I can only tolerate half of a 0.5mg clonazepam every 12 hours. Would this be the same for the brand name?
Klonopin - does generic clonazepam work as well as the brand name?
Question posted by Melprime on 26 April 2014
Last updated on 31 January 2023 by dapperdog
11 Answers
dapperdog
31 Jan 2023
I was just changed from Accord clonazepam to Teva clonazepam and it works well. I'm not so groggy in the morning. So apparently Teva is making it again.
Kicavok
1 March 2020
I hate to say this, but stay away from these forums to anyone who is worried that the generics don't work as well. They will mess with your mind via the Placebo Effect! I had a conversation with the pharmacist the other day and she told me that Generics HAVE to be within a margin of around ~ +/- 3% ~ Bio-availability of their brand name counter part. If anyone is getting all the money it's clearly ROCHE! Everyone seems to be flocking to them for comfort since the generics aren't working.
However, I will say that everyone IS different and our bodies react differently to medication formulas so take it with a grain of salt. Don't let the placebo effect get the best of you. If I switched to Roche from TEVA brand 1mg pills ( I take 3mg a day ) it would cost me almost 35 times what I am paying now; no insurance.
Honestly, why are there so many complaints for Clonazepam? Usually, people are picky about Xanax.
7788
3 Sep 2019
I think I can answer this... I've been on Clonazepam for many,many years. The generic brand Teva worked great, never an issue. I was on that all these years, then suddenly they no longer manufactured it. This started a major problem for me. I was forced to use different generics that did absolutely nothing to help, some even put me in withdrawal. My Doctor finally put me on Roche name brand Klonopin. I am doing so much better, and no adverse side effects. Anyone who tells you "they're all the same", is simply ignorant.
benHop1975
13 March 2019
I take much more but only when needed and they can last according on the generic brand up to 3 days without having to take anything for social anxiety. But everybody is so different. Like I may take 4mg at one time. I do not get warm and fuzzy or act different but stress is not a problem. I lead meetings and am a lead engineer and have to be sharp minded every day, but at the same time have to deal with a lot of people etc... So my usage is based on when I have meetings or public speaking. I usually take something again before 3 days without. But have noticed that some generics will not last 3 days and just really have no affect at all. I'm paying more for the name brand this afternoon just as a trial and error and can only answer this after a few days, or actually at the end of the month.
Just remeber the FDA only has makes generic brands meet 80% of the actual ingredient(Klonopin) and then how often do they check each shippment comming in from other countries??? Kind of scary. It could be 10% mixed with Bananas and Squash :) . Please ask this question again in about a month and I'll give my findingand will attempt taking in different quantities etc... Ask around 4-14-2019 and if I see the question I'll give you my break down of what I find.
jellybellybean24
15 Oct 2017
I have been on Klonopin for years for panic attacks, anxiety and stress! My doctor recently authorized for me to have the brand name, instead of the generic I usually received every month. I noticed a big change! Good luck to all
srichey
18 Jan 2019
Do you find the brand is better than the generic?
MissMadiNicole
21 Oct 2016
My husband is a pharmaceutical technician, and has told me that, legally, the brand name and generic medications have to contain the same ingredients, same potencies, and the same exact chemical makeup.
I'm sure there are some exceptions, and the laws may not be the same everywhere. But it may be something to keep in mind. I hope this helps.
steventrebor
21 Feb 2018
Tell your husband to take his lab smock off and compare the actual affect of the two. I am 72 years old. I've been an allergic all of my life. I react to Chicita bananas but when eat a banana that hasn't been sprayed with a chemical I don't. There are people like me that walk this planet whose bodies are far more sophisticated that the instruments used for lab testing. So yes the ingredients might be the same but where they come from and how they were processed can make a huge difference for us.
GwR73
29 Aug 2016
They are all the same chemical structure. Only thing is some companies cut corners to save money.
