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Clonazepam - Why did Teva stop making their old formula and go to using Actavis brand which is Weak?
Question posted by allsugar50 on 21 Sep 2018
Last updated on 18 November 2023
36 Answers
ArlisT
21 June 2021
TEVA bought out Activis a while back, and stopped making their own clonazepam, and started distributing Activis instead. I was switched to Activis at that time without warning, after taking TEVA exclusively for over 5 years. After a lot of complaints, TEVA did start making their own clonazepam again, and I have been back on TEVA since then. For me, Activis is much inferior to TEVA. When I finally contacted TEVA personally to complain, the representative told me there had been a lot of complaints, and they would be bringing their original back, but was not sure when. I think it was about 6 months after I called them that they did manage to get it back in distribution, and I have been back on it ever since. For the person whose post was dated May 2021, TEVA clonazepam is available now. I get it from CVS, who had a contract with TEVA from the beginning, and TEVA was the only clonazepam they carried.
A lot of pharmacies switch brands on you all the time depending on whatever is cheapest for them - insisting that all brands are the same. The first pharmacy where I got clonazepam was like this, so I have experience with several of the different generics, and I can tell you, as a lot of others can, that this simply is not true. Once when I was with this pharmacy I got TEVA for a while, and I noticed immediately that TEVA was far and away the most effective for me, especially after they later switched me back to some other brand. When I moved to a small town where CVS was the only pharmacy, I started getting TEVA every time until they stopped making it.
Since TEVA brought it back I've been back on it, and this has been at least two years now. Maybe your pharmacy isn't aware they can get TEVA again. If you tell them, they may be willing to order it for you. If they won't, try CVS. You might check other pharmacies, but you have to go in person. They won't tell you over the phone whether they carry it. I don't know why this is, but when CVS first switched my prescription to Activis, I called around to several other pharmacies in towns as far as an hour away from me, to see if they had TEVA, and they all said they couldn't tell me over the phone whether they had a particular brand (this was before I found out the reason CVS didn't have it anymore was that TEVA had just stopped making it. My pharmacist at CVS never told me that, though. I had to find it out on my own.)
chamon
15 Feb 2021
Not sure why it was discontinued. I read they sold the co. and they are supposed to be comparable. However, being forced into this horrific situation caused me to take 3 ambulances, almost die, end up in E.R. psych where I felt so victimized after experiencing mania for several weeks...
In general, the brand name and generic have one thing in common,
THE MAIN INGREDIENT. The binders and fillers can be completely different.
I do not feel they are the same as I, too, was fine for 30 years.
They dont have the right to play with our lives, especially during a Pandemic.
Perhaps if enough people complain to FDA, Attorney General, and sue the Manufacturer they will UNDERSTAND!
Msrhodes
21 May 2021
Hi, I took TEVA for many years and then my world crashed when TEVA stopped making clonazepam. I want to start a class action law suit against TEVA for our pain and suffering. Please get on board I'm mad as hell. Three hospital visits, you poor thing. I sure hope I hear back from. Lets do this.
Take Care
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nosok12
2 April 2020
I tried the .5 Tevas and they didnt seem to work as well for me either. I'm using 1mg Solco and they do the trick. Does anyone have any luck with the new Teva 1mg as that's what my pharmacist can get. I would like to continue the Solco brand...
Bowie55
2 April 2020
I've tried to go back to the .5 from Accord. I just can't tolerate it at all. And now Accord brand is causing all kinds of problems including ringing ears, weight gain and gastric reflux. I'm in real trouble with no way out.
nosok12
2 April 2020
So you have tried the the newer Tevas?
Bowie55
2 April 2020
Yes. I went back to the .5 Teva brand that was perfect for me for 20 years! But after 18 months on Accord I went into severe withdrawal and had to return to Accord. After trying twice, each time I returned to Accord I would get severe back pain with a new side effect. This is the dark side of Clonazepam. I guess it doesn't happen to everyone, but one other post on here complained of the same thing. I'm staying with Accord. Unless of course it is discontinued because it's made in China, and is discontinued because of COVID 19.
nosok12
2 April 2020
My mom just got a refill with the Teva green 833. She was on them before and were the best. She just reported to me that she feels that they are still good and she slept the best that she had in a long time last night. I'm going to try them and I will report back... Everyone responds differently hopefully these work.
Mickey1234Sherman-1
28 Feb 2020
February 28, 2020
Picked up my clonazepam prescription and the pharmacist told me it was Teva manufacturer.
I've been using the yellow, Activis for a few months since Teva was bought out, and is also been weak, but apparently this Teva is not the same as Teva USA. It's weaker and not as effective at all. Not as bad as Accord, but about the same as the yellow Actavis pill that I had previously been using a month or so ago. I feel like we are all just at the mercy of these big pharmaceutical companies and I'm so sick of it. I don't know who to contact or what to do, but this is a matter of life and death. This Teva brand has a marking of 833 green not the same as the old green though. Anyone else?
