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I am taking 15mg celexa-1 1/2 tab. can this be causing the night sweats and restless legs at night? it's driving me nuts not being to sleep!

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Dr. Alan Koenigsberg answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Yes: While very few of my patients experience this degree of side effects from that low a dose of an antidepressant, yes, it may be the medication. Talk to your treating physician, and discuss weaning of the celexa (citalopram) and switching to a different medication.

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Answered 7/3/2017

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