Posted by bleauberry on May 17, 2009, at 12:25:22
In reply to Generic Prozac?, posted by Cseagraves on May 16, 2009, at 17:30:13
I think the liquid version is problem-free.
Capsules, different story. You can't feel the difference right away, but if someone has been stable on brand Prozac for months and then switched without their knowledge to generic, it is very common to see them deteriorate within a few weeks. My doctor will not even prescribe generic versions of Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Gabapentin, Lamictal, or Klonopin because he has seen how problematic they are so many times that it is almost predictable.
He has however discovered generic versions of two pain meds where the generic actually gives his patients better pain control than the brand.
There is no evidence on it. But my doctor wants his patients to have the best opportunity to get well. So he insists on brand, simply because his own eyes have seen it enough to know there is something to it.
Generic prozac and brand prozac felt the same to me in the short run. It took about 4 weeks to feel there was quite a difference in favor of brand. At the time, I did not know I had been switched.
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