Who should not take Citalopram HBR?
The following conditions are contraindicated with this drug. Check with your physician if you have any of the following:
Conditions:
- a disorder with excess antidiuretic hormone called syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
- low amount of magnesium in the blood
- low amount of sodium in the blood
- low amount of potassium in the blood
- an increased risk of bleeding
- manic-depression
- suicidal thoughts
- serotonin syndrome, a type of disorder with high serotonin levels
- closed angle glaucoma
- heart attack within the last 30 days
- torsades de pointes, a type of abnormal heart rhythm
- slow heartbeat
- prolonged QT interval on EKG
- chronic heart failure
- chronic heart failure suddenly not controlled by medication
- abnormal EKG with QT changes from birth
- liver problems
- bleeding from stomach, esophagus or duodenum
- seizures
- CYP2C19 poor metabolizer
- risk of angle-closure glaucoma due to narrow angle of anterior chamber of eye
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