic and dispórico premenstrual and the social phobia. Converse with its doctor about the risks to use this medicine to treat its condition.
This medicine can also be prescribed for other uses; ask him more information to its doctor or pharmaceutical. Which are the special precautions that should continue?
Before beginning to take citalopram:
* Its doctor tell and to his pharmacist if you are allergic al citalopram or to other medicines. * He take not this medicine if you are taking inhibiting of monoamino oxidasa (MAO), including fenelzina (Nardil) and tranilcipromina (Parnate), or if he has left him of taking in the last two weeks. * You should know that the citalopram is very similar to another inhibiting selective one of reclaiming of the serotonin (ISRS) call escitalopram (Lexapro). You should not take these two together medicines. * Its doctor tell and to his pharmacist what medicines with and without prescription he is taking, as for example vitamins, nutritious supplements and based on products manufactured herbs. It be assured to mention the following: aspirin and other anti-inflammatory medicines without steroids (he HANGS) as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) and naproxeno (Treacherous, Naprosyn); carbamazepina (Tegretol); cimetidina (Tagamet); ketoconazol (Nizoral); lithium (Eskalith, Lithobid); medicines for the anxiety, the mental illnesses, the illness of Parkinson and the convulsive crisis; metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol XL); other antidepressants like amitriptilina (Elavil), amoxapina (Asendin), clomipramina (Anafranil), desipramina (Norpramin), doxepina (Adapin, Trimipramina (Surmontil); sedantes; tablets to sleep; sumatriptán (Imitrex); and soothing. Its doctor would be able to change the dose of his medicine or to watch him carefully to avoid the development and complications related to the secondary effects
* Its doctor tell if you or someone in his family has or some time has had depression, bipolar inconvenience (been of spirit that changes of depressive to abnormally excited), or manias (been of spirit abnormally excited, frantic), or if you or someone in his family has thought or tried to be killed. Also his doctor tell if has had recently a heart attack and if has or some time has had bipolar inconvenience; convulsive crisis; or problems al liver, kidney or heart. * Its doctor tell if is pregnant, he has pregnant plans to remain or if he is suckling. If he remains pregnant while he takes this medicine, he call his doctor immediately. * You should know that this medicine can cause drowsiness (dream). Do not conduct cars neither handle heavy machinery until know how will affect it this medicine. * It recall that the alcohol can enlarge the drowsiness caused by this medicine. * You should know that its mental health can change in an unexpected way, especially al beginning of its processing and at any moment that the dose be enlarged or diminished. These changes can occur at any moment if you have depression or other mental illnesses, whether that is taking citalopram or any another medicine. You, his family or its medical service should call immediately to its doctor if experiences any of the following symptoms: new depressive state or deterioration of the depression; to think about being caused damage or in the suicide, or to plan or to try to be killed; excessive worry; agitation; attacks of panic; difficulty to be remained or to remain asleep; aggressive behavior; irritability; actions inconcientes; severe anxiety, exitación abnormal, frenzy. It be assured that his family know what symptoms they could be serious so that they can call al doctor if you cannot try processing by you same.
What special diet I should continue while I take this medicine?
Unless its doctor indicate him of another way, he continue with his state of normal diet. What have I to do if me oversight to take a dose?
Take the dose that forgot as quick as recall it, nevertheless, if is hour for the following one, be jumped that that did not take and continue with the dosage to regulate. Do not take a double dose to compensate the one that forgot. Which they are the secondary effects that would be able to cause this medicine?
The citalopram can cause secondary effects. Tell its doctor if any of these symptoms returns severe or if he does not disappear:
* stomach discomfort * diarrhea * vomitings * pain of stomach * drowsiness (dream) * excessive exhaustion *
tremblings * excitement * agitation * difficulty to be remained or to remain asleep * pain in the muscles and
articulations * sensation of dryness in the mouth * transpiration * changes in the capacity or sexual desire *
loss of the appetite
If you experience any of the following symptoms or those enumerated in the section of WARNINGS, call its doctor immediately:
* to see or to listen things that do not exist (hallucinations) * convulsive crisis
The citalopram can cause other secondary effects. Call its doctor if has any unusual problem while takes this medicine.
How should I store this medicine?
Maintain this medicine in its container, well closed and out of the reach of the children. Store it to temperature environment and far from the excessive heat and the humidity (not in the bath). Reject any medicine that be conquered or that no longer be utilized. Converse with its pharmacist about the adequate waste of the medicines. What should I do in case of a sobredosis?
In case of a sobredosis, call to the local office of control of poisoning al 1-800-222-1222. If the victim is unconscious, or he does not breathe, call immediately al 911.
The symptoms of the sobredosis can include:
* sicknesses * transpiration * stomach discomfort * vomitings * uncontrollable trembling in the hands * drowsiness
* faster heart frequency than the usual thing, irregular or palpitations * loss of the memory * confusion *
convulsive crisis * eat * fast respiration
What another information of importance should know?
Comply with all the appointments with its doctor.
Do not leave that other people take their medicine. Pregúntele al pharmaceutical any doubt that have on how renew the prescription of their medicine. It marks (s) commercial (is) :
* Celexa
