Does generic prozac work as well as the brand name? Please post good %26 bad experiences with it. I have done reseach online %26 all I find is ppl having bad experiences with generic Prozac? I am switching from Effexor XR to Generic Prozac for insurance reasons. Please Post all experiences. Thanks :)
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I agree with the above answers. I took generic Prozac for 4 years and had no side effects that I could notice. But after 4 years it stopped working for me so I was switched to a similar antidepressant.
Generic drugs are the exact same chemicals as the brand name - the only difference is the brand name. Pharm. companies get something like 2-3 years of exclusive control over the drug (in the USA). During this time they do their advertising blitz to burn the brand name into your mind.After this time is up, other companies are allowed to manufacture and sell the exact same drug under a different name. By this time, however, everyone associates the drug with the brand, so people worry about generics not being the same.If people are having a bad experience, it might be a bad batch, something bad that would happen with any brand of the drug, or a negative association with the non-brand name.My wife took a generic version, and she had no problems whatsoever.
Generic Prozac will work the exact same as brand-name Prozac. However, while Effexor and Prozac have a lot of similarities, they are the same class of meds, they are also different so Generic Prozac will be different from Effexor. You won't know if it works as well as Effexor for you until you give it a try. Generics are just as safe as brandnames and go through the exact same regulations, quality control etc.
For some people prozac does not work as well as Effexor XR. Generics should work the same as the name brand, but you're talking about switching to a whole different medication. I know I was on prozac for about 4 years %26 my system became immune to it so now I'm on Effexor XR since 2003 %26 it works great for depression %26 anxiety. Talk with your Doc about some help with the cost or another alternative.
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