Citalopram

Therapeutic Group

Anti-depressants

Indication Dosage

Indication:

Citalopram is a medication that is often used to help people who are feeling really sad or anxious. It's mainly prescribed for:

  • Depression: Citalopram can lift your mood and make you feel better if you're going through a tough time and feeling very down.
  • Anxiety Disorders: It can also calm your nerves if you're dealing with excessive worry, panic attacks, or other anxiety-related problems.

Dosage:

Depressive Illness: 

  • Adult: 20 Mg Once Daily, Increased In Steps Of 20 Mg Daily If Required, Dose To Be Increased At Intervals Of 3-4 Weeks; Maximum 40 Mg Per Day 
  • Elderly: Tab 10-20 Mg Once Daily; Maximum 20 Mg Per Day 

Panic Disorder: 

  • Adult: Initially 10 Mg Daily, Increased In Steps Of 10 Mg Daily If Required, Dose To Be Increased Gradually; Usual Dose 20-30 Mg Daily; Maximum 40 Mg Per Day 
  • Elderly: Initially 10 Mg Daily, Increased In Steps Of 10 Mg Daily If Required, Dose To Be Increased Gradually; Maximum 20 Mg Per Day

Content

  • Syp: Per ml: Citalopram (as Hydrochloride) 40mg.
  • Tab 10mg /20mg /40mg: Citalopram (as Hydrobromide) 10mg /20mg /40mg.

Pregnancy

Avoid Unless Potential Benefit Outweighs Risk

Stability

  • Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (ssri)

Contra Indications

  • Qt-interval Prolongation, Unstable Epilepsy, Within 2 Weeks Of Stopping Moclobemide

Precautions

  • Qt-interval Prolongation, Unstable Epilepsy, Within 2 Weeks Of Stopping Moclobemide

Lactation

  • Contraindicated, Avoid

Side Effects

  • Aggression
  • Abnormal Dreams
  • Taste Disturbance
  • Amnesia
  • Bradycardia
  • Confusion
  • Euphoria
  • Haemorrhage
  • Hepatitis
  • Hypokalaemia
  • Impaired Concentration
  • Increased Salivation
  • Malaise
  • Micturition Disorders
  • Migraine
  • Mydriasis
  • Oedema
  • Palpitation
  • Paradoxical Increased Anxiety During Initial Treatment Of Panic Disorder (reduce Dose)
  • Paraesthesia
  • Polyuria
  • Postural Hypotension
  • Pruritus
  • Qt-interval Prolongation
  • Rhinitis
  • Tachycardia
  • Tinnitus
  • Yawning

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