Posted by bleauberry on August 1, 2008, at 20:22:53
In reply to Generic Fluoxetine: Experiences? Good? Bad?, posted by Chris O on August 1, 2008, at 16:51:17
In the archives of pbabble are countless stories of people who noticed differences between generic and brand of many meds. Maybe the FDA and researchers don't want to commit to taking a look at it, but I believe the fillers and carrier molecules do indeed make some kind of a difference. Also, there is an allowed variation of the amount of the active ingredient that can waver from brand fairly significantly. 20mg generic analyzed in a lab might actually only be 17mg or 18mg and still be legal and accepted as fine.
With me, it might have been conincidence. No way to prove it. I was unaware at the time and oblivious to this stuff. But, I had been on brand prozac for several years and was stabilized on it. Not a total cure, but definitely functional and fairly well. Then the generic came out and insurance switched me to that. As I look back, all my troubles with prozac poopout and new strange side effects started about 4-8 weeks after that switch. Coincidence?
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