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These are horrible, Accord Clonazepam. I'll be glad when I get my new script and can go back to TEVA.

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Re: J (# 73)

I've been on Klonopin for 20 years, 1.5 mg at bedtime. I noticed the change from green pills to blue and asked my pharmacist about it. He said it was the cheapest generic for them (Dillon's) and that I could not get the green anymore. I never thought much about it...BUT. The last 3 weeks I have had horrible constipation (sorry if TMI). Then yesterday was in a constant state of panic....been literally YEARS since I had been like that. Felt like I couldn't catch my breath..chest and back hurt. Also have been getting horrible headaches, which I never get and feeling like I was about to pass out. I just happened to Google "Blue Klonopin Pill" or some such thing last night. BOOM. I was being given Accord for the last 3 weeks. So...I panicked thinking I was in cold turkey WD and emailed my doc. I woke up today and called Walmart, Walgreens, Dillon's and even a private pharmacy. ALL of them had only Accord!! I was told that Actavis was on backorder due to the switch/acquisition thing with TEVA. I felt like a panicked drug addict. FINALLY, I called a CVS and told them my story. The pharmacist said she had a lot of green Teva and that I should ask my doc to order a 90 day supply. I did ask her and God Bless Her, she did it. I have only had 30 day scrips in the past, but am a former nurse and very forthcoming with my Klonopin use. I told her what I suspected had been happening to me. She came through. I will now have a 3 month period to see if Teva/Actavis will be available. What a cluster. Today I woke up (after finding 2 spare green Teva pills and felt like a million bucks. Slept like a rock. Around 4 pm I had a feeling of panic coming through again, but nothing like yesterday. I am filing a complaint with the FDA and Accord. This is ridiculous and dangerous. Someone is going to die.

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After the cold-turkey withdrawal from Teva and switched to Accord in May and part of June, I was switched to Actavis. Went through heck and back with the withdrawal, ended up having a heart attack on June 30 with the two stents placed I described above. Have been on Actavis since the first prescription that was given to me, adjusted to the extra .25 mg in late afternoon, and haven't had any problems with the Actavis. Does not work the same as Teva, but I'm making do. No panic attacks, but makes me wonder if I was working up to that heart attack and all of those things rolled together made a real mess of me for awhile. All I know for sure is that when I switched from Teva to Accord I had immediate cold turkey withdrawal. My psy has specified on my script that it must be Actavis. So I'm good for now.

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Re: Vicster (# 70)

No. If the pill you got this afternoon doesn't look like the one you took this morning, there is a problem about which you need to ask your pharmacist. FDA allows for +/-24% of the active ingredient in generics. Most insurance will not pay for brand name pharmaceuticals any more.

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Re: Kathie (# 71)

What "Blue Pill" are you taking? Sorry you had a hard time taking it, luckily I never had that, I did have issues with it wearing off after and hour and a half, tried to stretch it to two hours max. Which seemed odd that it's shelf life is really short and the company didn't seem to find it an issue when I reported it. After talking with my Dr we came across a Pharmacy outside of my Network that had my old brand of Sandoz Clonazepam in stock as a Special Order. For now I've put the Accord aside and taking Sandoz until August is what the gal said they have enough back-stock to fill my scripts with. That's made my life a lot better, hope your Blue Pill type is working for you if not call around and see if someone has what worked for you as a Special Order. Good luck

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Re: Roberta (# 14)

I will have to say that he needs to not take clonazepam, everything you stated is side effects from the main ingredient not the generic, I do believe in differences in brands very much. I miss Teva but I’m in accord or Watson I can’t take actavis because it’s a sugar pill.. However in my travels I have seen many people become hostile, aggressive and very very violent.. more so than not, if he’s taking it for seizures it’s to be used short term as it loses its effficianvy due to tolerance fast. Accord is the best kpin you can get anymore so either lower the dose or find a better non narcotic seizure med..tegretol is great.

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Re: JES (# 86)

Teva now calls it Actavis. I have no clue if it's the same thing, I'm praying it is.

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Re: Jammerbammer (# 87)

Very definitely not the same product. TEVA was the superior generic. They had business troubles and that is that.

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Re: Bugs (# 84)

Sandoz stopped making them. Which sucks because they had the perfect effect on my son. Chilled out his anxiety without making him space or sleepy. And no agitation at all. After my previous comment I looked up their contact info and gonna try to see if it's possible to start making them again, even if just in small batches. Wish me luck!!

