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Is Celexa Advisable For Depression In A Child?

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Posted on Tue, 11 Apr 2017
Question: Is it safe for a 15 year old girl to take Celexa for depression. Found many pills with no prescription. Does this create a "high"
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
No it does not create high

Detailed Answer:
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Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.

Select is SSRI group of antidepressant and according to currently available medications one of the safe medicines across the age group of patients.

To be precise only SSRI group of medications (Celexa is oner among them) is approved by USFDA for antidepressant prescription in children.

To the contrary belief Celexa do not produce high and quite safe.

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Is Celexa Advisable For Depression In A Child?

Brief Answer: No it does not create high Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for using Healthcaremagic. Select is SSRI group of antidepressant and according to currently available medications one of the safe medicines across the age group of patients. To be precise only SSRI group of medications (Celexa is oner among them) is approved by USFDA for antidepressant prescription in children. To the contrary belief Celexa do not produce high and quite safe. I hope this assists you. If you have more questions I will be glad to assist you further. If you do not have more questions, please close the discussion and if possible rate the answer for my future patients. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ashok-kumar/67386 Thanks and regards.