Posted by Racer on April 29, 2004, at 11:53:04
In reply to Re: Generic Xanax variability? » Racer, posted by chemist on April 29, 2004, at 0:08:54
Thank you so much for responding, and I hope you'll be willing to respond again once I make the problem clearer. I had a bad experience with generic Xanax. I had been taking it regularly, with no problems, worked consistently, worked well, etc. Then, the first time I took it from a new prescription bottle, it suddenly didn't work. Worked fine on Tuesday, didn't work on Wednesday. Tuesday it knocked me out, just like it was supposed to do. Wednesday, no sleep at all, racing thoughts, agitation, even mild tremors. Thursday, same deal -- despite taking more than double what I had been taking. Friday, the mild tremors were full body shaking and jerking, and I was vomiting and just not very comfortable. (I spent the entire night on the living room floor, crying and really miserable.)
The doctor's office just said that there couldn't be anything at all wrong with the xanax, so keep taking everything just as prescribed and come back in a month for my regular appointment.
I know I've read things online about generic benzos sometimes not being reliable, and am hoping to find something to take in to the doctor about that, since otherwise I expect that I'll get the "but generics are the same as name brands, etc" lecture. Generally, I believe that generics are equivalent to name brands, but I also know that I didn't imagine what happened, and I really don't want to hear -- again -- that I did. Do you have any reputable sources for me?
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your answering my post, and hope that you'll answer again.
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