Watson Is Now Actavis Generic Percocet 5/325 What Is Up With This (Page 28)
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I had been taking 5/325 generic Watson percocet for 4 years. Suddenly I get notified by Walgreens which I have insurance that there is no more Watson brand and I was given generic percocet 5/325 by Actavis. It is not the same at all. It has no pain relief for me. I used to break the watsons in half sometimes and never had a funny taste. I just broke one of the actavis white tablets in half and it immediately tasted like salt or alka seltzer? Has anyone had any issues with this drug too. Also, along with it not working right it has made my GI tract and stomach so ill feeling and cramping. This is not right how can they take away a medicine that someone has been on for 4 years without any problems and tell them to suddenly switch. Would a peson who has been on a certain heart medication for years be told to suddenly switch that he can't get that medicine anymore? I don't think so. I don't know what I am going to do but when it comes time to have my rx re-filled it will not be with Actavis and I will have to pharmacy shop I guess to see if I can find Watson. I am very depressed now and so unhappy I can't believe it.

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Hi Everyone,

I hate to sound like a pain diary, but I am in a lot of pain! It was like this when I first started the Actavis. I hate to think that Actavis is actually better than Mallinckrodt. Tomorrow is day number 5, and I actually had to put a wet towel in the microwave, twice to get some pain relief. (my heating pad went out) I wish my doctor had just given me something stronger. I guess I'll have to deal with it, as I don't want to lose what I have. Tomorrow, I am going to wait longer between doses. Maybe I can train my body to deal with the pain longer. I'll probably ask the sports medicine doctor, about stronger pain medicine on my next visit. Maybe she can talk to someone, because this is terrible. Did anyone try anything else that worked? Maybe I should have gone with "Qualitest" I don't know. I hope someone mentions something that worked before my next refill. Maybe by then I will be used to this brand. I hope so!

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I'm also taking this so called generic form of Percocet now manufactured by ACTAVIS with the same imprint A349. It does not do what it's supposed to do..RELIEVE PAIN!! I recently switched over to a Walgreens Pharmacy near my house and have had nothing but problems since! I intend to let my doctor know about this immediately!! I'm also going to look into finding another pharmacy as well! I'm glad that it's just not me noticing that these pills are totally ineffective!!!

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Hey everyone. ..I just posted the following info on another thread exactly as it appears below. Im putting it here again just incase the post I made earlier is not approved. I put the url in my message and im not sure if it allows the posting of url's and I dont see my message up yet. Please spread the word...and Google the article I have listed by the site I have listed as well.......... I just came across an article from this website,"Generics and Biosimilars" titled, "Actavis makes agreement for generic abuse-deterrent oxycodone", Posted 03/05/2013, that explains exactly why everyone is getting sick and feeling no pain relief. Please please please... complain to the FDA, to the company Actavis, which u can get on the internet and call Walgreens @800-walgreens...but tell walgreens not to send the info to ur local pharmacy.. cause they will...tell them u want ur complaint to go to the main office that deals with the pharmaceutical partof walgreens. I hope that article will help make sense of everything for everyone who is suffering! Please pass the article around to whatever thread u see pertaining to watson/actavis Generic Percocet. This way everyone is informed. This article is recent so im sure very little/nobody knows about it yet...i know this info will shine light on the problems everyone is having. Please dont just copy and paste the url address, Im not sure, but I think the url would be deleted from ur message before the website will post it. U can even copy and paste everything im writing here to make it easier to pass it on.
thanks

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Oh lord....look what I just found on the internet. ...Click on the link for the article. EXPLAINS EVERYTHING with the crap Actavis! gabionline.net/Generics/News/Actavis-makes-agreement-for-generic-abuse-deterrent-oxycodone

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Im confused with the Lisa's. ..lol... can u both use the first initial of ur last names to not get u two mixed up. Lola, I have been takin the generic Percocet Activus 10/325....my new name for them is pez...like the pez candy. U have no idea how much I hate them!

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Jennifer there are two Lisa's posting but I am the one who takes the mallinckrodt brand. I am doing fine on them. I didn't have problems with the switch. I just felt like they were stronger then Watson. When I switched back from them back to watson I really noticed it but we all react to meds differently. I liked watson and I like these. I haven't tried Actavis. I'm scared to try them now after reading this.

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Martin I hope that works well for you. Lola I hope they straighten this out for you fast. You should not have to suffer this way! This is awful. I feel for you. My friend said her mom also got watson from walgreens today. They must of had plenty left. Makes no sense to me.

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Jennifer are you taking the Actavis generic percocet now? There are so many of us not being able to stand the side effects of this Actavis crap. I have filed a complaint with the FDA and we all need to stand together and do this in order to get this placebo pill off the market. If you read others posts a few people had to go to the ER because of the horrible side effects. I am going to try the brand name when I can get an answer back from the pharmacy how much my insurance will pay for. I have been in withdrawals for weeks now and only taking OTC meds for my pain which is not cutting it by any means. The withdrawals are beyond words and I don't have another withdrawal in me - at least not trying to make it on my own. Hope you find pain relief today.

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Hi Martin, so happy to hear your doctor appointment went well today. Now do you mean you are taking oxycodone without any tylenol in it right? Is this the immediate release or sustained release? Let us know how it works for you when you have a chance.

