Is This A Fluoxetine Pill? (Page 6)

A109 20 mg dark blue oval capsule

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Brian, if you have a medical license it should be revoked and if you don't then you should keep quiet on this issue. Depression is very disabling and can be deadly. This issue is NOT imagined and has a major negative impact on those of us affected by it.

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The pharmacists at Walmart orders sandoz for me. The ones I was getting were blue and I might as well not take them. I did research and decided to try the sandoz brand. There is a huge difference for me. I do have to pay $15.00 verses $4.00 but it is well worth it. Don't let them tell you there is not a difference.

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Re: BA2DC (# 94)

I've had the same experience over 20+yrs on both brand Prozac and various generics ....I always ditto the remark above that " No generics are created equal " ( nor do they work as well as brand). I was on brand for the past 10 yrs and switched jobs. Now my Ins only pays for generic....I'm on Sandoz and tried Tera. Don't let anyone tell you that they are all the same. It's an experimental game to find the one that Truly works for you.

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Re: Jeanie (# 100)

Some manufacturers use SHELLAC on the capsules as ink. I am allergic. My throat closes up, and more recently I've become short of breath with an irregular heartbeat. It's becoming tougher to obtain what I need, so I now transfer the capsule contents to plain gelatin caps.

Recently got Northstar fluoxetine. No shellac, so I was thrilled, but noticed hyper feelings immediately. Tried for a few weeks, but things got worse + ankles swelled (actual "pitting," as with kidney problems), and eventually my feet were so stiff they wouldn't bend without severe pain.

Found Sandoz at Meijer. Had shellac, so transferred capsule contents again, but I felt fine. Now Meijer won't get Sandoz (even though they told me legally they must fill with the same manufacturer for me if I request - and even put a note in my file).

The problem, I'm sure, is the INACTIVE INGREDIENTS. Northstar and many other foreign manufacturers are using ingredients that others have not often used.

For me, I believe the MICRO-CRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE and/or SILICON DIOXIDE may be the culprit.

Such fillers are used to lower production costs, often to prevent machinery jam-ups and allow more efficient tamping of capsule contents. Suppliers of these fillers are advertising aggressively, promising cheaper production processes to the drug manufacturers.

I guess I'll get on the phone and see if I can get Sandoz anywhere, but it just seems like it's becoming a losing battle.

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I also have found generic fluoxetine's effects on me to differ by manufacturer. The VA currently issues me an Aphena repackaging of Sandoz 20mg capsules, but it doesn't seem to work as well as the Pliva I used to get from my local pharmacy.

If you're a VA customer, have you been able to get a specific manufacturer's product instead of the one from whoever the VA has chosen as their default supplier?

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Re: Jane (# 57)

Hi! Walgreens just changed my Fluoxetine from Sandoz to Alembic from India - it is making me feel awful - GERD, horrible migraines, etc. do you know where I can get the Sandoz manufactured fluox?

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Re: Wayne (# 105)

Follow-up: The VA changed its supplier from Sandoz to Pliva, and the Pliva is working much better for me.

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Re: Jane (# 33)

Hi yes I've been on the Sandoz manufacturer for about 9 months now and it's the only one that I didn't have serious side effects from hardly any side effects and I got a refill this past Monday and they switched me to the all blue by norstar think and I immediately called up there to Walgreens and they tell me now that is on backorder and they don't know when they'll be getting any.
And reading a lot of comments I agree with all of you on when pharmacists or a pharmacy tech doesn't take you seriously on when we say that these generic drugs do have side effects and our bodies react different they make you feel like you're stupid or you're just complaining or your hypochondriac and that's not fair they're in the business to help others educate listen and be as customer-friendly as possible knowing they deal with hundreds of customers a day. So I found the last 15 sthose pills in College Station Texas at a different Walgreens and I also contacted Sandoz and the lady said she didn't know when they would be Manufacturing the 40 mg generic Prozac again. So hopefully by the end of these 15 pills. Sandoz will be manufacturing their generic Prozac again.

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Re: Carissa (# 22)

I know this is old, but you don't have to wait for a counselor appointment. Just call the pharmacy and tell them you want a different brand and they'll order it for you. Or, they may have a different brand in stock already.

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Re: Celeste (# 45)

But what about the pills from Teva? Did they work well for you?

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I received the Northstar fluoxetine at Wal-Mart and it was good for me. My mood was the best since I started taking Prozac/fluoxetine. Next refill was a different manufacturer and am struggling with moods again. Has anyone else had a good response to Northstar's generic? Hope I can find it at another pharmacy.

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