However, people with an underactive thyroid gland could also wind up with high levels if they are prescribed too much medication. In these individuals, the thyroid hormone levels are modifiable by decreasing the dose of therapy, she said.
It is a relatively well tolerated medication with few side effects. The most frequent adverse events reported with Celexa are nausea, dry mouth, drowsiness, insomnia, increased sweating etc. There are occasional reports of teeth grinding which may intern cause tongue biting. It is important to rule out other causes for tongue biting.
Celexa is part of a class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs for short. SSRIs, such as Celexa, act on a specific chemical within the brain known as serotonin. Serotonin is one of several chemicals used to send messages from one nerve cell to another.