Posted by yxibow on June 3, 2009, at 17:31:03
In reply to Re: best/worst generic xanax » yxibow, posted by drylightning on June 3, 2009, at 16:11:49
> Jay,
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> I presume that by "no" you mean I shouldn't expect my pdoc to give me samples, right?Yup... generics
> Also, you're saying doctors do not give out samples of generics because they don't get them. That makes sense. And restrictions are reducing the number of name brand samples that the pharmaceutical companies give out to doctors. That also makes sense.
Basically.... there's no incentive for feel-good programs for generics, since they're made on the cheap.
Yeah... there's been a reduction in that with our litigious society.
> Finally, are you saying that you think generic = brand? I used to think that, and may think it again someday soon, but for now I'm obsessing.I didn't say that generics are always 100% the same as the "original"... bindings, as Scott said digestion, etc....
But I really can't think that there are too many people out there not taking generic benzodiazepines or propranolol or TCAs as they are medications up to 50 years old and its just pure profit if Valium is even stamped out by the original makers. You're talking the difference on an average prescription of like $5-$20 and $50-100 for the "real".
I just don't feel quite as good as I recall feeling last time I was on a dose this high. And I've read too much about Mylan (my generic now) being weak. The internet is a blessing and a curse...Yes, if you read every drug side effect in a PI (prescribing information).... you'll get medical student syndrome. That doesn't mean you shouldn't have informed consent to take a medication.
Well... Mylan did get into hot water in California by buying up all the raw materials for benzodiazepines... but its been quite a while since that settlement.
Xanax at a high dose ... you can habituate quite easily because of the short half life (at least my unqualified opinion) so it isn't out of the question that you might not feel the same.
-- Jay
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