Re: generic vs. namebrand met
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 15 Nov 2002 11:26:08 -0600 (CST)
I am only able to take Glucophage. I tried Met for one week and all my
symptoms began to come back in full swing. I was miserable. Went back
to glucophage, and now fine ever since.
My current endo says there definitely is a difference between the two
because he has many other patients who cannot tolerate Met as well.
At Thu, 14 Nov 2002, anonymous wrote:
>
>In a recent post concerning someone being unable to handle met, Sonnet
>happened to mention that while she was able to tolerate both the name
>brand and the generic met, only the name brand kind gave her any symptom
>relief.
>
>I am wondering what other's experiences with this have been?
>
>I am wondering because, during the early half of this year, up until the
>last day in May (my last real period), I was having 5-6 week cycles,
>hair was great, etc. In mid-July or so, my hair started falling out, my
>facial hair started getting worse, and by late August, I had not seen
>another period and went back on BCPs, reluctanctly.
>
>I have been blaming this on stress, because I didn't want to accept the
>possibility that maybe the met stops working over time.
>
>BUT it recently occured to me, around late April or early May, that was
>when I ran out of name-brand Glucophage and was switched to generic Met
>by my pharmacy. So my co-pay went from 20 bucks to 7... I was glad.
>But now I am wondering if maybe - just maybe - that was what caused my
>symptoms to come back?
>
>Anyone else had an experience like this? What are others experiences
>with making the switch? Either saw a big difference, positive or
>negative, or saw no difference?
>
>I have a doc appt. next week, I plan to ask about the possibilty of
>going back on the name brand glucophage. I guess it would have to be
>the XR now, they don't mind the regular version in name brand anymore,
>do they?
>
>I really feel like I have to push for this because ... well, my it
>seems like the only other explanation is the met has stopped working,
>and that would be crushing...
>
>- jodi
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