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I have a tendency toward diahrrea and suffer from IBS. I’ve recently started taking Celexa 10mg per day and seem to be having more diahrrea. Given my IBS, it’s difficult to assess the likelihood of whether the celexa is actually causing or exacerbating the diahrrea. Is diahrrea a fairly common side effect of celexa? TIA Louise

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> I have a tendency toward diahrrea and suffer from IBS. > I’ve recently started taking Celexa 10mg per day and seem to be having > more diahrrea. > Given my IBS, it’s difficult to assess the likelihood of whether the > celexa is actually causing or exacerbating the diahrrea. > Is diahrrea a fairly common side effect of celexa? > TIA > Louise

Hi Louise.  I’ve been on citalopram for three and a half months, my stomach has been very upset the entire time, and yes I have had diahrea quite a bit.  I’m taking 40 mg and I’m thinking of saying screw it and going down in dose, or even off because of the stomach aches I have been getting these last few weeks. The Squire

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