Common brand names: Celexa, Cipramil, Sipralexa, Seropram and Celepram.

Celexa is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat the following disorders:
  • Major depressive disorder


In addition it is commonly used 'off-label' (which means that it is not formally approved by the US FDA but has shown good anecdotal efficacy in treating the disorder) for the following disorders;
  • social anxiety disorder (social phobias)
  • anorexia nervosa
  • binge-eating disorder
  • bulimia nervosa
  • obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)