Solco Clonazepam Reviews (Page 3)
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Solco is horrible! I was forced to try it after Accord for migraine relief and I felt like I was swimming through jello in a fog. I took it for almost a month until it occurred to me that my problems started with Solco. I have chronic pain and fatigue, so i thought at first I was in a flare-up from something, then I considered a virus or infection, as it got worse by the day and I realized as I lay in bed whimpering in pain and thought I was dying, I thought, it HAS to be this Solco. I had some Mylan left (which has been discontinued), so yesterday I switched back and today I am a different person! The marked difference is incredible. I actually think I was going through a withdrawal syndrome. I have never had a benzo do that to me, ever and I've been on Mylan and Caraco for years! I had 99% of withdrawal symptoms which interestingly enough are closely related to side effects! So I am seeing my doc this week to see what I can do. This is my 4th one to try and none have been as horrible as Solco. I think one local drug store carries Actavis which I am reading good things about, then if it works okay for me there will be the fight with my drug program (insurance) to send it to me in the mail!! I would just go with name brand if I didn't have a house note!! Truly that's how expensive it is, I'm sure you all know. Something HAS to be done about our crappy generics and inflated outrageous prices on name brand drugs. I've never seen it this bad in my life.

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Solco Sucks ! Tried all other generics now that Teva is gone. No go on any of them. Name brand $480 per mo, 1/2 that if you get an exception from your Dr. Desperate for any new info. Take small dose of 1/2 tab, .5mg, 2-3 times daily. I just took another half to try and alleviate my anxiety and all it did was give me a headache and brain fog. Thanks a lot FDA for allowing these crappy meds into our country.

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Re: Kevin (# 1)

I think the way you described it is exactly what might have happened to me and you are correct about the difference in generics. My scathing question to the FDA would be "Why? Why is this difference allowed?" People like me who are especially chemically sensitive to changes in medications are out here being guinea pigs because doctors simply don't know what to suggest unless they have seen it from experience. Why can't the question of "what is closest chemically to Mylan?" be answered? BTW I talked to Mylan pharma on the phone and was told they stopped making clonazepam completely. Personally, from talking to docs and druggists that aren't afraid to be honest, there is such a thing as a "bad" batch since all are not tested the way a name brand drug (Klonopin) is. Generics are spot tested!! Often by the very company that makes them! The FDA hires drug companies to test quality and premarketing trials on their own drugs! What kind of impartial tests can come from that? It's all about the bottom line!

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Hi Connie. I'm bewildered at why you are being prescribed an antipsychotic for pain relief for migraines. Clonazepam is not for pain relief in the first place so I would be concerned at why your doctor has given the prescription for pain relief when this has nothing to do with the effects of this drug. My mother was given a cocktail of SSRIs and MAOI as well as others (13 pills in all daily) and the end result was a fit that caused her to have spasms and rupture her back. For the pain from that, she was prescribed glucosamine and I would consider this malpractice to the point of ignoring the complaints and pushing meds that do not relieve the pain as needed. Glucosamine can take up to 6 weeks to start working as long as a minimum of 1500 mgs is maintained daily but this does nothing to help with immediate pain and certainly not ruptured discs caused by the fit my mother experienced which resulted in her putting her foot through a door while in a fit. So basically I would question the ethics of the doctor that prescribed these meds for your pain as the 2 are unrelated.

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Re: Sam (# 3)

Same here, Teva yellows (from CVS) were terrific and I was on them for years but they disappeared overnight. CVS is on backorder and they're carrying Actavis now. Walgreens switched from Mylan to Accord and I know Walmart also carries Accord. Accords are good because they dissolve fast and start working within ~20 minutes, but Solco/Qualitests are fine too.

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Re: Chris (# 2)

I have taken Teva for years, my pharmacy was out and gave me Solco, I thought it was good. Then I got activas which I thought was weak. They are really messing with the quality of the generics.

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Solco is Qualitest, the local pharmacies have been carrying them for about a month. I've been using them for a while. No issues, working great but they take a while to kick in. Mylan on the other hand? Last I heard they were taken off the market after half a million packages were recalled when the fda received so many complaints. Even walgreens won't have anything to do with Mylan anymore.

Don't use Actavis, they're also bunk. Teva and Accord are pretty good.

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Hello Connie,

Sounds like a terrible experience!

Something to keep in mind is that different brands use different inactive ingredients and while Solco may not work for you it's possible the best option for another person out there. On the flip side I have heard a lot of people who complain about the Accord brand. Ultimately it comes down to how your body reacts to the chemicals both active and inactive.

While I do not doubt you were having a terrible experience I feel like having withdrawl symptoms from the same dosage of medication but a different brand would be unlikely but not impossible. The reason I say that is because in order for a generic to sell their brand of medication they must prove to the FDA that they are capable of manufacturing the medication in such a way that the active ingredients in your blood stream are within a 20% margin of error in both directions.

The only way I really can see you having withdrawl symptoms is the previous brand you were taking was at the top of the 20% over margin and the new medication was at the bottom of the 20% margin giving you a gap of 40% rather than a 20% drop. Again this is unlikely but still possible.

Hopefully you and your doctor can find a solution to your problem, hopefully the Actavis brand works better for you. Have a wonderful day.

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