Positives

• A long-hauler took Celexa with no side effects alongside Wellbutrin, reporting that the combination helped with energy and daily tasks Reddit.
  
  

Negatives

• A patient had a severe first-dose reaction to citalopram 10mg including trembling hands, worsened brain fog, racing heart, and shortness of breath that sent them to the ER Reddit.
  
  
• A patient reported that citalopram made them “much worse” and they did not really recover from the negative effects Reddit.
  
  

Hurdles & Side Effects

• The ER patient reported that citalopram worsened their tinnitus, a known rare side effect that persisted days after stopping, particularly concerning for LC patients who already experience tinnitus Reddit.
  
  
• LC patients appear hypersensitive to SSRIs, with the first-dose reactor describing symptoms severe enough to warrant an ER visit that the prescribing doctor should have warned about Reddit.