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hello my fellow citalopram users. i recently moved to a new state and picked up my citalopram from my new pharmacy. it was a whole new pill and manufacturer than i usually get. I've been on 20 mg for 2 1/2 years. but now that its a new manufacturer, i feel like im starting over again from the beginning. is this possible?
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michelle45874 daisy1021
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technically it should have the same in it as the others i occasionally get different design packets . you might just be having a blip ask the pharmacist
marsh23433 daisy1021
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Hi Daisy,what you need to know is that more than one company supplies citrolopram,but which ever supplies this medication ,the ingredients will be identical ,so if you have taken it before then the medication will not give you side effects.
katecogs daisy1021
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I've always understood that the active ingredients will be the same but it could be the inactive ingredients could differ. You can compare the P/L Number on the side of both boxes - if they match then they're exactly the same. If not, then there's some difference somewhere.
I read this recently too on phychologytoday site:
Generic drugs have different fillers and binders that many people point to as the culprit when a generic doesn't work as well. Experts speculate that these chemicals may interfere with absorption, or cause adverse allergic-type reactions that increase inflammation in the nervous system.
Many medicines are made abroad - just because the company is headquartered in a particular country it doesn't mean they're made there, and often may be outsourced to more than one location, and oversight may be poor.
So if someone says the generic is no different to a branded drug, its not quite so.