Why doesn't the green 1 mg xanax work like the blue 1 mg xanax?

without the numbers and letters on the pills, I can't look up and see what you have. Normally the blue 1mg is the alprazolam and other companies they may make them in any color they want so I am guessing you just have another brand,And it should work there are all kinds of companies making the generic Xanax what you should do is take the bottle to the pharmacy where you get it and ask the pharmacist what is the difference in what you have always gotten and these new green ones because they are not working for you.If you have it take the blue old bottle and the new one with you. In rare cases, someone may not agree with a binder that holds the pills together but the same amount of Alprazolam is in each pill but you can ask the pharmacist and see what he or she has to say.

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Hi Natflower10,
I ran into the same situation as you. I take Xanax to sleep. Have always taken the blue ones, either round or football shaped. About 3 years ago, I happened to be near a Costco and took my prescription there for Alprazolam, the generic for Xanax. I usually go to CVS but having the prescription in hand and driving by Costco, I filled it there. I never look in the bottle. I took one, 1mg, to sleep and was up all night. I thought, ok maybe I had things on my mind. The next night I took another one and was up all night so I took another one and was wide awake. Believe me, I never looked at them. On the 3rd day, something made me look in the bottle and I saw they were green. I called a Costco and they told me they used to have the blue ones but switched manufacturers. I went back to CVS and had them call Coscto to transfer the prescription. This year, on May 21, 2018, I called my refill of Alprazolam/Xanax into CVS.

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