Is This A Fluoxetine Pill? (Page 4)

A109 20 mg dark blue oval capsule

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I believe that RiteAid carries TEVA or Walgreens. I can't quite remember which one but I think it was RiteAid.

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I get mine at Rite-Aid. I had to ask for it and they had to get it - but they did.
Pliva bought Teva. I haven't noticed a change at all. But I have been weaning off this stuff since this all happened. Might take me another year to get off the last 5 mg /day but I'm not going to be left open to this nightmare ever again.

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Last I checked, Rite Aid carried Teva, Walgreens carried Aurobindo and CVS has Par. I will check at work tomorrow but overall, Rite Aid is the most flexible of the three when it comes to ordering specific manufacturers.

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my son was taking aurobindo/fluoxetine but this time they(walgreens filled it with teva instead which is better

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Yes!! And only with the Northstar! I either open the tablets and mix the powder into juice or just make sure to take the pill in the middle of eating something and with lots of liquid.

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I switched form a 20 mg fluoxetine to 40 mg, which I began taking on 7-27-2013. I noticed a little morning indigestion; however, didn't think much about it... until yesterday (7-31-2013) when I had a severe bout of heartburn. I tried to think what might be causing the indigestion... took antacids and after several hours the pain was gone. THis morning 8-1-2013 I took another Northstar Rx 40 mg fluoxetine and after about 30 minutes the pain was horrible and I began to vomit. THis pill is blue and marked 40A/107. I called Northstar to report this reaction at 1-800-206-7821. I have NEVER had this type of experience with any medication, generic or brand name, ever!

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Only recently did I decide to check the lower right-hand corner of my prescription to see the manufacturuer of my generic Fluoxetine. For as long as I can remember, I have been on Northstar, which I now know due to the color of the pills/markings on the pills. I was on 20mg per day for about 5 years and 3 and half weeks ago, I was upped to 40mg per day because it seems as though I finally suffered from "Prozac Poop-Out". I just got a new prescription filled yesterday and come to find out it is the Aurobindo brand (green/orange 40mg capsules), a brand I have never been on. I just took the first pill of Aurobindo this morning (about 30 minutes ago), so we'll see what happens. Can anyone out there tell me, in their opinion, if Aurobindo is even slightly better than Northstar? I've been hearing a lot of negative things about Northstar, but like I said, it worked well for me for the past 5 years or so, until recently. I am also on Seroquel XR 150mg at night. My pharmacy is Food Pyramid (formerly Albertson's).
Thanks in advance.

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I have been on a low dose of Aurobindo for a year now, but Walgreens filled my Rx last month with Sandoz and I've noticed a significant difference! After a week and half of emotional extremes, mood swings and the inability to sleep, I realized it is the Sandoz! Had zero problems with Aurobindo, but can't find any pharmacies that carry it as Walgreens has stopped. Found Teva at Target, but contemplating asking my doctor to restrict any generics before buying the Teva if it is similar to Sandoz.

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Just to give everyone an update and perhaps some insight and hope! Since my initial post I have gotten veeerrry sloooowly down to .25 mg 2x/day.
HOW? I started cutting off 1/4 of a tablet/pill and did that for 1X/day and take a full pill for the other dose, for about 6 weeks. Then both doses got the 1/4 cut off. I did that for about 6 weeks and then cut another 1/4 off one dose and the other dose was the "full 3/4" for another . . . and I kept going.
I been on this crap for over 20 years and the only thing it has done for me is make me take more because I went crazy without it. It hasn't solved an brain-chemistry issues it hasn't cured me of anything. The depression and other feelings came back a little bit with each step but I lived through it and it was not cumulative. I got "normal" feeling OK at each dose before I went down further- I did it slowly and I cleaned up my diet - that helped a HUGE amount.
I am now down to spitting 10mg pills so that I take 1/4 of a pill 2X/day. .25 mg vs 40 or more that I took in the past.
All the doctors I went to to help me get off the stuff told me to do it much much faster than what I did and that's what they are taught by the manufacturers. It does not work that way. If you go off it that fast there is a high possibility that you will go through withdrawal and get back on the meds.
Pharmaceutical companies do not have cures. They have CUSTOMERS.
I'm getting off the Klonopin too.

