Posted by yxibow on April 5, 2006, at 1:08:47
In reply to Re: are generics weaker, posted by blueberry on April 4, 2006, at 20:40:37
> Personally I can tell a subtle difference between brand prozac and generic. I can tell a big difference between brand remeron and generic.A lot of this can be explained by placebo, whether you believe it or not. Medications take a time period to change the brain unlike ECT, and it is unlikely that a blind "taste test" between a generic and "the real thing" on a given day could be detected easily.
We've argued this back and forth across the board and I'm sure this will be the 3rd or 4th argument.
Basically, if one is taking a generic (and there really is no need to take brand name benzodiazepines since the generics are cheap as dirt and the last produced one besides Xanax XR was in the 80s) -- one should consistently take the same manufacturer, or insist at the pharmacy on the same supplier. Then there will be no "inconsistency" if there is.
But as mentioned by other posters, binders, fillers, they all affect things too, and have nothing to do with the active ingredient. They may be detectable simply because they're absorbed in a different way.
Tidings
Jay
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