19ycamrahp
29 Feb 2020
So why do we all have to be at the Mercy of these Pharmaceutical's that don't do what they said they were going to do??? What is the next step??? Keep calling Teva & complaining that their New Teva that was supposed to be the same, & it's NOT the same. Are you all ready for another Rte. with this Teva green pill that used to work so well. I don't dream anymore with the Crap I'm on. I have 2 Dr.s to see because I tried so many other's, & they didn't work. I went threw Misery for about a Yr. !!!
Matt43
1 March 2020
Maybe ask your doctor for the Yellow .5mg Teva. I take those and they are exactly the same as the old Teva 100%.
Shawnsem1
1 March 2020
I also use the yellow 0.5 teva and they are the same I cant speak about the 1mg green teva I know actavis was crap along with accord brand. Teva is much better then all the others
19ycamrahp
3 March 2020
Thank you, thank you for your response, You don't know how you have saved my Life. May God bless you for telling me about the yellow Teva that work's just like the 'OLE" Teva.
Klonz
6 March 2020
Hi all-just switched right new Teva after trying to get it for 6 months! I feel kinda foggy/groggy and it’s freaking me out.
Did anyone else experience this and will it go away and when?
19ycamrahp
24 March 2020
I was given the Yellow 0.5 mg Clonazepam & those Pills make me very Dizzy, for hr.s, I'm unable to change my prescription to the Clonazepam Green Pill's from Teva, because The Dr. said I have to finish the current Yellow 0.5 mg Clonazepam before I can have it changed again. Found the Green 833 1 mg. Clonazepam at Walgreens. But, other people are saying it doesn't work as well. And the Clonazepam R64 was working great from Purepac-(Teva) & my Walmart pharmacy stopped carrying that one too. I get some thing that work's & they take it away. I've going thru so much of not getting enough sleep since Dec. 2018. IF you can Help me. Please leave a comment, Thank-You so much.
Shawnsem1
24 March 2020
Our bodies have to change the yellow Teva and 0.5mg work fine but your brain has to adjust they are the same give it time I cant speak for the green 1mg I dont use them
Inactive
29 March 2020
I take the 2mg. My Pharmacy has both versions of Teva clonazepams. Im about 3 months into my change from Actavis. I take 4mg at bedtime and the new teva clonazepam has been working for the most part i can't say much bad about it. They do start to stop working as well for sleep. I wake up few hours after it initially puts me to sleep. Took one Teva 2mg with one Actavis 2mg and i have to say that it's better then 4mg of teva by itself. Very quick to put me to sleep. Tried 2 Actavis for a few days at night and it worked i just woke up an hour earlier then normal after 3 days. Went back to Teva 4mg at night. I'm starting to like one of each at night when i start having issues. Just letting everyone know. I've always taken the 2mg strength so i can't comment on any other strengths.
19ycamrahp
29 March 2020
The 2 Yellow 0.5 Clonazepam that I take at night with my Trazodone 200 mg, make's very Dizzy, I've been on them for over a week, The Dizziness has gotten worse, fell today. My Dr. won't get me off these Pill's until 3 week's has gone by. Please Help me, someone.
Peg0729
16 Feb 2020
I don't have an answer, but I agree that the new Teva brand Clonazepam 1 mg are different than the ones that I took prior to Teva taking it off the market. The texture is hard, as it will not melt in your mouth as the previous clonazepam did. You have to chew it and in my opinion it doesn't work as well. I am up all night. I was so excited when I heard that Teva was bringing back clonazepam, but it doesn't work the same as it did prior. Why? What has changed in the formula?
KEE33
16 Feb 2020
I feel the same exact way. It is 100% better than the Activas (which was the only one I could take when the Teva went off the market) but the new "old" formula is NOT the same as it was before. I do not get the same feeling off of it like before whatsoever. I have heard nothing changed within the formula except that they didn't put a score line in these new ones due to having to distinguish the difference in the "look" of them since bringing it back to the market. I read somewhere that they didn't add as much of the K9? I think is what it is called in this new formula, which I also read was what kept the medication working for longer periods of time. All I know is that it is better than the Activas but it isn't the same as before. I have been on it long enough to become adjusted (since late September). My anxiety is still really bad. I do notice a HUGE difference if I take it on an empty stomach with a full glass of water, it seems to work much better. But it still doesn't last as long. Just what I have experienced so far...
TIA925
17 Feb 2020
I agree that if you take it on an empty stomach it WORKS. Finally Walmart who distributes McKesson (who distributes TEVA klonopin) is carrying now in the Tampa area. They had to order it for me and my dr had to prescribe as medically necessary.
Thank god it’s back. I’ve tried valium and lorazepam and NOTHING. my dr has been super understanding. It may not last quite as long but it’s effective for the time it does work. I’m so relieved y’all!
Mimi_13
9 March 2020
I agree with you. Here it is 3AM and I am wide awake. There is no sedating or feeling of calm affect with these. I was doing unbelievable well on the Activas brand and now my life has been turned upside down. What is going on? Anyone else having trouble with sleep?
