Posted by cletus on November 30, 2000, at 13:16:36
In reply to Celexa for melancholic depression, posted by ben on November 30, 2000, at 12:55:51
> Does anyone have experiences with Celexa (Citalopram) for melancholic depression in doses above 60 mg/day. My Doc is a specialist in pharmacology and had several patients who responded very well (remission) with doses above 60 mg/day (up to 140 mg/day).
Ben,
I currently take 100mg of Celexa for OCD which is not that abnormal considering that OCD requires higher dosages than depression. My pdoc told me that he has some patients that use up to 140mg a day with great results. I could not sustain a good drug level until I hit 100mg and now I am very pleased with the results. According to my doctor, some people just have higher tolerances (depending on their physiology and specific mental illness) than others and they require higher doses to relieve their symptons. I even tried to go up to 120mg a day to see if I could acheive even better results, but the side effects were a little too much (the only real side effect was a little more drowsiness than I wanted)so I dropped back down. I am still very satisfied with the results 100mg has given me and I feel a ton better. Celexa is a great drug and should be equally as effective on your depression as it was on my OCD. Good luck!
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