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A 23-year-old female asked:

My doctor prescribed celexa (citalopram). i take it at 10pm every night. and every day i get a bad headache around 8pm. and i can't sleep. is it the new medicine?

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Dr. Linda Callaghan
Dr. Linda Callaghananswered
Addiction Medicine 55 years experience
Could be.: There are individual responses to different medications . If you have not experience these symptoms before you took Celexa, (citalopram) it is possible that you are having a reaction. Do go back to your doctor and tell him about your symptoms and perhaps prescribe another medication .
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