MartyGail
15 Nov 2019
Thank God, CVS in Florida now carries the new .5 mg TEVA Klonopin! Pharmacist suggested putting "dispense as NDC 00093 0832 05 on script. I hope this helps you all. Thank you TEVA for listening to the patients. I have a neurological condition that requires Klonopin. I take 1 mg but will wait for that to re-appear. I was in hospital recently and would not take their generic. Keep calling TEVA at 1-888-2872, option 3 and then 5. Or 1-800-545-8800, same options. They are very helpful. They can also give info on the other dosages and when released to suppliers.
Bowie55
19 Nov 2019
Hi all!
Guess what? I just got a new prescription for Clonazepam. I recently discovered a tiny independent pharmacy right by my house. I took my prescription there and they told me they have been dispensing TEVA all along!!! They told me it has never been discontinued, only the numbers have changed in it. He did say it might affect me differently. They were so kind. Not like any other place I've ever been! I've got it but I'm so afraid to take it for great of bad side effects and will have to return to Accord.
RockerJ
6 Nov 2019
Hey y’all I did just get a refill of the original formula of Teva Clonazepam from Walgreens. They had to special order it for me and it was in within two days. They are the 1 mg pill that are green and they say Teva with the 833 number. However I was on the Mylan 1 mg green tablets that were a miracle for me. They worked tremendously. I have tried every manufacturer so far and I don’t know why none of them are working. Only the Mylan worked and I asked thHowever I was on the myelin 1 mg green tablets that were a miracle for me. They worked tremendously. I have tried every manufacturer so far and I don’t know why none of them are working. Only the Mylan worked and I asked The pharmacist why there could be, and she told me it’s because of the different fillers, but I also believe it has a lot to do with how much of the active ingredient each manufacturer is putting in there. The Teva are not working for me like I was hoping to God they would.
I have tried the namebrand Roche, Solco, Actavis, Accord... they are all crap imo compared to Mylan. All the new Teva does for me is make me tired whereas the Mylan would give me energy and take away all my anxiety and depression. The Teva I am sleeping all day on and it’s affecting my job and everything. My ears have a high pitch ringing since stopping the Mylan m, which is an indication of withdrawal symptoms. When I tried the name brand, I had to take 3mg vs 1mg of the Mylan, and they would slightly work at that amount, but then I was gaining weight in the first week of almost 8-10 lbs of water weight. I am really pissed at Mylan because they gave us no indication a year and a half ago that they were discontinuing the medication and they said it is permanently discontinued. I am going to try other alternatives now like buspirone and possibly TMS therapy to get through this. I wish you all the best of luck and my prayers are with every one of you because I know what it’s like to go through all of this. But Teva did in fact bring their original formula back and it is now available so ask your pharmacist to special order it or see if your prescription drug Company which I have CVS CAREMARK can order it and mail it to you because they are able to usually get any manufacturer as long as they are being made. Go to Tevagenerics.com and you can see they are getting rid of the Actavis and bringing back the original formula.
Klonopinkills
6 Oct 2019
Are you all talking about the 1mg or are you having bad reactions to. 5mg as well? Also to answer the question, the .5mg is scored and made in Israel. The 1mg is unscored and made in Czech Republic. Neither of the new ones work for me. I've tried both. They are toxic.
Benzhell99
6 Oct 2019
Yes I 100 percent agree with you we all should call and complain before in more danger
Shawnsem1
6 Oct 2019
Both are made in Czech Rebublic the 1mg are not scored the 0.5 mg are scored just like the old ones were if people are feeling groggy maybe it's because our body's just got use to actavis formula I never ran out of the 0.5 mg I drove everywhere to get the last of them just got my new 0.5mg filled I just hope they work the same as before
Klonopinkills
6 Oct 2019
Have you seen the box for the .5mg to see if they are made in Czech republic? I spoke with a medical representative at Teva that says the
.5mg are made in Israel. Either way, I only feel good when I take the old Teva that I saved from 2018. When I take the new ones, I feel like death and go into acute withdrawal.
Benzhell99
6 Oct 2019
I highly doubt that’s the case I have many side effects, bad bad ones! This is NOT the same formula. Getting used to it isn’t the issue
Shawnsem1
6 Oct 2019
Yes I asked to see the bottle when the pharmacy filled with the new 0.5mg they are made in Czech republic also I'm 100 percent sure the ndc is the same and they look the same I hope they work the same what were you taking before the new 0.5mg that just was re released old stuff might not be as powerful as the new stuff
Klonopinkills
6 Oct 2019
Benzhell99 , same here! What side effects are you having? It's hard to even describe how bad mine are. I'm getting horrible chemical and psychological anxiety that surges through all my mind and muscles. It's making me really weak. I feel like I'm dragging myself around, can't lift my arms. I feel confused and poisoned.
Shawnsem1
6 Oct 2019
What side effects are you having and what were you taking before the new ones came back what's different about them are you taking .5 or 1mg and what generic did you take before
Klonopinkills
6 Oct 2019
Shawn, I was taking old Teva up until the new ones came out. Fortunately I am always overprescribed my medication in case of an emergency such as that one where it was discontinued or if I'm ever cut off. I still have a few days left of the old which I've been taking because I can't handle the new ones. Anyway, I made a direct switch to the new, and I go back and forth between them, so I know that there is a stark difference.
Klonopinkills
6 Oct 2019
I've tried both the new 1mg and the new .5mg. I had my doctor give me a px for both. They are both terrible in different ways.
