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What is a round beige pill imprinted, A/133, blank opposite side, use ## Hi, Annie! How are you doing? This tablet contains 150mgs of Bupropion in a time released formulation, it is used to treat depression and to aid in smoking cessation. Side effects may include nausea, dizziness, dry mouth and seizures. Learn more Bupropion details here.

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I just had to switch generic brands for my citalopram. I take 10mg; but this pill looks bigger than my old pill. Whereas the old one said .5 (or something to that effect), this one only has a "c" on one side. Is this really only 10mg? ## Based on my research, the pill you are describing is in fact Citalopram hydrobromide 10 mg. For verification, the size is: 6.00 mm Manufacturer: Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories National Drug Code (NDC): 57664-0507 From what I understand, it's not just the Citalopram taking up "real estate" in your pill. It's also filled with inactive ingredients (binders and fillers), "such as": corn starch, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, and other things of that nature. Having...

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does Effexor have benzos in it?????? ## Hi, Lisa! How are you? No, Effexor contains the active ingredient Venlafaxine, which is an SNRI class antidepressant, so it's not a benzodiazepine, nor is it related to them. Its side effects may include nausea, dizziness, weight changes and dry mouth. Learn more Effexor details here.

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I am using Lexamil 10 mg for 3 months now, no side effects at all, I feel wonderful and energetic and must remind myself to eat....It has taken away my appetite .... ## Hi, Martonette! I am so glad that it's helped you so much! That's great! Did you have any other side effects, or just the appetite problem? If it's okay with your doctor that you do so, you may also want to add a multivitamin, just in case. Learn more Lexamil details here.

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I took these atablets the same day and fainted. Why ## Hi KeKe, From what I could gather, there are potentially unsafe interactions found between Lexapro and Fluconazole. Quoted below are the precautions you should be aware of: "Talk to your doctor before using escitalopram together with fluconazole. Combining these medications may increase the blood levels and effects of escitalopram. You may have an increased risk of developing side effects, including a rare but serious condition called the serotonin syndrome, which may include symptoms such as confusion, hallucination, seizure, extreme changes in blood pressure, increased heart rate, fever, excessive sweating, shivering or shaking, blurred vision, muscle spasm or stiffness, tremor, incoordination, stomach cramp, nausea, vomiting,...

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I was diagnosed with EOD of the Alzheimers type in 2007, by mid 2010, I was so ill, I asked my Doctor for a shot of Adrenalin: after much procrastination, the Doctor prescribed Cymbalta 30 mg, a drug not directed at A/D, with the proviso that if I felt suicidal, I was to stop immediately......well the rest is history.....34 months later, and I have halted this horrible disease, and apart from feeling like a dog that has had distemper and survived, I am living a normal life once again......as of this current moment, 04-04-2013, ...I still take only 30 mg and feel as confident and as good as I did in 2003..........I do not know what I have found here, but it certainly warrants immediate research by an astute drug company.... ## Hi, Tony! Very glad that it has helped you so much. Cymbalta ...

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I am on major depression and on treatment,I am taking Laxamil tablets,I am concern that I am working on stressful environment with side effect of this is anyhing that you can recommend,I am loosing weight and I got motional,I am sometime happu and sometimes moody. ## Lexamil contains the active ingredient Escitalopram, this is an SSNRI antidepressant. Common side effects may include: nausea, drowsiness, dry mouth and headache. It is hard to say, especially since this site is not medical professionals, if your symptoms are caused by the medication or your condition in general, both are possibilities and we cannot possibly suggest a treatment. Have you tried speaking to your doctor about it? You may need to change your medications or do a dosage adjustment. ## Hi, i my doc has prescribed ...

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can you identify what this pill is its small oval shape with E & L marked on it ## Hi Joe, The closest match I can find is Lexapro (10 mg); which is a white round pill marked F | L on one side and 10 on the other side. I have however, read that the pill you have may very likely be a "non U.S. version" of Lexapro called Cipralex. Does that sound familiar to you? Lexapro (escitalopram) is an antidepressant used for the treatment of major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder?; other indications include social anxiety disorder, panic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Escitalopram is sometimes prescribed off-label for the treatment of other conditions: social anxiety disorder, panic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. There is some evidence favou...

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I found my 7 year old with these and there not from my house any help would be appreciated ## Hi Adele, I have identified your pill as Sertraline (100 mg) Sertraline is a Hydrochloride prescribed as an antidepressant?. Many pharmaceutical substances are prepared as hydrochlorides so that they may be quickly released in the gastrointestinal tract; the body usually absorbs a hydrochloride within 15-30 minutes. The efficacy of Sertraline for depression is similar to that of older tricyclic antidepressants?, but its side effects are much less pronounced. Differences with newer antidepressants are subtler and also mostly confined to side effects. Evidence suggests that sertraline may work better than fluoxetine (Prozac) for some subtypes of depression. Sertraline is highly effective for the ...

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I have been on Cymgen for 3 months now. First on 60mg in morning and now reduced to 30mg at night. I have started weeing 3-4 times per night although I haven't had anything to drink for hours. I also have a lot of acid. AND Insomnia !! Will it help if I take it in the mornings maybe ? ## Then you will have daytime sleepiness. Get off this drug if you can. It is not the right one for you and the side effects are not good for you. If you are female, no one will have sympathy with you for not sleeping because it will be assumed to be due to menopause. They will blame you if you are fat or if you had bad "bedtime Hygeine".Not one thing I tried worked except cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) 10MG or 1 MG klonopin to sleep. Finally I could fall asleep but wake up four hours later. It too...

