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Posted by Maggie on October 10, 2000, at 15:07:58
Has anyone heard of someone developing EXTREME ANGER,
irritability and irrationality from Celexa (or maybe
any of the SSRI's)?
I was astounded at the change in my behavior when I
started Celexa 20mg, then increased to 40mg (after
which things got worse...SOOOO angry I hardly
recognized myself).
After 1 week, I lowered the dose, then got off of it
entirely. The anger slowly decreased as well.
Of course, there is the withdrawal syndrome present.
YUCK!!!
Posted by cole on October 10, 2000, at 19:12:18
In reply to Celexa Anger, posted by Maggie on October 10, 2000, at 15:07:58
yes, i had a similar response to zoloft, but i was 14 when i first started taking it, and no one stopped to think about why i had gotten so aggressive. i guess everyone (including myself), took my confrontational, angry behavior to be a normal part of adolescence. i took it for 7 yrs! after intermittently taking it for about a year, i finally decided i didn't like the way i was feeling. i stopped taking the zoloft and all of a sudden, my personality was what it should have been all through my adolescence: a calm, caring, nonconfrontational person. i too tried celexa recently, and i had the same response. i stay away from SSRI's due to such reactions, you may want to try serzone: it didn't have the rage effect for me. good luck!
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