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Mail order changed my citalopram manufacturer from Amneal to Aurobindo. Have noticed side effect after the change. Should this be happening? Anyone els have this issue with manufacturer change?

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I started with Aurobindo. Initially some bad dreams, but that passed and worked well. Then had from Walgreens, which was by Mylan I think, and had really terrifying nightmares which decreased in frequency but continued in the short time I used that brand. Also this Walgreens supplied Citalopram did not seem as smoothly or consistently effective on my depression/mood as the Aurobindo. Now back on Aurobindo. Again initial couple of days bad dreams, but passed and drug is effective for me.

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Oh, I forgot in my previous response: A side effect i felt at first, but that faded away, was a bit of anxiety. I take the meds for depression, not anxiety.

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Yes I am having terrible headaches since my pharmacy switched.

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Re: Sarah (# 2)

Me too, aurobindo works for me other brands do not. When changing manufacturers it was like I went off them completely. I have been on them for many years,happily, and don't want to change. They keep me peaceful and calm. If it works don't fix it.

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The pharmacies go from one manufacturer to another constantly. With some changes I had the withdrawal symptoms, which are headaches, fatigue, tingling in the face and lips. I think that the change of mfr is the problem, rather than one mfr being good and another bad. I had problems when I changed from one that I was used to, to a new one, got used to the new one and then changed back to the old one and had the same withdrawal symptoms. Now I just tell my pharmacist that I need the same mfr every time. That works until the mfr discontinues.

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Re: jon (# 98)

Yeah it sucks. I just got used to a new mfr and might have to switch again. I talked to the pharm tech and she said there are supply problems with the one I just switched to. If I’m gonna have to go through this every time there’s a change, I think I would rather just get off of them entirely. It’s not worth it to take a week or two adjusting every time this happens. I can’t just put my life on hold while things stabilize. I have an appt. w/my psych in a couple weeks and I’m gonna talk to her about it.

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Re: Susan (# 17)

Rubbish I take Aurobindo and received some last week dated till 2020 I also get on with Activis or Bristol as there are a lot of brands that dont suit

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I took it last Tuesday at 9pm and 30mins later was breaking out in hives, had the worst headache I have ever had and became incredibly nauseous. After zero sleep and my whole body covered in hives I had to go to the ER 4am Wednseday morning. So 7 hours after I took it. Pharmacist didn't really want to believe me till I told her I was at the ER and the 3 new prescriptions were from them. I also have changed ANYTHING in my house that could have effected my body the way it did. Its now been a week later and I can't get the hives to go away permanently so I now get to go have an allergy test next Tuesday.

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Re: Hushula (# 102)

I emailed them twice and never got a reply. I have checked with every pharmacy chain I could think of and no one could get it. Either they wouldn’t special order it, or even those who looked it up couldn’t find it available.

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Re: Hushula (# 102)

Update. Walmart is getting what looks like the same pill but they now come in a bottle instead of a 30 day blister card. The pharm tech was telling me the manufacturer name has changed? I think? I couldn’t really get a straight answer out of him. They do have the same stamp as Dr. Reddy’s so hopefully they are the same. I will give them a try and see what happens.

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Re: SongMon (# 106)

Really? I’m going to have to call them. Can you give me the NDC number off the bottle please?

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Re: Hushula (# 107)

NDC 5448-980-16 with the 980 in bold (if that matters). Do you know if it’s the same number as before? I didn’t think to keep one of the old packaging.

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Re: SongMon (# 108)

Yup, that’s the same one. Which state are you in if you don’t mind? If I can’t find it here I can ask the Walmart here if they can transfer from your store.

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Re: Hushula (# 110)

Utah

I think it’s the same manufacturer but a different distributor.

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Well I’ve been on the pills from Walmart for about five days. I feel pretty good, but I wonder if they have changed the formulation some. The color is slightly darker pink and last night I could TASTE it. (Bleh!) I’ve never had that happen before.

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Re: SongMon (# 112)

I can’t thank you enough, I just started mine today so let’s see.

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Walmart seems to have changed it again. It’s a different label on the bottle, the manufacturer or factory appears to be different, and the NDC # is TOTALLY different. The pills themselves look identical except the new ones have a deeper score in the back. Anyone know if these really are the same pills or not?

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Yes JC,

Posted this last year as my Escitalopram (Lexapro) was changed to Aurobindo and it gave me heart palpitations and bad anxiety, turned things upside down in my life. Either they skimped on active ingredients or the fillers they used set things off. Others have written about this and I found a link and posted it on this site somewhere to let the FDA know. Try and get another manufacturer from the pharmacy, sometimes they accommodate. For me, I use brand name Lexapro which works but is crazy expensive. Good luck and be well.

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Re: SongMom (# 116)

Same problem with me. New pills dont work! Oh, i know thry say theyre the sane bit they are not!

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Most pharmacies use multiple manufacturers and change frequently. Most of the time I did not notice anything but a couple of times I had very unpleasant side effects. Like when I miss a day of pills. I do not think it is that one mfg is better than another, but the change from one to another that can cause those side effects. My pharmacist now, Cub Foods, makes sure that I get the same manufacturer every time. Sometimes they have to special order it.

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