Camcamlu
14 Jan 2015
Brand name Klonopin by Roche compared with any generic version of is like comparing a BMW with a Ford. The difference is unbelievable. Get brand name whenever your budget allows it
GwR73
29 Aug 2016
Have you tried the Endo brands, they'll have an E on it. I take E65 which is 2 mg clonazapam. I can tell a difference,say with Watson or other generics, but can't tell difference with Roche name brand... Go figure
Ace jackson
7 Jan 2018
Not a ford gt
severely panicked
3 Oct 2014
I firmly believe generic Clonopin does not work as well as namebrand. When taking generic they almost feel like I need double the go to cure my anxiety.
ld261
26 Oct 2014
Hi everyone,
It is October 25, 2014 and as I understand, no one heard about that Klonopin is already on the market.
Now I’m using my last five pills.
What you, Klonopin user, are taking now? My doctor left and I’m in process of find anemone. Whenever I was calling and telling that I take Klonopin (it is funny that many doctors even don’t know that it is not on the market from July), not really want to take me or telling me that they wouldn’t give me Klonopin because it is substance abused medications and they would take off from it.
ld261
8 July 2014
For me brand works, not generic. But today pharmacy told that they stop do it
Genericbrands1
19 July 2014
I feel your pain thats happening to me generic klonopin is not the same and does not work for me period
Camcamlu
14 Jan 2015
Brand name Klonopin by Roche compared with any generic version of is like comparing a BMW with a Ford. The difference is unbelievable. Get brand name whenever your budget allows it
gardnersrus05
20 Sep 2018
I have been taking 1 mg Klonopin for many years. Three months ago my pharmacy started giving me the generic blue C 1 , 1 mg clonazepam. I asked them why they changed brands the following month when I received them again. I told the Pharmacist these particular ones Are Not as effective as the ones I had been getting for the last year there. She said everyone complains about these but The problem is not with these it’s all in Everyones head .. I said excuse me ... I said I have been on these for many years now and I know when something helps me and when something doesn’t , and it’s not in my head. You all are getting a huge discount from these pharmaceutical companies to dish out none effective anxiety medicine.. and I also expressed I did not like them and I did not want them again . Because they aren’t as helpful as the other green ones I was getting for the past year. and what did she do ?she gave them to me again this month.
I was absolutely and extremely very upset ! I was in a rush and I did not check my medication to make sure it had been changed back. So yes they are differences in the potency ..It’s just like most anything you purchase the brand does make a difference. I have a lot of medical problems and I receive about 14 different kinds of medicine each month. And they are making a lot of money off me at this pharmacy . I have already made up my mind because of this issue I am switching pharmacies ... I know my own body and know what works well for me and what doesnt. She sure don’t. So yes there are differences in the potency of the medication! End it all boils down to which company makes that medication and for the pharmacies they want to make as much money as possible ,in my opinion... And this Hometown pharmacy is higher than most other pharmacies and dishing out cheaply made medication. That’s s greed. And apparently they do not care about their patients or they wouldn’t listen to what helps the each patient .Because everyone body etc etc is different .
Diva8029
26 April 2014
Hello
How are you?
I take the generic 1mg and it works fine for me and plus I save money, and honestly it works the same
Melprime
26 April 2014
Have you tried the Brand name as a comparison?
Genericbrands1
19 July 2014
no it does not work the same at all since they stopped selling thebrandname klonopin I feel like I amgoing thre withdrawal so do not say that its all bs and all about the money!!!
ld261
19 July 2014
I agree too. I used Klonopin , but when needed to change the doctor, he presr. generic. It is not work the same. But keep in mind that we are all different and in addition we take some other med. some of them make it difference on Klonopin or generic. I heard that they would start again by October. Too bad that just one company make it.
ld261
3 Oct 2014
I agree too. May be for some it works. It depends why you take it and depends on what else you take it. There is no one answer yes or No. As any other medication, there is works differently to different people.
It is doctor and patient together (if doctor really care about patient) need work together to make that decision.
For me it is not working almost at all, generic and there are some side effects too.
Think why generic cost less? It is some substitutes in that are cheaper, but they can effect on different people differently.
I took one med and had bad side effect, but doctor couldn’t understand, change for other. I still had the same side effect. Until other doctor said, I know why- both those has the same component that give that reaction. And, it was not the main component.
Camcamlu
14 Jan 2015
Brand name Klonopin by Roche compared with any generic version of is like comparing a BMW with a Ford. The difference is unbelievable. Get brand name whenever your budget allows it
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