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Someone made a comment that Teva is being taken off the market I certainly hope not! All I know is that every time I try to get my prescription refilled Walgreens Pharmacy tells me they have to try to order it and sometimes after 2 weeks they still have not been able to get it so I have to settle for another brand. But I will never take the Accord brand again! It is the worst manufacturer of clonazepam that I have ever had to take! I hope you have better luck getting them from your Pharmacy then I do!

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Re: Samuel (# 98)

What I did was ask my pharmacist to special order the 1mg yellow ones those are the ones that work best for me, but when my pharmacy changed suppliers or something they started getting the green ones. So I asked if they could special order the yellow ones & that's what they do now, even as soon as the yellow 1mg Clonazepam became available to order again after being out of stock from February-September of 2018. Plus I go to a local private pharmacy, not Walgreens or CVS or anything.

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Re: Tyra (# 96)

Hi Tyra. I've been using clonazepam first by Teva, then Accord. Today I went in and received Teva. No comparison. Accord didn't help my anxiety but Teva is so much better. It is really helping with my anxiety and insomnia. I was pleasantly surprised when pharmacist told me it was Teva. Hopefully Accord won't be making clonazepam and I can stick with Teva. It s so much better than Accord, I can't even tell you. Hopefully Teva is up and running again, but for me, my doc only gave me 2 months 1 mg 2 times a day and will not refilI it again. Good luck to you and let me know if this info helps you. I hope it does. I can't believe my insomnia is gone and so is my anxiousness. I hope you can find clonazepam that will help you. Take care and let me know if you can get the Teva. It was on good for about 6 months but seems to be coming back.

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I agree with you 110% Bryan. I've been on 2 to 8mgs. of clonazepam a day for over 25 years. My favorite has always been Teva, as far as the generics are concerned. It's just as great as the brand name Klonopin to me. The last time I filled my clonazepam 2mg. prescription, they gave me that Accord Healthcare generic brand and first of all, if you take it sublingually, it dissolves very quickly under your tongue and tastes like flower, not medicine-like, and especially not minty like- how a normal clonazepam tablet tastes like. Plus, it feels flat when it takes effect. You don't feel much of anything like if it's extremely weak. Teva makes the best generic brand of clonazepam to me, at least of the generics that I've tried.

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Re: Judy (# 102)

CVS has Actavis - but my psy specified it on my prescription that it must be filled with Actavis, nothing else.

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Re: Judy (# 105)

Hi Judy. I actually filed a complaint with the FDA about Accord. I was in a state of extreme panic for 10 days, due to this crap. I've been on it for about 20 years and have had several generics with no problem....until Accord! So, I've gotten the Actavis at CVS and if it doesn't work I will find a way to pay for the name brand....unbelievable. It's like taking nothing. Sorry about your back pain. I'm an LPN and I almost said the same about muscle relaxing properties:) Glad I didn't come across as snippy. One pharmacist actually said I should just get off of Klonopin all together!!! He can speak to my PTSD and doc about that! I really feel a lawsuit is coming.

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Re: wackattack (# 106)

I just filed a complaint with the F.D.A. after learning that you had done so. Other users of the ACCORD generic who are having difficulties using this brand can make a complaint at: fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch

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Re: Openminded (# 114)

Thank you... I really appreciate your response. Im glad Atleast I know something is as close as Teva.

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Re: Roberta (# 14)

So sorry this happened to you. You would think the doctor would get involved. My psychiatrist here in Portland Maine says she cannot specify a brand when calling in the prescription. So that leaves me to call dozens in the area who have the ones I can take available. No blue ones for me.

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Brian, just to let you know, Teva no longer makes clonazepam. I'm not even sure if the brand still exists or if it's been bought out. I'm having the same problem. Teva was my favorite generic brand for clonazepam. The Mylan generic brand was good for me too. But I have been calling big chain pharmacies and even smaller mom and pap pharmacies and can't get a hold of either one of them. They will not even make special orders for specific brands if the customers request it. I take the 2mg. tablets. I'm really upset.

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Re: Diane (# 116)

Diane, I know Teva no longer makes clonazepam. I'm not sure if the company got bought out. But do you know if the Mylan brand is still being made, if it's available? And do you know at what pharmacies or pharmacy?

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Re: J (# 112)

J, do you know what pharmacies or pharmacy carries Mylan? That's the only one other than the now discontinued Teva brand that actually works very well for me and I like.

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