Benzhell99
6 Oct 2019
Yes I was able to do the same! I have been having bad chest pains, burning skin, mental breakdowns. You name it! I literally said I feel like I’m being poisoned... what the hell is in this !!!
Trinabent
6 Oct 2019
Thanks all for posting. I’ve tried my best to get the new Tevas but can’t. This is very troublesome to say the least. The old Tevas were miracle workers and the new ones sound toxic. Frightening.
Shawnsem1
6 Oct 2019
Then I guess someone needs to call Teva again I have not taken the new ones yet but pretty scared to to be honest I hope I dont have these side effects I guess everyone is different idk its gonna be hell If it doesnt work I only take 0.5 2 times a day and also take 20mg of lexapro at night
Klonopinkills
6 Oct 2019
Someone here said the government interfered with the quality of overall klonopin production? What evidence is there of that? Or is it just a theory?
Klonopinkills
6 Oct 2019
Has anyone here tried the new .5mg?
Inactive
6 Oct 2019
I have taken the .5. I take I tablet before bed. Feel asleep fine. Woke up a little more groggy and spacey and that lasted throughout the day. First day the worst, 2nd day better. Took Actavis just to adjust 3rd night. Fell asleep fine on that but still woke up next day kinda groggy and out of it. Debating on just taking Actavis for next year until all this settles out.
Inactive
6 Oct 2019
Here’s the deal. Teva already went back to their “old formula” after either complaints or whatever. They aren’t gonna to jack going foreword unless it’s done by the FDA. So either we adjust to Teva, keep with Actavis till supply runs out, find another generic or go to brand.
Chimihoffa
6 Oct 2019
If you guys do call TEVA, tell them we want the TRUE original formula back that they made for decades. It was the perfect clonazepam with 0 side effects ever.
They reformulated their original formula in Nov 2015 (confirmed by their customer service at the time), and their K has been hot garbage ever since. Extreme tiredness, weaker anxiolytic effect, and other problems.
Old stock of the true original formula was still hanging around for a year or two after the reformulation was introduced, and you can't tell any difference by looking at them.
Anyway, unless the true original formula comes back, Teva K is a waste of time imo.
Shawnsem1
6 Oct 2019
i have been taking it way before 2015 and i have not notice a difference between the two this is for the 0.5mg i have yet to take the new one that was just released has anyone else tried the New Teva in 0.5mg and gave it a chance what are the side affects just feeling groggy i suffer from panic disorder so as long as i don't have that ill be ok with that the 0.5mg look the same as before just shiny and new but i did not get a list of the ingredients
Bowie55
6 Oct 2019
We're screwed.
Klonopinkills
7 Oct 2019
Please ask to speak with a medical specialist at teva and report that the new formula is different. They need to know. I did so this morning. Also ask to speak with quality assurance.
Shawnsem1
7 Oct 2019
is this for the 1mg or 0.5 mg that people are having a issue with
Shawnsem1
7 Oct 2019
How are they toxic ?
Inactive
8 Oct 2019
I switched back to Actavis. Not gonna go through this all over again. Tried a couple days. Never felt great. Was on the 0.5. I’ll wait if Teva gets its act together with the new “old formula”
Inactive
8 Oct 2019
I switched back to Actavis. Not gonna go through this all over again. Tried a couple days. Never felt great. Was on the 0.5. I’ll wait if Teva gets its act together with the new “old formula”
Shawnsem1
11 Oct 2019
Just to let everyone know I have been on 0.5mg of the new teva and they work just fine no different from before at least for me I have been on it front days now and no issues
GAGirl1981
16 Oct 2019
Have you ever thought that your body has to adjust to the TEVA brand again and that you have to let the Actavis brand get completely out of your system? I was on Actavis for 3 months and I know it builds up in the system so therefore it is going to take time to completely leave the body as you are also readjusting to the TEVA brand again. I have only been on it going on 2 days now. I have had this issue before when I was not on any Clonazepam at all and when I restarted it took a while to get the euphoric peaceful calm feelings back.
Harmony22
19 Oct 2019
The 1mg are made in the Czech Republic and Israel. I called and asked. The 2mg are made in the Czech Republic. Not sure where the .5mg are made. Will be picking mine up tomorrow. I believe that the body has to readjust to this formulation.
K 4
13 Nov 2019
Hi Friends, Have been on the 0.5 new formula for a week and the sedation and fog head started. Plus some breakthrough panic. Original never made me sedated, had more clarity and alertness from it. Eight long months, expected it to be the same but it is not. Going back to brand name by Genentech
Inactive
4 Oct 2019
Just got the old Teva 0.5mg yesterday. Was on it for 15 years until the debacle of Actavis. Can definitely tell that my body got used to Actavis. Most all of us are gonna have to go through the adjustment process again
KEE33
4 Oct 2019
I agree. I was on Teva for 20 years and had so much trouble getting "used" to the Activas. It never made me feel like the Teva did. Now that I have the Teva back, it isn't making me feel the way that it used to at ALL. I was told by customer service that the formula wasn't changed. It is making me feel VERY sedated. When before it never did that. I am hoping it is just that my body has to adjust.
