Which Do You Prefer: Accord Or Actavis Clonazepam? (Top voted first)

I've been taking Accord .05mg which I split in half every 2 to 3 hours, for about a month and a half after they stopped making my Sandoz Clonazepam brand. It's okay. It's starting to work somewhat, but I have a problem. Two weeks ago I am not told that Accord is getting harder to keep in stock by my Pharmacy and my insurance plan wanted to switch me to Actavis. YUCK, that stuff is garbage. I took 7 pills, couldn't stand it anymore how it made me feel. I got jumpy, my body itched, it took almost 2 hours to start working, and it never felt quite right. I said no I need to get the Accord again. My question is, is anyone else having this problem with Actavis, or is it just me? And did the Actavis taper down on the itchiness and start to work for those who are new to taking it? I'm flustered cause I never had this problem with Sandoz in the 15 years I took that med. Thank you.

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The Accord brand with the C on the tablet are just fine.

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Re: Nikki (# 6)

I have been taking Teva Brand clonazepam for about 20 years. 2 pharmacies that I use,cvs and rite aid have stopped carrying the Teva. They have replaced it with accord or activas. For me , the accord seems to be a little better,

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Hello Veg21,

Clearly the Actavis brand does not work well for you, have you asked your pharmacies what other generics they plan on stocking? More often than not a pharmacy tries to stock at least 2 types of brands in case a patient has an allergic reaction to one of them.

Aside from that I can tell you that this is a question that gets asked very frequently and unfortunately the answer is always mixed. Some patients swear that Actavis is the worst brand on the planet while others claim that it's the only generic that works for them. Ultimately it comes down to your personal preference and how your body reacts to not just the active ingredient but the inactive ingredients and binders. There are so many factors that could change how you react, such as how fast the drug is absorbed into the blood stream, is it a slow or fast release tablet, how does your body react to the binders/inactive ingredients etc.

Since the pharmacy is a business they can choose to stock any brands they wish to, or not at all for that matter which means you're going to have to shop around if you want to ensure you are getting the brands you want. I've seen some users have to drive hours to get the brand that works for them, but more often than not they are able to work out a situation with their doctors which allows them to stock up in order to save time.

If you truly refuse to take the Actavis brand you may want to consider searching for a new pharmacy while you still have enough of the Accord brand to last you until you find one. If the new pharmacy is a considerable distance I suggest you then check with the pharmacy and your doctor to see if you can work out a situation that least inconveniences you.

I hope this info helps. Sorry that you and so many others have such a terrible time obtaining the medication you need.

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I got terribly addicted to clonazepam after taking it for 10 years. The withdrawal was hard and dangerous. If you can wean off this class of drugs, you will be doing your mind a favor.

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Yes. Actavis was absolutely horrible for me to the point I was switched off Teva clonazepam and it was fine for the actavis and told my psych I wasn’t taking this Sh*t and threw my bottle in her garbage and said I refuse to take these and cvs had told me 1mg clonazepam is discontinuing after me taking it 9-10 years. At higher doses and then lower. I’m not at 2mg daily clonazepam amongst an adhd med and another med, but the psych now writes DO NOT FILL WITH ACTAVIS BRAND! On my script :) she’s amazing. But meanwhile I jumped the gun and got off the kpin and a he switched me to diazepam eg: Valium and it was the worst summer of my life. And that was at the dose of 21/2 10mg a day. Valium is garbage. Actavis clonazepam is garbage. I’m not the only person in my family let alone who’s noticed this change. And certain aquatances’ who are n the same med and all agree stay away from the clonazepam from actavis.

