Fed up with generics Says:
Zolpidem E79 Or M Z2...which Is Better? (Page 2)
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pilliam Says:
I've been takin zolpidem E 79 for a while n works great. But my local pharmer filled my script wit the purple round pill with M Z2 on it. I no they should work but I jus took my 2nd one in bout 2 hrs while I'm writing this. Is it jus me or r the purple ones weaker. Like I said I'm wide awake this sux.
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I have always liked the Mylan brand. Now I am faced wit choosing between Teva or Torrent. Seems you are suggesting Torrent, but there are lots that disagree with you. I just dont know what to do.
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THall Says:
I'm having the exact same problem. The purple ones are like swolling a piece of candy for me. I'm on my second one that I took 4 hrs ago and I'm still wide awake. The purple ones don't work for me either. I'll be in my pharmacist face in the morning ill,and all puffy eyed from lack of sleep
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Happy gilmore Says:
I've been taking my zolpidem for over 5 years now. The purple ones are also weaker than the other 2 brands I've come across.
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Sleepless in CA Says:
My pills went from white to now purple. I work night shift so sleep is precious to me. One month I was getting white, then purple then white and now purple again. Purple only lets me sleep in 2 hours increments. I'm currently in an emotional meltdown, I think due to sleep deprivation. The Pharmacist says they only provide the purple and they are all the same. This is NOT my imagination.
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Lily Says:
It's the pharmacy chains that decide which generic to carry, usually based on cheapest price to them. Not the doctor. And a lot of the generics out there, as you'll see if you read more on this forum, simply do not work, or produce the opposite of sleep. It didn't sound in your post like you'd tried the new generic yet, but please do post how it worked for you, or didn't. I can't see your original post as I write this reply but I think you said you had purple round pills that say MZ2? Those are by Mylan, 10mg, and it's most helpful to give that manufacturer name and the number of milligrams, saves people so much time. I took one, only one, of the Mylan that got substituted when Qualitest stopped making them. Never again! What an awful night!
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Chris M Says:
Lily what did you end up with? After the Qualitest discontinuation fiasco I settled with Mylan because it did something at least. Theyre all horrible, but you are in the same situation as me so Im wondering what you are using now.
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Robyrt1979 Says:
Well, it either works for you or you just can't spell. But personally, the purple generic Ambien do not work as well, I have taken 4 in one night and finally caved and took a Klonopin and Xanax.
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Lily Says:
I tried the round purple Mylan zolpidem (10mg) one more time - fell asleep deeply for 2-3 hours, woke up at 2:45 and though I stayed right on the edge of sleep all night, it felt like something was actually preventing me from dropping off--and I'm pretty sure it was the zolpidem. Made me very cranky and I was absolutely exhausted the entire next day. I have no idea what to try or do. Going to M.D. tomorrow.
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purplemonster Says:
Mylan works great for me. All others are garbage. Apotex was the best generic,teva sucks,sandoz sucks
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Lily Says:
My Safeway pharmacy discontinued the Mylan zolpidem and now has the Northstar. The one that's oblong and looks like the Qualitest used to. I've read a few comments that this has worked for some people and I'll be trying it soon. Need to wait for a night where I don't have to show up anywhere the next morning.
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Lily Says:
My doctor told me yesterday, when I protested what I see as fraud with these zolpidem generics, that it is the honor system basically, and that they are only legally required to be at least 70% of the strength of the original brand name drug. This means a 10mg zolpidem may have only 7mg zolpidem in it--which might explain a lot. The manufacturer gets to make more pills from the same amount of active ingredients. And nobody really checks the results. So it seems any profit-driven company's going to take advantage of this loophole.
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Lily Says:
The Northstar 10mg worked! And fast! I did wake up after 4.5 hours for a bit but was able to go back to sleep. This is the pointy oblong white one with E on one side and 79 on the other.
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Chris M Says:
Lily: Well there you go, at least somebody in the post Qualitest world has found something. I tried one Northstar about a month ago before trying Mylan. To be fair, I dont think I gave it enough nights, but when I compared that night to the next night on Mylan, I ended up sticking with the Mylan. That particular batch was also much stronger than the subsequent batches I had. My body has somewhat normalized to Mylan now even if it isnt that good. I really dont want the stress of finding a proper generic anymore
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purplemonster Says:
Have the Dr write the brand you prefer ex mine writes "mylan only" usually if you frequent the same pharmacy they will order it for you. My dr used to keep me supplied with sample boxes of brand name ambien but she rarely gets any now. She told me basically the same,that generics rarely are tested for quality,that these overseas generics will flood the market with super cheap products to the point where reputable companies can't compete so they stop making that generic. Its insane that the FDA allows this crap to continue.
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reb Says:
I HAVE BEEN ON THE PUPLE PILL AND IT WORKS JUST FINE. OR IWOULD NOT BE UP AT 2 IN THE MORNING , LOOK HEARS WHAT I WANT TO CAN I TAKE THEMBACK AND ORDER THE ONES I WANT
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Lily Says:
reb, the pharmacy won't take the pills back or issue any refund. One of the big problems with this generic situation - the waste of $ for co-pays for the doctor and for the drug and the trips involved, for nothing. You need to talk to the pharmacist to find out if they can/will order the brand you want. And you need to be clear on the name and dosage of that brand so that you're just asking that one specific question. Hope this helps.
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Red Says:
When I went to pick up zolpidem, two days ago they gave me a new one this time it's a 10 mg. and it is NO GOOD. It's is light purple pill . Put out by Torre
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Ron Says:
Same problem. I feel scammed, or at least cheated, by my Costco pharmacy. They charge the same price as the previous smaller white generic pills I have received for several months. Time to quit taking sleeping pills or switch to the name brand. Maybe by them from Canada, if possible.
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futurerefrence Says:
Same here. Purple ones are fake. I noticed the first time i tried the purple instead of the long white. I look forward to the legal suit since this is interfering with my health, family life, etc. I am ready to change pharmacies. Hope this gets corrected.
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Chris M Says:
Honestly you cant sue them. It likely is zolpidem just with reduced quantity/ quality and bad fillers. Just about the only thing you can do, and what many of us are trying to do, is try to find the specific brand which works best for you. For most of us it was Qualitest, then some greedy company bought Qualitest and discontinued a ton of their meds including ours. But once we all figure out which brand works, then anyone can simply tell their pharmacy which brand they want when refilling. So far since Qualitest, Ive been through Northstar and Mylan. Neither of which has worked remotely acceptably. Next Im going to try Sandoz. And after that possibly Apotex and Aurobindo. Ive already tried Teva and Torrent a while back and those are both never agains.
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