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A round white tablet w, 19 and 19 again on the same side and a v on the opposite side. What is this? ## The white round pill in description is identified as Trazodone hydrochloride (100 mg). Manufacturer: Vintage Pharmaceuticals Inc. National Drug Code (NDC): 00603-6161 Trazodone is indicated for: Clinical depression with or without anxiety. Insomnia, Fibromyalgia, to aid in sleeping. Control of nightmares or other sleep disturbances. You can learn more about this drug on the page for Trazodone Details I hope this helps!

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I have been taking Pristiq now for about 2 years and have experiences side affects mainly weight gain, dry mouth and eyes and sleep disturbances, I do not like being on this drug but I need something to stem my anxiety and it is effective for me. I started out taking 50mg and after a year I tried to taper off, and managed well with one 50mg tablet every second day, I started doing this while on holidays when the stress levels were OK. For a year now I have been on this dose and probably will stay on it as not only does it solve my stress problems but this dosage does not cause me any side affects, if I miss the next dose though on the second day I start to feel dizzy. I still hate this drug but a small dose of 25mg is not as bad for me as the stress. ## Hi Martinigirl, Sorry to hear abo...

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I was taking bupropion MPI 3332, round white tablet(Generic Welbutrin 30xl), I changed pharmacies and recieved this white oblong caplet with M B9 printed on one side. I felt alot of anxity start to build over the next few days and the one cigarette I had finally worked down to(ultra light 72 [the teeny shot ones]), was now back up to half pack or more and full on regular light 100's! I thought nothing of it other than a breif passing moment while in the pharmacy and that was that. Well now hindsight 20/20 I think these are crap and switch backed to my old pharmacy and doing much better. ## Hi T Beau, Sorry to hear about your experience with that other generic you switched over to. From what I understand, there could've been a lot less of the actual active ingredients in that par...

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I love the article about the women discussing dysthymia in first person. I strongly believe I suffer from the same form of depression but have never until now heard anybody discuss it. Even when I was in nursing school dysthymia never was discussed. I first learned about it when I asked one of the doctors I was working with about it. I asked her if there was a form of depression that never goes away because I knew about major depressive disorder but it didn't last forever and the patients got better and I was wondering why I was depressed all the time. I have been on many anti-depressant meds and felt better for a month at the most but the depression came back and still does. I would like to tell my story if you want me to. I am not bi-polar or any other psychiatric illness. My ques...

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Small round whit pill I found it in my sons room ## Hi Michelle, A small white round pill marked "61 60 V" is identified as Trazodone hydrochloride 50 mg. Manufacturer: Vintage Pharmaceuticals Inc. National Drug Code (NDC): 00603-6160 Trazodone is indicated for a number of uses including: Clinical depression with or without anxiety; Insomnia; Fibromyalgia, to aid in sleeping; Control of nightmares or other sleep disturbances. You can learn more about this drug on the page for Trazodone Details I hope this helps!

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I Have A White Round Pill With W 29 Seperated By Score What Is It ## The white round pill in description marked "W 29" is identified as Escitalopram oxalate (10 mg). Manufacturer: West-Ward Pharmaceutical Company This medicine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) used to treat severe depression and generalized anxiety disorder. You can learn more about this drug on the page for Escitalopram Details I hope this helps!

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I've been on esco-(whatever it's called) for nearly five weeks. I started on Loxalate (the Australian brand of Lexapro) and lost the nausea and panic within a week. (The reason I'm on it is because I had a "nervous breakdown"- a spontaneous pain in the arse!) So anyway, after raging online to find out what the hell a nervous breakdown actually is and how to treat it, I found that the drug of choice was lexapro. I, originally taking the cheaper option, decided that when my pack was finished, I'd go Canadian (eh). I'm almost a week into it and it's definitely not as "chilled" as the cheaper Australian alternative. I feel wierd. Loxalate made me feel normal, and lexapro makes me feel- thr best way to describe it (and the only way I can describe it) i...

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Have just been prescribed Trepiline for Lupus, I am already on prozac are they compatible ? ## Hi, Luppy! How are you? No, these two actually aren't considered compatible. They can both increase the level of Serotonin in your brain, which can lead to a very dangerous condition called Serotonin Syndrome, this condition even has the potential to be fatal. I'd really suggest double checking with your doctor, before adding the new medication. Adding additional complications isn't something you need to be risking.

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its white and oval shaped with an imprint of an arrow on one sideand on the other side its got the letter C then a line to split it in half then the letter A i cant find what it is and i dont want my boyfriend to take it a friend gave it to him to help him sleep can you help me please ## Based on the description provided, the closest match I could find is a white, oblong, biconvex, film-coated tablet, imprinted with "C 20" on one side and scored on the other. This particular pill contains citalopram HBr equivalent to 20mgs of citalopram, and is manufactured in Canada. Citalopram is an antidepressant drug used to treat major depression associated with mood disorders. It is also used on occasion in the treatment of body dysmorphic disorder and anxiety. You can learn more about thi...

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i,am depressed was on only 10mg prozac and 3mg xanax. then when winter came this year 2013 i felt horrible i,am 68 have always been active. walking for 18 years. the Dr. said 10 mg does nothing. so I,am on 20mg. now. plus 4mg xanax. thank you. ## You may have Season Affective Disorder, it tends to hit suffers like that and they experience the worst symptoms during the dull, dreary months and for most it cycles and occurs at the same time each year. Have you experienced it before during the winter? The Xanax is actually a downer, so it may not be very helpful for your situation, it can actually make depression worse. Learn more Xanax details here.

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