Posted by yxibow on January 30, 2006, at 2:06:48
In reply to About Generic Clonazepam and Other Stuff, posted by fenix on January 28, 2006, at 16:55:34
> Hi, I am being treated for tardive akathisia with benzodiazepines. Benzos are the only drugs I am taking.
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> My doctor and I decided to try clonazepam, I was on it two years ago so I already had experience with it, however, something seems wrong with this generic version of clonazepam I have this time, it seems weak concerning anti-anxiety properties. This generic clonzy appears to be by Purepac and it is the pink tabs that say R33 on one side, and are scored on the other side.You are getting the most popular generic from what I can tell. It is manufactured by Alpharma USPD Pharma Pac. You can ask your pharmacist if they can order from Teva, a well known generic company and see if there is any difference. Or another pharmacy may order those. Andrx also makes generics.
There is no guarantee that the original Klonopin (which is 3x the cost of generics and most benzodiazepines today are prescribed generic) is within the same 20% tolerance as well.
If you can't do any of the above, I would suggest trying Valium instead of Klonopin. Its also a long acting benzodiazepine. Ativan is another choice. Librium is another possible candidate, the first benzo on the market in 1960, although it is weaker.
Xanax has a short half life, I would not get into using it. It has too many dosages per day.
There's also options beyond benzodiazepines for tardive akathisia. There are about 5 non-cardioselective generic beta blockers on the market, propranolol (which can be dosed up to 240mg a day) and pindolol (I think?) being the most popular.I'm sorry to hear you are suffering from this condition, but there is a good news at least that 1/3 of the patients will have a complete recovery, 1/3 will have a partial or stay the same, and 1/3 will unfortunately get worse.
There are options out there. Try them all and give them a good chance.
I wish you a good luck with your difficulties
Tidings and cheers
Jay
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