Citalopram [Vitabalans]

Review recap

DrugsDisclosed has gathered medical insights from 2795 real-world patients taking Citalopram [Vitabalans]. These patients are from different countries, lifestyles and healthcare systems, their unifying characteristic is the medicine they take.

2754 patients who were using Citalopram [Vitabalans] were asked how effective they found their medicine. 69% were very positive about Citalopram [Vitabalans] answering that they were very / extremely effective, however 21% felt Citalopram [Vitabalans] was only somewhat effective. Unfortunately 10% of the patients asked felt Citalopram [Vitabalans] had only a slight or very little effect for them.

2794 patients taking Citalopram [Vitabalans] were asked how bothered they were by any side effects from taking Citalopram [Vitabalans]? 78% felt not at all or only slightly bothered by side effects from taking Citalopram [Vitabalans], while 16% felt somewhat bothered. Meaning that 6% felt very or extremely bothered by side effects from taking Citalopram [Vitabalans].

We recently asked 2795 patients who reported taking Citalopram [Vitabalans] how often they took it as prescribed? While 95% told us they never, or only sometimes forgot to take it on time, 3% said that they often forgot to take their Citalopram [Vitabalans] as prescribed. Sadly 3% forgot to take them all the time. Taking medication as prescribed by your doctor is so important. If you have difficulty, or know someone who does, feel free to try DrugStars a free app to help you remembering your medication.

We asked 2795 patients taking Citalopram [Vitabalans] how difficult they found it to take their medicine as prescribed? There can be many factors why they found it difficult to take as prescribed. 90% of those asked positively reported that they found it not at all or only somewhat difficult to take their Citalopram [Vitabalans] as prescribed, whereas 8% reported that they found taking the same medication very difficult. Sadly, there were still 2% who reported finding it extremely difficult for them to take their medicine as prescribed.

In a recent patient survey, we asked 2795 patients how confident they felt about taking Citalopram [Vitabalans]? 74% felt either very or extremely confident when it came to taking Citalopram [Vitabalans]. while 19% responded that they were only slightly confident leaving 7% of the patients we asked responded feeling only slightly confident when taking Citalopram [Vitabalans].

We asked 2685 patients how necessary they found taking Citalopram [Vitabalans]. 86% of the patients asked found Citalopram [Vitabalans] to be very or extremely necessary for them, while 11% found it to be only somewhat necessary. However, there are still 3% of patients using Citalopram [Vitabalans] who feel it is only slightly or even not at all necessary for them.

2115 patients were recently asked how often they forgot to take their medication? 69% of those asked never or rarely forgot their medication, while 18% of those taking Citalopram [Vitabalans] reported that they sometimes forgot. This left 12% of patients sadly reporting that they often or almost all the time forgot to take their medication. If you also forget your medication try using DrugStars to help you remember.

When we asked 2441 patients to what extent they felt that the benefits of their medicine outweighed its disadvantages a group of 79% of them replied that they felt to a large or even extreme extent that the advantages of taking Citalopram [Vitabalans] outweighed any disadvantages. 13% of the patients however felt this to a moderate extent leaving 8% who felt this was true to only a small extent or even felt not at all.

2441 patients were recently asked how satisfied they were with the information and guidance they received with their Citalopram [Vitabalans]. 79% of those asked were either very satisfied or satisfied, which is great news. However, 15% of those asked were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, which left 6% of patients feeling either dissatisfied or even worse very dissatisfied with the information and guidance they received with their medication.