Fish oil vs. Celexa: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Fish oil and Celexa. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 308,964 people who take Fish oil and Celexa, and is updated regularly.
What is Fish oil?
Fish oil has active ingredients of fish oil. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 112,933 Fish oil users. Check the latest studies of Fish oil.
What is Celexa?
Celexa has active ingredients of citalopram hydrobromide. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 56,390 Celexa users. Check the latest studies of Celexa.
308,964 people who take Fish oil and Celexa are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Celexa (citalopram hydrobromide)
- Fish Oil (fish oil)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Fish Oil:
- not at all: 3.32 %
- somewhat: 27.12 %
- moderate: 39.32 %
- high: 23.53 %
- very high: 6.7 %
Celexa:
- not at all: 3.92 %
- somewhat: 22.35 %
- moderate: 36.58 %
- high: 28.4 %
- very high: 8.76 %
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DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Hosseini, S. H., & Ahmadi, A., "Peripheral edema occurring during treatment with risperidone combined with citalopram", Case reports in medicine, 2012 Jan .
- Hosseini, S. H., & Ahmadi, A., "Peripheral edema occurring during treatment with risperidone combined with citalopram", Case reports in medicine, 2012 Jan .
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Browse all side effects of Fish oil:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Celexa:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on fish oil and citalopram hydrobromide (the active ingredients of Fish oil and Celexa, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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