Re: Different Manufacturers
Hi again
I have taken different types of Cit before and not really noticed too much difference.
Regards Mannitol, I found this on the web from Ask.com for you (not sure of accuracy of course but sounds feasible):
'Many drugs are alkaloids that have to be paired with an acid to be put in a pill. This is the case with citalopram. It's paired with a hydrobromic acid molecule. This HBr molecule has nothing to do with the rest of the drug. (Bromides were once used as anticonvulsants and sedatives, but at much higher doses than you'd get by eating a few bottles of citalopram every day. We have better meds for this indication now.)
Mannitol is a sugar alcohol that's a component of the pill. It was probably used as a lubricant and as a pill binder in the factory. It's safe and has no effect.'
Hope this helps.
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Marty
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