Is Mylan Lorazepam Discontinued? (Page 3)

My pharmacy told me that they can't buy mylan any more and they do not know if it is discontinued or not.

Since Qualitest lorazepam was discontinued, Mylan is the only lorazepam that works (less effective than Qualitest) but works with less side effects than others (Watson, leading pharma, actavis: don't work causing serious side effects).

Any alternatives, or another generic lorazepam that works ok? Lorazepam is the only sedative that works for me for anxiety and stiffness due to side effects of levothyroxine. Other medicine such as clonazepam, alprazolam (xanax), cymbalta, zoloft, lexapro, etc do not work.

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Re: Jamie (# 39)

Jamie you should look into getting the brand name through your insurance. Maybe they will help you. If I were you I'd talk to your doctor about telling them your situation. It couldn't hurt. I wasn't as lucky as you and Deedee having your pharmacist order as much as they could for you and she. As I wrote on another post that hasn't posted yet I wasn't as fortunate that my pharmacist would do the same for me when I asked. I have one last straw left as of now. I have less then a week left and I'm at the mercy of having to take something else so I don't go into withdrawals. Wishing y'all the best....

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I can say that I just got off the phone with Mylan and they're still talking in circles. They say they're not going to make it any longer but then say we're waiting on the ingredients to make more and then they'll discontinued. Short of sounding like a broken record they won't give any reason why and won't remove it from their list of meds they make. My pharmacist bought some Sandoz and I have to try that brand until I come up with another plan. Also called Sandoz and they confirmed they indeed have discontinued lorazepam and is no longer on there product list. Again no explanation why. But here's my guess. Mylan and Sandoz will most likely come back out and it will be made by Major/Leading brand. But it will be with their formula. (The pill will look like every other pill that companies take over to make us think it's either Mylan or Sandoz) Y'all want to lay wages? This too shall pass....

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Re: Gabby (# 42)

So frustrating and also I forgot if it was you who asked about my insurance covering name brand. I have Blue Cross. Really good insurance pay a lot too. And nope! 4000 a month! Insurance’s and Pharmaceutical companies are the biggest scams there are!!

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Re: Jamie (# 43)

Sorry to hear that Jamie. Like me you may have to consider a different benzo group. I have family that uses generic Klonopin and it works just peachy for them. Crazy because ones my sister and other is my daughter. Same bloodline... but no bueno for me.

Maybe now I'm older my body chemistry might have changed so it's worth a try I suppose. Only thing is it's not fast acting.

Valium and Xanax are out of the question. Valium is fast acting and wears off fast. Xanax the same thing. Both super addictive! Tranxene is kind of like a placebo effect for me. It was the first benzo I ever took before Valium then Xanax and onto Ativan/ lorazepam. I think I tried Librium as well right after Tranxene. Anywho .. Ya .. ya know folks...

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Re: Shelby (# 6)

Check into like emailing someone from 20/20 or dateline! They love stories about the pharmaceutical industry nowadays! Good luck!

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Re: winjy (# 38)

I received another call from mylan. One staff told me that lorazepam is backordered but do not know the release date and it is going to be the final batch. After the batch is exhausted it will be discontinued. However, the other staff told me that they do not know if it is discontinued as they do not have information but they have no inventory at this time. She asked me to contact them in 2 weeks again.

The strange thing is that they do not know what is going on exactly.

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winjy (# 45) --

Seriously I think they're just plain done. I believe they sold out to one of the larger pharmaceutical companies for a hefty price. I don't believe for one minute that we'll ever see the Mylan we've been taken for years. If we do it will be under another company that kept the logo and changed fhe formula just like all the other generic lorazepam that have bellied up. Nothing we can do about this. Pretty sure I'm done talking about Mylan.

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Re: Gabby (# 44)

I have tried other benzos. They do not work. My pharmacy was able to order 60 bottles! I called yesterday. Thankfully I will be good for a while. Hopefully mylan figures things out or something better comes along.

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Re: HomeTown Mom (# 35)

Leading Pharma uses 2 of the 4 inactive ingredients that MYLAN used. Not close enough. Some stomach upset, no relief from anxiety, nerve pain, or sleeplessness... Mylan was a CureAll... Next appointment in about 4 weeks...