Inactive
4 Oct 2019
Our expectations were so high on getting the old formula back that it was almost impossible for the expectations to live up to the reality. I’m def more groggy today but also I am paying way to much attention to how and what my body is feeling/doing instead of just going throughout my day. Also whenever you mess with the manufacturer and supply chain things will always be different. Body has to adjust to the povidone again and how old formula works through body.
KEE33
4 Oct 2019
True words ♡ Hopefully it will be a good transition for all of us
Harmony22
4 Oct 2019
I am still waiting on my CVS to get Teva here in North Florida. I am remaining optimistic that it is the old formula. It may take our bodies to readjust to the original formula. Hope everyone will get reacclimated and soon!
Inactive
4 Oct 2019
Just so everyone has a heads up. They discontinued the Actavis brand today so no matter if you loved or hated the brand it’s time to adjust. Just got off the phone with Teva. 0.5 Actavis gone. And 1mg as well.
CurtC
4 Oct 2019
I’m in West Texas and my pharmacy claims they cannot get Teva! They use McKesson and Teva said McKesson got them mid-August. I’m now stuck with Accord for a month. But... I already know they won’t be the old formula. I’m 99.9% sure the FDA forced the Pharma Companies to change them somehow. Probably added an anti-euphoric to them so kids won’t use them to get high. The changed alprazolam also. They are all like taking an OTC sleeping pill and trying to stay awake. Teva changed the NDC# and removed the score line so there will be a physical difference between the 2 versions. It makes NO sense that 5 manufacturers quit making these within a 30 day time frame. I’ll know... if I can ever get them. The original did NOT sedate me. If the new ones do, I’ll know they aren’t the same...
KEE33
4 Oct 2019
The euphoria for me isn't there. That was the word I couldn't find.
Inactive
4 Oct 2019
McKesson has them. My pharmacy, not CVS or Walgreens but local pharmacy was able to get them. Just made them actually look up the NDC#. He couldn’t find them at first but eventually found them.
Benzhell99
4 Oct 2019
I’ve been on this for two weeks now and I actually had quite a bit of reserves of Teva so I didn’t have to use activists too much but I did have to switch between dosages of my back ups and it was tiny crumbs here and there so I think that I can give you a more accurate answer when it comes to readjusting and when it comes to the difference between the formulas I won hundred percent believe that the formula is not the same it is very sedating and it is 100% true that the euphoric feeling and overall calm feeling that you instantly get is not there At ALL. In fact I feel like I’m actually going through with drawl since I started taking this new formula from the old Teca formulas ...
I just don’t know where to go from here I guess complaining about it would possibly be a start because this definitely isn’t the same thing at all I don’t think it’s about your body adjusting to it I just think that this is not made the exact same way that it was used to being made.. I was so excited to finally get this medication but now I just feel like it’s a horrible mistake and pointless in general because it’s not what we used to take the longer you guys take this I feel like you’re going to agree I don’t think it’s an adjustment thing
Benzhell99
4 Oct 2019
Not trying to make anyone feel less optimistic but just trying to keep it honest and real
Inactive
4 Oct 2019
I really hope your wrong. I truly do. Because if your right then we are in a jam. Best of luck to all. I can only hope it’s just a re adjustment because the latter is gonna be much worse.
KEE33
5 Oct 2019
Did any of you get a print out of the ingredients? I didn't when I got mine from the pharmacy. I plan to call customer service tomorrow and ask why it seems that I am not getting the same effect as I did before if this is the original formula and nothing was changed. Something doesn't seem right about this...
Matt43
5 Oct 2019
Is the .5 mg scored?
Shawnsem1
6 Oct 2019
yes the 0.5 mg is scored
Inactive
8 Oct 2019
Nobody realizes until they try a different clonazepam how good Actavis clonazepam and other medications are. I haven't tried either the new or old Teva clonazepam. If it's better then Actavis I'll be happy.
Shawnsem1
9 Oct 2019
So I took the new 0.5mg tonight and I put myself into a panic attack because I was afraid of it not working it seems to be ok for now I will give it more time it does feel a bit different but I could just be me or my anxiety working up also I have only taken it once the 0.5mg so when actavis runs out what choice do we have in have never taken the actavis so idk what the change of that feels like
Inactive
10 Oct 2019
Talked to my Pharmacist today, their warehouse has lots of Actavis in stock. Might just stick on Actavis untill you can all decide whether the medication is good quality. I have had neither Teva clonazepam formulas.
I also talked to Teva before my Pharmacy and they discontinued Actavis clonazepam completely. So i sure hope the medication works. And people stop talking crazy about the new teva clonazepam cause eventually the Actavis will be gone. I hope Teva is just a better medication.
Inactive
10 Oct 2019
I take 2mg 834's though so I'm sure I'll be alright when I do have to change.
Inactive
10 Oct 2019
I might just stick with Actavis until i don't have a choice. It takes atleast a week or two for our body to get used to any different inactive ingredients. I feel discouraged by some people Does anyone else take more then 5mg a day?
-_- yeah... well I'm hoping to hear some good feedback on the new Czech tevas. Keep the feedback coming.
