My friend gets prescribed green bars S 90 3 and had said the ones before have a bitter taste and these don’t taste and don’t work as well. I was wondering if are they fake or do some of them have no taste at all?
How to know if Xanax 2 mg bars are fake?
Question posted by Rabbit1990 on 14 Nov 2018
Last updated on 2 June 2021
They are one sided generic three divide
Added 14 Nov 2018:And are hard not soft
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So with the s 903 xanax bars they are bigger than your average bar and much harder then your average bar, and they are also very green. I'm not sure which company makes these generic version but the first time I had them from a pharmacy I thought something was off. However they contain the same amount as all prescription bars (generic or not) and that is 2mg of alprazolam. These are also the most prevalent on the DN market places and most counterfeit ones I have seen, usually advertised as "3mg green hulks". Vendors and the alike have gotten very good at pressing bars but there is no denying that alprazolam taste; extremely bitter aftertaste, that will hang around in the mouth awhile, but this doesnt mean it isnt cut with other substances and contains the active ingredient alprazolam as well.
2mg is the strongest IR alprazolam you can get, the only 3mg alprazolam out there is an ER version of the drug and they are green triangles with a little bubble in the middle ( they look nothing like bars). If they came from a pharmacy theyre legit if not then you can never know for sure these days
To me they have a bitter but then sweet taste to them. Also how they crush up and the consistency of the powder to me is s a dead giveaway. Plus i get them from a friends script so unless the pharmacy is giving out fakes its highly unlikely they are fake
Sweet is a sketchy sign because fentanyl has a sweet taste as well, however if your getting them from a friends legitimate script they're obviously real. I mean there is so many different generic drug companies out there using different binders and dyes it's hard to tell but antyime there from a pharmacy (at least here in my country) you can guarentee they are real. But for anyone else, future reference, fentanyl has a sweet taste, not a bitter one like most chemicals.
I live in connecticut I've recently gotten green s903 bars with no taste but they did the job!! They weren't hard , but also didn't fall apart! Idk I heard the manufacturer made them that way no bitter
taste!
I recently was prescribed the green, S | 90 | 3 Xanax bars and I thought they were fake because they're so hard, but chewed one up and it's that bitter, unmistakable taste of xanax, and I agree that these are the strongest out there. If you can find them, get them. They last longest And I can take them in half, but still get results I need. I get daily panic attacks and these with my Seroquel and Zoloft do wonders! -Steven
I was lucky enough for 2 out of the 15+ years ive been on them 4x daily 2mg to find the green ones. Out of about 15 pharmacies only one had them. Kmart has went out of business, but yes they are very bitter, and in my opinion 1.5 x stronger than yellow, and twice as strong as white generic. All have some powder if carried in pockets like mine so not rock hard but not crumble either. I chew mine and it doesnt melt all the way. Its not hard like Tylenol, but not soft like baby aspirin.
Worth noting my adderall unless i get Sandoz generic, they are so diluted they taste sweet and do nothing. Adderall tastes like battery acid not sweet tarts. Always make sure the brand you know works is in stock, or fill elsewhere. It could be a difference of up to 70% active ingredient per FDA guides.
Okay I have some just took two they have a G 3722 on them they break in four parts and they are thin they have no taste are they real?
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First thing I must say is that alprazolam is ALWAYS bitter. The bitter taste is a sign of authenticity NOT fraudulence. Also the word XANAX certainly is an imprint on some pills so please do your own research before anyone else gives you any more ignorant misinformation.
If you have to look this question up. Its FAKE you have a multi-million dollar lawsuit against your pharmacist. And then you will have enough money to manufacture your own Xanax.
No joke. I have taken "hulks" for 6 years... these Xanax bars will dissolve on your tongue if left long enough. They leave a nasty taste in your mouth they are almost a powdery consistency. And work extremely well to "relax" you within minutes of taking them 5-10 depending on your hydration. They also have withdrawal symptoms immediately. You can definitely feel the Benzodiazepine leaving your system. Be careful while before taking, while taking and after taking any dose of Xanax.
Ok so if they’re hard that’s actually a good sign usually fake ones are soft and have a lot of powder if u bite into it and once u get past the time release part you’ll get a bitter taste from the medicine however if she’s getting them from a pharmacy they’re highly unlikely to be fake if mail ordered higher chance of being fake. Also it doesn’t matter if they’re square or round cause there’s some like that just know they’re are different pharmaceutical companies that make them different some time release to last longer and some instant release so I would say go by that taste everybody that takes Xanax knows their taste! If it crushes easily and has an excessive amount of powder that’s a pretty accurate sign of them being fake so if it doesn’t have the taste and has the excessive powder they’re not real probably in my opinion!
Also they weigh I think .274 more something like that google the weight.
If you have to break out the hammer to bust them up. They are fake !
Any pill that says Xanax on it is fake. Or if it is a G 3722 that is the same width throughout the whole pill. Without the depress on the back.
If they’re green and Don’t break into threes. Or a whiteboard that doesn’t break perfectly into four pieces is not real!
You say any white Xanax that has Xanax on it isn't real that's not true at all
Just because it is white and says Xanax doesn’t mean it’s fake. They are rare around here but if someone gets name brand and not generic they may say Xanax on them. I get prescribed bars and I have gotten white bars with the word Xanax on the front from the pharmacy. It’s only when they do not have the generic in.
Yes there are Xanax that have the word Xanax wrote on it and a 2 on the other side they are real
Also, some xanax depending on color, do have aspirin in them. Some are larger then others. It all depends on the manufacturer you are getting. I’ve been prescribed bars for years and have gotten many different color and sizes. I will have to agree with the comment that says they shouldn’t be soft and easily crumbled. However, over time the elements in the medication will make them become softer if they have been sitting for a long period of time. It is very difficult to know if something is fake or real anymore unless you get them from the pharmacy or know FOR SURE the person you got them from got them from the pharmacy. Also, I have gotten my prescription medication and have noticed that some color/manufacturers bars seem less potent then others. Hope this helps.
Oh and also, I have most certainly gotten bars from the pharmacy that has rounded edges and squared edges.
I have gotten the fake green bars exactly as you are speaking of, same #'s S 90 3 they have the same 3 perforations as the real ones too, and as another commenter said... the presser machine's are everywhere! 1st sign with those being fake (from experience) they taste "off" you don't get the xanax "yawn" (only way I can explain how I usually feel with real ones) also the presser doesn't make the rounded edge, like real ones. They are squared off on every corner. And the ones who "usually don't run out like said" yeah I'm pretty sure they are fake. But that's only my opinion. :/
I think they are fake if they are larger with an aspirin taste and different color green with the same exact codes
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