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Jamie (# 46) --

Wow that's good news for you. Can't find one bottle where I'm located at. Honestly my spouse and I have found that hard to believe. Guessing from your other post the east coast stocked up on it better. Ya after I posted my comment to you about a different benzo I looked them up again and seen that most of what I suggested are not as strong as Mylan. Plus I seen many say that Klonopin is worst to come off than others. Sorry about that. Just thought if it came to that maybe it would be a option. Cause that's kind of where I'm at. I'm not looking forward to starting Sandoz at all and if it works they only have so many bottles left here. Still waiting for one last phone call that might help many of us. Has nothing to do with Mylan. As I posted last night but it isn't on here yet. I really think Mylan and Sandoz sold out to a bigger pharmaceutical company. Again that's good news about what your pharmacist was able to do for you. Actually there is another deal I just thought about. Finding a compound pharmacy they can tailor a dose that might work for us? I'm going to look into that.

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Re: HomeTown Mom (# 49)

Actually Mylan for me just worked and made things bearable. Where brand name Ativan rocked. Mylan didnt have any of the nasty side effects like most of us have been discussing. But the original brand really worked great and you didn't need as much. Just odd how some of us can take one and others can't. Still waiting for a call... Hang in there y'all!

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From their web site I just sent Mylan an inquiry about lorazepam. It included my phone number. They called me back within minutes. Lorazepam HAS been discontinued by Mylan. This is the definitive answer.

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Re: RobertA (# 52)

Sure would be nice if they'd posted it on their website saying they're no longer making it. Anyone else have any thoughts about this? I can hear the crickets chirping out here. Still like to know why the east coast seems to have availability still in their warehouses. Anything Midwest or West coast nothing.

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Re: Gabby (# 53)

I live in CT (on the east Coast). CVS used to carry lorazepam by Mylan, now they cannot get it, they have none.

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Re: RobertA (# 54)

I think Jamie was saying she's up that way and she was able to have her pharmacist order 60 bottles for her. I don't remember what strength she's taken. But wow ya know. My pharmacist could have done the same thing for me but didn't. Now I'm taken another brand in hopes I don't end up in a tainspin. Trying to figure out how they got their hands on Sandoz when they're no longer making it. Guessing they must have had some in their warehouse. Took my last Mylan ever today. :(

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Re: Gabby (# 55)

Yes, my pharmacy Rite Aid well now Walgreens ordered me the rest of the .5 the 1 milligrams have been long gone. My pharmacist is very understanding thank god and wanted to do all she could. Same with my Doctor. He changed the script from ones to .5 so I could have the Mylan. I’m in MA. I’m sorry you are out. What are you using now? I hope it’s not too bad.

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Re: Jamie (# 56)

As I posted I'm taken what is supposed to be Sandoz. I seen that someone said that Sandoz is the maker. But I also seen that they stop making it some years back and then starting making it again. I'm guessing I have the tail end of what's left because I called Sandoz last week or whenever it was and they've d/c it. The stuff is just like taken Watson or Actavis. As I said my pharmacist could have did what yours did but didn't. He tried to pull a line on me as I believe i told others they' don't like patients having a high volume of .5's in their possession. Like what in world would I do with them that I didn't do with 1mgs or 2mgs. Everywhere ive called in my city said no more Mylan. I honestly don't believe it. I still believe .5's are still floating around here. Walgreen and Wal-Mart says they won't ordered it even if it was available. Right now I'm up a tree without a ladder to come down. All I can do is hope I can adjust to this stuff. Trying to figure out who these new names are again. If I had to guess it's the same ones I talked about before. What bothers me about that is I believe it's someone who has some connection to a moderator in here. If so that's pretty sad. Some of us need this site for feedback not someone playing games. If you look through years back you can see where the same person has had countless names. Same dialogue and same style of writing. I've seen this person on other chats about lorazepam. This person is one serious head case. Put me in a tailspin way back in May reading the post. What bothers me is that I've seen posts where folks are outright cussing at each other and my post end up being not being posted for speaking the truth. Y'all take care. Glad you have what you have for now. Hoping something new will come up for those in the same boat I am.

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Jamie I replied to you but I don't think it will get posted. Wish the best for you all. -Gabby

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Re: Gabby (# 58)

I have been forced to switch to lorazepam made by Leading, as that is what CVS now carries. It does not work very well, does almost nothing for anxiety, and I am experiencing withdrawal effects that a few other people may be misidentifying as side effects. These are sleeplessness, nightmares, and anxiety, despite using the same dosage as when I was taking the Mylan version. Either the pills made by Leading are way short on active ingredient, or it is not absorbed well, or a combination of both, I don't know which. Been on it for a week now with no improvement. I will give it a few more days, then talk to doc about switching to clonazepam, which seems to have less variability among generic makers, but can aggravate depression, which is why I don't use it now.

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