Klonopinkills
16 Oct 2019
I went straight from old Teva to new teva. They are not even close to being the same pill. I've been trying to get used to the new Teva for three weeks. It has put me into a serious acute withdrawal and made me so weak I can't do anything. I had to switch to the .5mg today and try those again.
Willye32
24 Oct 2019
I have been on the teva for 20 years until it switched to the actavis/teva which i been on for the past year or so and my panic attacks have been at and all time high i have been taking 1 mg 2-3 times per day for over 20 years i thought it was maybe the timeframe and i needed to adjust to take more but was going to wait until the old teva came back before i adjusted what stores carry the old brand?
Shawnsem1
6 Nov 2019
0.5mg teva is working great for me no issues
Rebecca Lynn
23 Sep 2019
Can someone explain all this to me. My son is taking Clonazepam, and after reading all this, it looks like he is taking the Actavis brand because, on his pill, it says "R34" on one side, and "Clonazepam" on the other. He is supposed to be taking 2 mg a day, but is taking 1/2 pill 3 times a day. He is afraid to increase to the last 1/2 pill... because he feels that he will get immune to all the 2 mg, and will need an increase. I already see a difference in him in 3 months, that he should be taking that other 1/2. But he's trying to hold out. What is the difference between Teva and Actavis... which one is more difficult to get off of if he wants to try a different one. Is Actavis more watered down that it wears off faster? What other med is good substitution? One time he got a blue pill, and said it worked better... which company could this one be? He takes it for his anxiety, and not being able to settle down.
He also takes Olanzipine, which makes him totally constipated.
Shawnsem1
23 Sep 2019
the blue pill i think that your talking about is made by Solco or something like that which is a good brand but they no longer make them anymore TEVA is the best generic by far Your son knows his body better then anyone else its hard to get off any benzo type of drug period but depending on what he uses is for and if its for anxiety or panic disorder like myself i have been on it for 15 plus years but at 0.5 mg 2 times a day Teva bought out Actavis and Actavis medication is Trash when it comes to clonazepam in my opinion but Teva is made a lot better and you have to take less then the other generic brand names hope this helps good luck
Shawnsem1
23 Sep 2019
and yes Actavis is weaker and you have to take more of it which can lead to issues Stick With TEVA USA not TEVA/ACTAVIS = JUNK
Rebecca Lynn
23 Sep 2019
Thank you Shawn... Will he have to ask the Doctor to give him Teva, or can we just ask the pharmacy for that brand?
Shawnsem1
23 Sep 2019
Ask both
CurtC
27 Sep 2019
It is good that he is staying down to 1.5 mg/day! Keep refilling them every 30 days so he has a “cushion”... just in case.
I have Post Traumatic Stress and for me, clonazepam is a miracle drug. It allows me to live normally and sleep well. It is a benzodiazepine and as such is addictive! But if need be, it can be weaned off of slowly. Because of the benzodiazepine base, no particular brand is easier/harder to quit taking.
Generics affect people differently, but it is generally considered that TEVA is far and away the best. Activis works well for some, but not many. I have read that Activis is going off market, however TEVA has just begun remaking them. TEVA is stronger (my opinion) and work much better for me. Don’t worry about changing to TEVA, they will be fine. Stay away from Accord and Solco as these are horrible generic products.
Hope your son does well and I hope this helped a little.
Rebecca Lynn
28 Sep 2019
Thank you so much for your input.
Benzhell99
21 Sep 2019
THEY ARE IN VIRGINIA just got some, MD- PA- DE WILL NOT GET
THEM SOON . U have to travel
!!!
Benzhell99
21 Sep 2019
UPSTATE NY, MA, and certain parts of PA. Call Teva they can give
A list! Speak to manager she is a blessing
Shawnsem1
21 Sep 2019
Is this for 0.5mg or 1mg ? I need 0.5mg
Benzhell99
21 Sep 2019
1mg!! But 0.5 were sent out recently, might
Take a little longer for those to get in.
CurtC
21 Sep 2019
You got some? Are they REALLY the original TEVA formula... as in they actually work?
CurtC
21 Sep 2019
You actually got an Rx filled? Are they truly the original TEVA formula, in other words do they work correctly?
Shawnsem1
22 Sep 2019
What part of VA what Pharmacy please and thanks
Benzhell99
22 Sep 2019
Hampton VA and yes same
Formula. !!! Green and everything
Shawnsem1
22 Sep 2019
Thank you
Shawnsem1
22 Sep 2019
What pharmacy?
Inactive
22 Sep 2019
Please help us get the 2mg pill back everyone. Those of us that take 6mg a day and more really need people to keep calling untill all three pills are back. 1-888-838-2872. Option 3 then 5. Please ask for the original 2mg TEVA 834 formula. I beg everyone. I've been calling to hopefully get everyone our medicine back. It's working for you guy's but hasn't for us 2mg users :( so i humbly ask people still call. I call regularly but i need help. Thanks to all for the help that are staying on them. And i encourage people who have got their medicine to still call for people like me. Bring back 2mg original formula. Thanks again.