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Hi all and Lola,

I finnaly got in to see the doc. I had to wait an hour (unusual) just to get in and then more. Anyways my pain was an 8 or 9 and I was ready to scream. Not to mention the waiting room was like 80 degrees. Long story short, I met with the doc and he was really cool. he just wanted to read my full history before seeing me. We talked alot and he said why bother messing around with the generics and he gave me straight Oxycodone. They are tiny pink pills, how cute. 10 Mg. They were only $10! My co-pay. BTW, he said that I was "stable". Been going there 2 years. By stable, I think he means truly sick and not a "drug seeker or addict". This probably worked in my favor. I told him the Actavis sucked and he agreed and had heard that also. He said he has no idea how or where they are made and they could have "anything" in them. Havent taken any yet casue at work. I will take one later and let you all know how they work. Hope everybody is doing ok and feeling ok.

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Hi martin, did you get into see your pain doctor this morning and was wondering what he said? Did he change your medication and were you able to let him know how horrible this Activis CRAP is? Please let us know when you can. Hope your pain is better than an 8 right now.

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Lisa..I dont know what the pharmacist u spoke to was tslkin about if its stronger u will get drowsy? That makes no sense..when trying a new med of any kind, if the side effect is drowsy, chances r u will get drowsy....until u get used to the formula.....when I was takin watson, if I started getting tired and yawned a lot, I knew I was past due for another dose...kind of like a gas tank..if gas got low, the yawns would come..I would take another dose and within 20 minutes, my yawns would stop.. that was my warning to take my dose before the pain goes from a 4 to an 8. Also when detoxing, U WILL GET DROWSY...all of us are going through Watson detox... lol...sounds funny when I re read that "watson detox". Oh how I need some Mr. Watson....if I was hurting bad, I would take one and I could feel the pain dying down within 20 minutes. ...

Hi Angela, im still on my first script of Acta is....I AM SO TIRED I feel like a walking zombie, probably look like one too with the dark bags under my eyes from being so tired yet not being able to sleep more that 3 hours a night because im still hurting and a double dose of anxiety. I feel like im medicating with pez candy...there is no difference in my pain despite me taking this crap....its not giving me any relief whatsoever! I was starting to feel relieved when a few of the others were talking about hearing positive things with this mallinkrofdt brand but Lisa doesn't sound too happy with them? Soooo, I dont know what im going to do come another 2 weeks when im due for a refill!

Hi Nancy, no, ur not crazy AT ALL! I think there is post on this thread somewhere on the first few pages that goes into better detail, but all these different manufacturers that make generic Percocet use a different formulation where some have more of the active ingredient that relieves pain than the next. You know, we need to find out what other generic Percocet has the closest formulation as Watson ...I know the formulation of each manufacturers Percocet could be obtained on the internet, I just dont know how to read it where I can distinct what is what? Or who I could bring the I go to who would be able to look at it all and figure out the closest formula quickly?

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Jennifer I take mallinckrodt and to me they are slightly stronger then the watson. They do not make me sick at all. Medications affect different people in different ways.

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My friend just filled her and she got watson. Her pharmacy had some left over I suppose.
Martin keep us posted. Good luck.

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Hi Jennifer,
My name is Angela and the EXACT SAME thing happened to me just last week!! The Walgreens tech didn't even tell me that a med that I have been on for over 2 years had changed manufacturers!! Once, about 8 months ago I was given Mallingcrodt instead of Watson Percocet and it caused so much nausea and vomitting and didn't help my pain. I have been requesting Watson brand ever since. So now here I am stuck with these and I have really been trying to give them a chance.(Not feeling like I have much difference!) I have taken them for about 4 days, but I saved some of my watsons from last refill.(just in case) I am having terrible headaches, stomach pain, and feel sooooo drowsy!What are you taking now?

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I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE!!! Didn't think anyone would believe me when I told Walgreen's that the Activus 10/325 was NOT effective at all. This brand is absolutely worthless - might as well be taking drywall Oxycontin. There is no pain relieving agent whatsoever in this medication and I have been taking Percocet for decades due to chronic severe pain. We need to find a way to file complaints with the right agencies or something. Have you had any success in a different brand? We need to get together with who knows how many others are suffering because of this ineffective medicine - we are not getting what we medically are prescribed or paid for.

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Been waiting 45 minutes at pain clinic and they still havent seen me. Pain is an 8 and ready to be sick. Great.

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My fear is anxiety. I can't stand when a medication makes my heart pound. That's what it looks like people were having with the actavis brand along with upset stomach and heartburn and headaches. Lola I am on the 10/325 but I wish it was the 5/325 because I find the 10 to be strong in any brand. My friend takes the 7.5/325 and she said that's even better then the 10 due to them being so strong. When I see my doctor again I am definitely lowering my dose because I break mine in half now.

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The pharmacist told me if a given brand is a little stronger, you will notice you are more drowsy when you first start to take it with percocet. When I first switched from watson, I was a little more tired the first few weeks and then I felt great. That is what he told me. Jan, did the actavis make you sick as you continued to take it?

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Why would they discontinue it in percocet but nothing else there has to be a reason? ??

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