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celexa dosage? |
Issue those of you who take celexa what dosage are you on? My doctor started me with 40 for a week than said to increase it to 60 the second week, sounds like to fast a increase to me, thanks. Best Tip I have been fighting Obsessive Compulsive Disorder for 8 years and depression for about a year now. I have just been prescribe Celexa and he started me on 20, he said he wanted to start me out lower to make sure this is the drug that will work for me, then he will adjust the dosage to met my condition. I sure think you have been prescribed and awful high amount to start with. Good luck. Others im on this, i can remember the dosage but i started with half a pill, went to a full pill then they uped it to 1 and a half pills,honestly i really cant notice any difference in my self, and i wasnt comfortable with them increasing my dosage so i have gone back to taking one a day. if your not comfortable with what they say to take, question them on it. I took 40 mg. once a day and that was fine. The higher dosage sounds unusual since most start at 20 mg/day. 20 MG...no increase tho.. Celexa (citalopram HBr) should be administered at an initial dose of 20 mg once daily, generally with an increase to a dose of 40 mg/day. Dose increases should usually occur in increments of 20 mg at intervals of no less than one week. Although certain patients may require a dose of 60 mg/day, the only study pertinent to dose response for effectiveness did not demonstrate an advantage for the 60 mg/day dose over the 40 mg/day dose; doses above 40 mg are therefore not ordinarily recommended. Celexa should be administered once daily, in the morning or evening, with or without food. OCD patients need higher dosages. dose range of 20 to 60 mg/day |
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