GAGirl1981
24 Sep 2019
GA has them too. I don't think it matters what state you are in but I was told that it was shipped to all distributors. It just depends on what distributor your Pharmacy uses. I haven't called my pharmacy yet because I can't get another prescription until October anyway but the distributor they use does have TEVAs formula because I personally called them. McKesson is who my pharmacy uses. My Pharmacist did tell me to call them a few weeks before my next appointment so that they can get it ordered for me.
GAGirl1981
24 Sep 2019
GA has them too. I don't think it matters what state you are in but I was told that it was shipped to all distributors. It just depends on what distributor your Pharmacy uses. I haven't called my pharmacy yet because I can't get another prescription until October anyway but the distributor they use does have TEVAs formula because I personally called them. McKesson is who my pharmacy uses. My Pharmacist did tell me to call them a few weeks before my next appointment so that they can get it ordered for me.
Trinabent
26 Sep 2019
Thanks for the info on McKesson. My pharmacy uses Cardinal and of course can’t get them... I wonder if Teva is going to ship to Cardinal too? Does anyone know? Thank you!
GAGirl1981
29 Sep 2019
You can call TEVA and see if they have plans on sending any to that distributor. Or your Pharmacy may have to call that distributor and request that they order it from TEVA.
Benzhell99
3 Oct 2019
Does anyone that has been taking the new formula feel like it’s different or no... I don’t feel like it’s the same
Inactive
4 Oct 2019
Just got them. So tough to tell because our expectations were so high that no matter what they were never gonna live up to what was. Definitely more groggy and can tell body is adjusting yet again from Actavis to Teva
Shawnsem1
4 Oct 2019
I got the 0.5mg they are the exactly the same looking score and all maybe the 1mg are different I have not taken a new 0.5mg yet I was taking what I had left stashed of the old teva 0.5mg they look the same I hope they work the same anyone take the 0.5mg yet ?
Shawnsem1
9 Oct 2019
I just took the new 0.5mg teva I feel that it's working ok I have never switch generics I took what I had left over from teva but I doo feel a little different kinda like it's not working but I have only had 1 pill so I will give it more time and see if it works anyone else try it ?
JG8710
18 Sep 2019
I went to get my lovely actavis refilled yesterday (already gone up a milligram on that crap, now maxed out) and they only had half of my prescription saying the rest was “unavailable” I called teva right away thinking oh great here we go again, the man I spoke to told me the teva model is back, but that wholesalers must first “run through the supply of a actavis first.” I’m happy yet pissed because make up your minds already, and get the TEVA on the shelves. Luckily I found a pharmacy (knock on wood) that has over 300 bottles of the actavis in stock so I don’t have to go to the accord brand until teva hits the shelves, but 300 bottles... going to be a while before I see the TEVA ones again, and I also had to have my psychiatrist phone in a new prescription to the diff pharmacy...
If one more pharmacist tells me it’s the same med just “diff brand” I’m going to sit there and say you take it for 13 years and then come talk to me... ugh teva, boneheaded move in the first place, and I truly won’t believe it’s back until it’s in my hand...
GAGirl1981
19 Sep 2019
I personally called the distributor that my Pharmacy uses and since I am not the Pharmacy or a Pharmacist with an account with them they were limited in what they could tell me. They do have TEVA formula but she confirmed that it is true that before they can release it to the Pharmacies that there are protocols that have to take place. Once those protocols/processes are complete then they will make it available for the Pharmacy to order it. And that it can take a while for those protocols to be completed. She told me that my pharmacy can call them and they can give them more detailed information.
GAGirl1981
19 Sep 2019
This was last week when I called.
Suza2711
11 Jan 2020
Hi...
I was very happy with the Actavis. I'm really scared of switching back to the TEVA brand if they've changed it. So many people here have said bad things about TEVA. Actavis really works well for me and I don't know what I'm going to do when it finally runs out everywhere. I found a CVS here in the Tampa Bay area that has 6 bottles of Actavis (not sure how many come in the bottle... hopefully a lot!!). The pharmacist was SO WONDERFUL and actually said she's going to hold it back for me as best as she could and also keep ordering it until they tell her she cannot get it again. It took some convincing but she said once she runs out she will special order the TEVA brand for me (it's also written on my prescription). Although I'm fairly certain she won't be able to order Actavis anymore at this point. It's the entire reason I transferred my prescription from my previous CVS to this one.
I'm a little shocked to have found a wonderful woman like this at a CVS. My only other option was a small pharmacy who said they have the TEVA brand in stock and I could absolutely come in and they were willing to work with me to get the help I need. I actually wonder since this is such a small pharmacy if they have the "old" TEVA formula.
In any case, would you mind telling me HOW you found a pharmacy that has so many bottles of Actavis? I mean, when she said 6 I was simply floored. I would actually drive out of state to find a place that has 300 bottles of Actavis.
My doctor has prescribed me six 0.5 mg/day even though I take 4-5.5 a day. I'm planning on trying to hoard as much Actavis as possible and slowly transition to the TEVA with my extra Actavis. I'm also considering asking my doctor to even up my dosage so I can receive as many as possible. He also wrote me a script for the 1 mg Actavis in case I can find THAT somewhere.
