Do not stand or sit up quickly, especially if you are an older patient. This reduces the risk of dizzy or fainting spells. Alcohol may interfere with the effect of citalopram. Avoid alcoholic drinks. Do not treat yourself for coughs, colds, or allergies without asking your prescriber or health care professional for advice.
Some ingredients can increase possible side effects.
The possibility of a suicide attempt is inherent in depression and may persist until remission occurs. Therefore, high risk patients should be closely supervised throughout therapy with Citalopram hydrobromide and consideration should be given to the possible need for hospitalization. In order to minimize the opportunity for overdosage, prescription for citalopram should be written for the smallest quantity of drug consistent with good patient management. If a patient enters a manic phase, citalopram should be discontinued. Citalopram has not been systematically evaluated in patients with a seizure disorder.