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Re: Dee (# 13)

Dee I only just recently heard of the Solco clonazepam and my CVS drug store has that brand now. I'm really afraid to try it because I've read that they are horrible. I don't know if it's true because I haven't tried it myself. It's a disgrace what these pharmaceutical companies are doing and there's no use in complaining because no one really cares. But complain anyways maybe if they get enough complaints someone may do something about this horrible abuse. This medication is impossible to stop taking without some dier consequences as has happened to me and the manufacturer and the FDA should be well aware of this. I hope and pray that something will be done soon. Dee if you have tried the Solco please let us know if the are of any decent quality. Thanks

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Actavis is a sugar pill accord is working fine but I miss my Teva.

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For the first time I was prescribed Actavis instead of Accord. Actavis is s*** and ineffective. Accord is far superior.

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Re: Kevin (# 1)

Last week I got my colonzepam refilled and I didn't even bother to look at the color or anything because I've only been taking colonzepam for a few months. I only take it at night to help me fall asleep. Well I normally take only 1/2 of a .5mg and I'm out within 45 min. I guess I'm a lightweight. Well I took half and an hour later was still wide awake eyes bugging, jittery not even feeling sleepy. So I took a whole one. 45 min after that I was still having a hard time going to sleep, so I googled the info on the pill and the maker was Accord. They are from China. So this week I went to CVS and had them filled making sure they weren't Accord brand. I took half a pill and withing 30 min I was out. These are made by Actavis. I will definitely make sure I get all my refills at CVS now!

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Re: Nikki (# 6)

What color are they if they are the 1mg yellow ones I've been trying to get those since Feb or March 2018.

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Re: PurpleRayn86 (# 12)

10 mg of Valium is equivalent to .5 mg of clonazepam. How much clonazepam were you taking before you switched to Valium? What are you taking now

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Teva went out business, Accord Heal THC Ativious sandoz or have to take brand name. Hope it helps.

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Re: Dubkii (# 20)

I picked up an accord refill on about two weeks ago exactly and o got it at cvs. My better half is also on clonazepam and got their refill today it was accord. Cvs.. but my doctor writes NO ACTAVIS BRAND PLEASE. On the script

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I was taking the Teva 1 mg. for years. I now am on Myla 1 mg. and they seem to work better than the other blue ones that made me ill. Can't remember the manufacturer of those but there were 2 that made me ill.

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Re: Joseph (# 25)

I'm not having a problem with them but I only take .05 mg in the evening before bed. They help me sleep. Otherwise I'll take the same dose before going into the dentist. I suffer from a very strange anxiety that happens mainly in the afternoon. I used to get panic attacks and was on clonazepam for 10 years. I wish I could remember what brand they were back then. I think they were blue. But they might have been yellow. Gosh I wish I could remember. They worked very well. I went off them for a while and try to go back on them a year or two later. Whatever they gave me made me feel horrible. I couldn't take them at all and gave up on them until just about a year ago when they gave me something different initially. I think they were yellow. I think they just switched me to this solco about 6 months ago. I'm wondering if it's because I'm at such a low dose that I don't notice any ill effects? I did try to find some reviews on it but didn't find many. I agree with you 100% that what they are getting away with certain generic brands should be against the law.

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I hope this goes through all gernic have changed report to FdA they will have to refomalate the drug Klonopin name brand was blue .

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PurpleRayn86 (# 27) Klonopin name brand is blue all gernic are not good report to FDA more people will have to refomalate drug, please do

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I just got stuck with the pink 5mg by actavis and it sucks. It has no effect at all. When I have expressed concern to my doc in the past about manufacturing differences he looked at me like I had bird on my head. I just called him to let him know but I doubt he can help. If I ask him to up the dose he will immediately assume I am becoming tolerant. I have been on 5mgs for years and never had to up the dosage. It is the pills not me.

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Re: Bugs (# 24)

Every month when my prescription is due for 1 mg. clonazepam I have to call about a dozen pharmacies to find out who has the Tevas. I usually find one. I cannot take any other brand. Been on it for 25 years. The others all make me sick. I can take the Mylan brand if that is all I can find.

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Another vote for Accord. I was using Solco/Qualitest for a few months but it's not as good.

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