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Could my Citalopram be counterfeit?

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CountessNina
CountessNina

I've had headaches every day and general feeling not well for about 10 days.  I'm better now and it suddenly occurred to me that it started very soon after I started a new bottle of Citalopram.  I'm wondering if the drug could be fake and I've been going through unexpected withdrawal.

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  • katecogs
    katecogs CountessNina

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    I've never had Citralopram in a bottle.  They've always come in a foil blister pack, in a cardboard box, and I had these for 15 years.  Does it come with a Patient Information leaflet and does it have a pharmaceutical company on it?

    Withdrawal symptoms I've had in the past were headaches, restlessness, nausea, trembling and a buzzing in my head like little electric shocks.

    It's probably best to buy from a chemist.  I don't think I'd buy on line.

    Can you get them checked out at a chemist?  

  • anne240
    anne240 CountessNina

    Posted

    Could be generic and not the name brand.  Often generic not so effective.  I noticed difference with anti depressant I was taking and asked for named brand only.
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