Watson Vs. Mylan Generic Lorazepam Side Effects. (Page 24)
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Been on Sandoz mfr. lorazepam for 10 years; no problems; no need to increase dose. Sandoz stopped mfr. Now, can only get these generic's & Actavis. Having lots of troubles getting results; either nothing or zonked. Anyone else w/any experience which mfr. is closer to Sandoz (since FDA approves up to 2% differences in generics). Thank you.

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I tried Ranbaxy, Tevis, but only watson worked for me after using Sandoz and also had to get the brand name for awhile. I think its just a matter of your system getting used to something new. Sandoz bought the patent for Activis, I was on the Sandoz product for 4 years and never had a problem. When Sandoz stopped making Lorazapam I was given Activis and it did nothing for me, it was like water. I called Sandoz and they will not be using their formulary that they used to they bought the rights for Activis. Anway Watson works for me.

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you've been had just like the rest of us, first, this should be reported to the FDA, without a call, the government does nothing, which they are really good at, second, i was a activus lorazapam user for over ten years, when sandoz took over this product i had the worst of time, not only did nit not work but i couldn't sleep at night or take my naps any more, the propduct is poison, i just tried WATSON for the first time and i had the sleep problem again, this is worthless like most generics, even though its going to cost me a lot more, i am going to ask my doctor to put me on the name brand, will cost a lot more but just can't tolerate the garbage thats on the market presently, please take the time to call the FDA, THIS WILL HELP ALL OF US

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Mary
tried it twice and it kept me up all night, most lorazapams leave me in a bad mood, except purepac, i have been on that for 8 years no problem, but sandoz bought the former purepac and really did a butcher job on it, its pathetic that these company are not really held accountable for the changes they make, hard to understand why you would change something that has worked for a lot of people other than its a money gabbing thing and they found a filler that cost a penny less

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like what frenchorn had to say about the percentages, is there a way to find out which company puts in the highest percentages?

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yes, one of the worst, i have tried at least 5 different brands, this one if i'm correct is about twice the size of the activus brand which tell me they put a lot of garbage in their, making more possible that you have a bad reaction to the medication.
activus was the only product i could take and now sandoz is using activus to produce this med they just bought, i have used it twice, a week apart and didn't sleep for the whole night, someone at sandoz found a way to save a penny so everyone has to suffer, i may be wrong but i think the product you mentioned is only good for those people who started with the medication when they first got on lorazapam other wise, just bad news, good luck, what has surprised me the most is that no one seems to want to recommend anything after being on activus, anyone with info on this would be much appreciated

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sandoz should be banned from the market, has given me insomnia and nothing but bad moods, have no idea as to how you have managed on this medication, good luck on your search

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Okay, I don't understand all of the confusion. I've taken all of the generic brands of Ativan and never have seen a difference. Some of you must be super sensitive or at tolerance level or something to be finding issues with these.

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I just wanted to let you know since Watson is changing its name to Actavis, when you get your prescription refilled tell your pharmacist to ask for the watson brand and you should have the NDC# to be sure you get the right one. If you call Watson they will give it to you. I have already done this for my refill assuring I will get watson and not the actavis brand which will be under the name of Sandoz

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Thanks Mary! No problems with Watson here. Although I've had good luck with everything but Mylan. Let us know how the sandoz is.

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I called Watson Pharmaceuticals to ask them about the Lorazepam lmg. I was told they have bought Actavis but their formula for the lmg lorazepam is not changing. They sold the Actavis receipe to Sandoz. I also called Sandoz and yes they will be selling the actavis receipe for Lorazepam under the Sandoz name. I hope this helps

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I understand the Sandoz has started making Lorazapam again. That is what I took for 4 years and had no problems with it. I wander has anybody tried the new Sandoz one yet. Thanks

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I wanted to know if anyone else has had trouble with the Watson. I have not had mine refilled for awhile

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Just got the Watson refilled at Costco. It is not Watson. Watson now owns Actavis. That is what you are getting, a completely different drug. The last 3 times it was okay, now It gave me headaches, dizziness, ill feeling; kept me up half the night. Still felt it the next day. Tried it 3 times; same thing and called the manufacturer to complain. Be very careful; you may not be getting something that even resembles Ativan.

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my dr will only prescribe .5mg, 3 times a day. I have tried taking 1.0 mgand it doens't seem to work either. She won't prescribe me any higher dosages, so I thought maybe if I tried a different brand I could get some relief.

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Sally,

Many factors are involved in regards to the medication working during a first try. I've had teva, and had no strong opinion relating to its quality. I had better and worse. I would first discuss the dose with your doctor. Also if its a higher dose (1-2 mg), I found that taking half in the morning and half in the evening worked for a while. I just take .5 though so I just take the whole thing at night now because its fine for me. I'm not saying you should do that, just what I've had success with. I would say make sure the medication and dose work for you before worrying about manufacturer.

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Try Watson. It worked for me not at first, but then it did. One of the worse ones is Ranbaxy and activis. I had to buy the actual brand for awhile but it is way too expensive. Like I say try to be patient but after being on Sandoz for 4 years and then having to change brands was not easy. Try the Watson. Good luck

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Dr wrote prescription for lorazapm, pharmacy filled with Teva brand, does not seem to work at all. Anybody have experience with this brand. Going to ask the pharmacist to refill with another brand, I hope and pray another brand works.

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It is worthless, doesn't work. I have the 1mg tablets. It is like you have taken a placebo. It's made in India likely with very little reguard if it works or not.

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Frenchorn,

Great addition! Unfortunately, you are correct. Actually, generics just need to be within 20%. This could be in either direction. Thus, Generic A could be 80%, Generic B could be 120%, and the brand name could be 100%. Thus, if you switched from generic B to generic A, you would be suffering a 40% reduction.

Unfortunately, there is no brand Ativan anymore. I'm glad you found a generic that worked. Mylan was horrible for me, but everyone is different. It's great that so many people have posted their input, because so many people will read this in times that they're struggling. Thanks again for the great post!

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I actually have done best on the generic brand ativan called Milan. The biggest mistake I made early January was switching from CVS to Walgreens because Walgreens was closer. The Sandoz from Walgreens was about 1/2 as effective as the Milan brand. I went with a new prescription because I was experiencing more anxiety and went from 3mg to 4mg and got it refilled with the Sandoz brand and I am actually counting down the days until I can get my prescription refilled from CVS with Milan. I am very sensitive to medications and the sad thing is that the generics can be 80 to 90% strength while the real thing is often 100%. I am disgusted with Walgreens. They gave me a generic brand of my depression meds called TEVA and after a week I was very depressed. I immediately went back to CVS and transferred all my prescriptions back. CVS is the best pharmacy that we have, in my opinion. I issued a complaint with the FDA about the TEVA manufacturer. There are hundreds of complaints about that manufacturer. That has to be a law suit waiting to happen, but I digress , all generics are not the same if your pills look different just make sure you can handle the different generic brand.

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