Posted by Maisey on February 28, 2012, at 17:04:43
In reply to Re: Ed_uk2010 - are you there? » Maisey, posted by ed_uk2010 on February 27, 2012, at 1:25:15
But, could the variance from generic to original matter in terms of side effects? With metformin, for example, I had terrible emotional side effects. I was told to try the brand name, Glucophage, because some people had better luck with it. They even said try met from a different manufacturer because a lot of people who took metformin from Teva had problems with it when they'd never had probs from metformin before. I never tried the brand name metformin b/c I reacted so badly to met, I doubted it would make a difference. But, I wonder if it WOULD make a difference in a medication like an anti-depressant?
When I took Zoloft before, I didn't have any issues, but I don't want to take something that will make me feel worse before I feel better -something that has a reputation of doing that. I'm hesitant to get back on an anti-d now because I really felt unstable on Cipralex, and if I'd felt any more unstable, I probably would have put myself and other people in danger. It is common for me to have passing suicidal feelings and visions, on a normal day, and if I'm going through a bad spell, the feelings are much more frequent and much more real. The difference is, normally when something goes wrong and I have the vision, I'm able to logically think thorugh it and get it out of my mind. If I'm going through a "bad spell," or less commonly, when I take a medication that doesn't agree with me (metformin and birth control pills were ones), I get an inclination to commit this act. I obviously haven't done it or I'd be dead, but the feelings are quite strong. I feel if the right provocation came along when I already felt badly, I would do it. It used to be drowning that I'd think about. Now, it is ramming my car into a semi. I logically thought it through and at some point decided this would be an easier, quicker way, but there is more alarm b/c it possibly puts other people at risk. That is why it's important to me to have the "right" medication - it's why I was so intent on getting Lexapro. It did so well for me before. Now, the problem is I don't know if Cipralex was an exact Lexapro equivalent and I no longer agree with the medicine OR did I get some phony drug and Lexapro prescribed by my doctor is still the best solution? OR, it could be I was going through a bad spell anyway, and the drug had no effect. Lexapro, in the past, though, did seem to help me work out of the bad spells faster. I tend to have the bad spells at the end of my cycle, though I mentally note when they arrive, and I don't see a definite trend.
Anyway, I've been having a pretty stable last couple of days, so I'm taking this time to think about what I want to do.
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