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Originally Posted by Brentus
That's always the thing I worry about from being on a brand name med. Just because the drug is the bio-equivalent of the same active ingredient does NOT equal same drug. It can vary up to like 60%, plus fillers and dyes used can change absorption rates for you. Your concern is very valid but, we won't know until we know sadly.
I hope your medicine works out for you. I loved Latuda. It was a miracle drug for me but made me feel awful for about 4 hours after taking it, but then I felt GREAT. I did all I could to offset that but just couldn't handle it. I think it worked a lot better than my Vraylar works now to be honest.
Keep us updated. If you notice signs of instability, I would contact your doctor ASAP and get some advice.
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I see my pdoc Tuesday. I plan to be proactive and ask if I get unstable he can call the pharmacy and request brand only. Decades ago I had a doctor do that for my thyroid med. back then I was clueless but she was an excellent dr who told me that thyroid meds need to be stable and pharmacies tended to fill thyroid meds from various generics from one month to another so it was always changing. That was the first I heard of that.
My poor pdoc is in for an earful. Since I last saw him, my mum died, my housing is up in the air, my cat went blind. On the plus side things have gotten better since the time change, and I joined the senior center.