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Leah1990
Leah1990

hi I ordered my repeat prescription of citalopram 20mg but it's a different brand. Do you think I will feel any side effects from this?

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  • debbie17569
    debbie17569 Leah1990

    Posted

    Hi Leah. A lot of people have asked this question including me! I e just been increased and I have 20mg brand called medreich and a 10mg called accord! I had a crap few days taking them

    But think it was more the increase causing a few side effects, not the citalopram brands. Unfortunately, once our heads start thinking about these things, we are bound to start feeling like we are getting side effects! It's a viscous circle, enough to drive us nuts!

    I'm sure you will be fine xx

    • Leah1990
      Leah1990 debbie17569

      Posted

      Thankyou I will try not to think about it too much and see what happens 😬😬x

    • debbie17569
      debbie17569 Leah1990

      Posted

      You're welcome. It's damn hard to stop thinking about side effects and brands if you've had a tough journey on citalopram or any of these drugs. Makes you paranoid!!! X

  • N1GEL
    N1GEL Leah1990

    Posted

    By law, the active ingredients must be the same regardless of manufacturer. However, there's nothing to say that the coatings must be the same. The coatings on drugs are carefully designed to disolve at a particular rate so the drug is released at the intended dose. Cit, if released too quickly, reacts badly with acid in the stomach and can cause unpleasant nausia and render the drug uselss in your system because the acid neutralises it. I never trust the generic drugs. You just never know what impact the coating will have on absorbsion.

    • Leah1990
      Leah1990 N1GEL

      Posted

      Oh I see! Thanks for your reply. I have 4 left of my old packet I will start the new brand then
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