Posted by Viridis on August 7, 2003, at 1:27:16
In reply to Re: Klonopin Wafers?, posted by mattdds on August 6, 2003, at 21:08:53
I don't usually buy the arguments about generics being inferior, but one month I went to a different pharmacy than usual (now I just do mail order) and got pink clonazepam tabs (0.5 mg). I can't recall the manufacturer, but it wasn't Teva. And they really were noticeably weaker for me. It could be some idiosyncratic thing, but it was my only experience of a particular generic being inferior, and I certainly had no advance expectation of this. So, now I stick with Teva, which I get for next to nothing through the mail on my insurance plan.
Re: medication and discretion: I agree -- who knows what you're taking anyway? And if anyone asked, I'd simply tell them the truth. But no one ever does -- the idea that someone would is in itself a symptom of an anxiety disorder. No one in this thread seems especially concerned, but others here have agonized over the idea that someone might actually see them taking their medications.
Even my pdoc has admonished me for being so casual, since technically, you're supposed to carry your prescription with you at all times. He said something silly like, "well if you were ever stopped by the police...". I had to laugh, and responded that this seems highly unlikely, and if it were to happen I could easily produce the documentation on request. He pretty much gave in at that point, and agreed that the risk was very small, but emphasized that it was his responsibility to inform me of such things (which I guess is true).
He's a careful guy (which is good) but I suggested that maybe he was being paranoid. He agreed -- one of the reasons I like him so much.
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