I JUST joined this site today so I could reply to these messages. So, I don't know if there's an option to PM people or even email privately I'd very much like to hear more about this place that has 300 bottles (granted I know you wrote this months ago). I know you probably don't want to give up your location/exact pharmacy (for so many reasons). But, if you can at least reply I would be very grateful.
Many thanks!
Matt43
11 Jan 2020
Don’t worry at all about what others on here are saying about the new Teva, they are in the minority, trust me, it’s the exact same formula as before. I’ve been on it for 2 months and I got my old life back. They’re perfectly fine.
Suza2711
5 May 2020
Thank you for your comment. My pharmacy finally ran through those 6 bottles and now I'm going to switch in a week (they had 60 actavis). Stupidly, CVS doesn't carry and can't order TEVA so I will have to transfer it to Walmart or Walgreens or whoever is working with McKesson (according to TEVA CVS isn't... even if it's written on your script). Anyway... I didn't see your message until now but it made me feel better bc I was thinking about calling everyone to see if they had any Actavis left. I still might but I have faith...
GAGirl1981
8 Sep 2019
I just spoke to someone on the 6th and they said that the 1 mg has been shipped out to ALL of the distributors/wholesalers. Said it may not be available for the pharmacy to order and dispense yet because there may be some processes that they have to go through before they can make it available. Said that even though it is an old drug that use to be on the market when they discontinued making it and reintroduced it back it is basically considered a new drug even though it's not. It is their previous formula but is looked at as a new drug because it had been off the market.
Bowie55
9 Sep 2019
I just spoke to TEVA. The .5 was released last week! It should be in pharmacies in a couple weeks she said, but didn't know which ones. Hoping the major pharmacies will have it or order it.
GAGirl1981
9 Sep 2019
Highly doubt it will be in pharmacies that fast. Pharmacies don't even have the 1 mg in yet and they were supposedly released several weeks ago to the distributors, the distributors have to go through a process before making available for pharmacies to dispense it to patients. So it may not even be made available for many more weeks.
Shawnsem1
16 Sep 2019
I tried to find 0.5mg today no luck this is such crap
GAGirl1981
17 Sep 2019
It's a possibility that the distributors are still going through protocols before making it available to pharmacies. I was told that can take a while to do. They do that for all new drugs, even though TEVA formula is not old since it was discontinued and taken off the market, and now they are bringing it back it is essentially considered a new drug. It may not be until October until Pharmacies can get it. Also your Pharmacy may have to call their distributor and get it ordered for you, that is what mine is going to have to do because they don't normally carry it. Your Dr may have to write TEVA brand necessary. But I am still thinking they are going through protocols. You can call TEVA and ask what distributors they have shipped to. But I was told it had been sent to all of them.
JG8710
18 Sep 2019
I was told “before teva hits shelves they have to run through the supply of actavis” which does in a reality make sense, why would a big pharma company want to lose money on pills they already made, they need their billions!!! if true that could be a long wait tho depending on pharmacy/wholesaler
7788
4 Sep 2019
Glad I found this thread... pretty much the same story as most of you. Long term user of Teva Clonazepam, with excellent results... little to no side effects. Life has been turned upside down since they shutdown. I've tried every generic, none of them worked... I even went through withdrawal on one. My Doctor demanded I get name brand Klonopin (Roche?) I believe is the manufacturer... knocked me on my ass. Really strong, put me to sleep. I really hope Teva is back soon, no pharmacy here has it. Accord is all I hear (this is the worst one of anything I tried, completely useless). Hang in there everyone, going through this though, honestly I'm considering tapering off the medication completely. It has really helped me, but this experience has been hell.
GAGirl1981
10 Sep 2019
Try to find out what distributor or distributors your Pharmacy uses. I was told it was shipped out to all distributors. I would think that all would mean every single distributor that carries medication. Regardless it has not been made available to pharmacies yet.
7788
10 Sep 2019
Thanks, I will. Honestly, I've called all the Pharmacies in my area. They could care less for the most part. Kind of a " Don't have TEVA, well we're fully stocked with Accord, and that's what we'll have until it's gone" . I'll probably start going in person, maybe I'll get more help.
Willye32
13 Nov 2019
Its different for everyone obviously a
Gabz1204
18 Nov 2023
Hey what did u end up doing ? I also feel very sick on them ? What ended up working for you ??
Chimihoffa
23 Aug 2019
Des anyone know if they want back to their true original formula that they used for decades, or did they go back to the silent formula revision that was on the market from early 2016 until mid 2018? Both were the yellow 832 pill (for the 0.5mg), so you couldn't tell from looking at them. The latter had a strong chemical smell and acted more like an antihistamine. Just made me tired without helping anxiety as much as the true original formula.
I really hope they went back to the pre-2016 original formula.
RockerJ
6 Nov 2019
The new 1mg Teva they came back with make me tired and agitated. They are terrible for me. I miss my Mylan that got discontinued. I did not know they did a change in 2016. Everyone made the Teva sound like they were a miracle pill, and they are crap for me. Maybe this is why. They shouldn’t be able to change the Med once the FDA approves it. Unbelievable!
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