Posted by blueberry1 on January 6, 2007, at 20:41:12
In reply to +/- 20% really sucks, posted by linkadge on January 6, 2007, at 15:09:15
I have never trusted generics. Don't know why. My gut instincts I guess.
As I think back on it, prozac kept me fairly well for many years. When did I start having problems with it? About a month after switching to generic. Hmmm. Dunno.
All that statistical bioequivalence stuff? I don't trust it. There is something the scientists have overlooked, not recognized, or don't know about. As I see it anyway.
There have been plenty of reports here over the years where people have found major efficacy differences between generic xanax and brand, or generic antidepressants and brand, or whatever. Some prefer generic, some prefer brand, some can't tell a difference. Clearly though, there IS a difference. But it is not the kind of a difference we can see or measure. But at a molecular level, the genes can tell.
There is no room for error. Not even 2%. Not to mention 5% or 20% or whatever.
Just my thoughts on that. I do not trust generics. And I don't have a real good reason why.
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