Posted by Rick on November 7, 2003, at 1:33:11
I've been taking clonazepam for 4 1/2 years. I used to always insist on branded Klonopin, but was once mailed a generic made by Teva because my doctor forgot to specify "do not substitute" and I failed to notice. Turns out it was fine, and I later read that Teva is in a sense a clonazepam "specialist," given that it is their top-selling product.
Well, perhaps due to some clonazepam-induced mental fuzziness (or fuzziness that comes naturally...) I switched my latest refill from CVS to Osco without thinking. Jeez, the whole reason I've used CVS exclusively for clonazepam the last few years is because they're the only major chain in my area that uses Teva for its generic clonazepam.
So what I ended up with from Osco is Watson.
Has anyone switched from either branded Klonopin or Teva to Watson and found it equally potent? My guess is that it would probably be equivalent. But it doesn't make me comfortable to recall that the only generic I ever *suspected* of being possibly inferior was a Watson product. In addition, I Googled up a three-year-old Usenet post from someone taking clonazepam for severe Social Phobia (same as I) who found that Watson seemed "markedly" less potent than the Teva product. OK, that's N=1, so I'd appreciate any experiences anyone can ahare.
Thanks!
Rick
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