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Got Northstar the last time from mail order pharmacy and it is not working for me. Did a little research. TEVA bought out Barr and Pliva is part of the TEVA group of pharmacies. The local pharmacy carries Pliva. I will be getting the Pliva.

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I am glad to know that I am not the only one who has had a similar experience with Walgreens switching from Aurobindo to Sandoz. We upped my prescription from 40 to 60 mg to manage additional anxiety I was starting to feel and things went in the opposite direction, with the depression returning on top of the anxiety. I'm thinking now the entire problem all along was the switch in makers of fluoxetine. I have been reading a number of negative comments about the Aurobindo label and positive ones with Sandoz, but hearing your experience has encouraged me to go back to Aurobindo. Fortunately, my prescription benefit is managed by Optim Rx and I can have my prescriptions filled by mail with Aurobindo. I'm also going to make it a point to let Walgreens know they will be losing my business on account of this switch!

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If you're in the Midwest region, Meijer just started filling w/ TEVA. Good health to you!!

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I wrote in back August 1, 2013. I switched from Teva to Northstar and had horrible stomach upset. I just wanted to let everyone know that I've switched back to Teva (manufactured in Poland for Teva by Piva Krakow 20 mg twice daily and the problem stopped. I still do not like any SSRIs but I'm working with my Dr and therapist to reduce and eventually quit their use at all. I called and reported the adverse reaction and a case was opened... so the FDA is aware! :-) Best of luck to all.

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Just got a new prescription for Teva fluxotine. 20 MG.Very strong chemical/plastic smell in bottle. Is this normal?

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I have the same issue...taking it to pharmacy tomorrow.....

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I have been taking Northstar for years for anxiety attacks. They switched it to aurobindo and my attacks came back and knocked me down and out of work for quite awhile.

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I have taken both Northstar Fluoxetine and their generic Zoloft. They are both awful! I have also tried Aurobindo which is equally ineffective and problematic, or it simply doesn't work. I have taken other indian generics, including generic Effexor xr, Celexa, and Lexapro, and found them to be pure garbage. Who knows what they put in the capsules over in India.

I will NEVER take these two generics again, along with most other indian generics for that matter. Although I have had problems with Teva generics in the past, I suppose I would prefer Teva any other Indian generic. Since their generic Wellbutrin was taken off the market a few years back, I think Teva has gotten better with their anti-depressants. Not the case with most Indian generics. I have nothing against Indian generic products in general, but it is no coincidence how thousands and thousands of patients have similar complaints about their products.

Like others have posted, I believe Sandoz is one of the best out there. I have also heard positive things about Mallincrodkt Fluoxetine, but have yet to try it. I do not know if they still manufacture Fluoxetine or not. I tried ordering Mylan but they currently are unavailable for Fluoxetine. I will ask my pharmacy to try and order Mallincrokdt next time around, but I am sticking with Sandoz for the time being. Do not allow the pharmacy to dictate what you take if it doesn't work or gives you bad side effects due to the product being an inferior indian or chinese generic!!

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Some TEVA lots have been recalled, If you notice a strong odor from the bottle then it's a good chance that yours is one of the recalled lots, PLEASE DO NOT TAKE ANYMORE OF THESE, Take them back to the Pharmacy and request a different lot number that hasn't been tainted. I am also on the generic

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Does anyone know if Compounding Pharmacies will make smaller doses in order to facilitate getting off these drugs? I am taking 10 Mg Fluoxitine and need to get off and the withdrawal is awful. I want to slowly reduce the dose however I just learned that the manufacturer is discontinuing this dose and only selling 40 mg going forward..

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It's funny (although it has been awhile) that most people hear have the problem where they were switched from Teva to Northstar and found a problem. Mine is the exact opposite was switched from Northstar to Teva and don't feel anywhere like I used to feel. Luckily, I called walmart and they have northstar 40mg again.

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