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Citalopram (Celexa, Seropram, Cipramil) - Description

Written by: Petros Skapinakis, MD, MPH, PhD, lecturer of Psychiatry in the University of Ioannina Medical School, Greece. Eva Gerasi, postgraduate student in the Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece.

First version: 22 Jul 2008. Latest version: 29 Jul 2008.

Abstract:
Citalopram is in a class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

Question:

What is citalopram (Celexa, Seropram, Cipramil)?

Answer:

Citalopram is in a class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Citalopram affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause depression.
Citalopram is used to treat depression.

More about Citalopram

Description Doses Contraindications Counteractions Side effects More about SSRI drugs and the treatment of depression More about depression

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