Effexor vs Generic?

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Anonymous
Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
edited June 2014 in Stage III Breast Cancer

 I don't know if I should be asking this on stage III forum, but I'm most comfortable here and usually only post in this forum so I'll ask my stage 3'er sistas.  The pharmacy said my insurance will only allow generic form.  I've been on 75mg for years and I've heard a lot of SE from higher blood levels of the generic are common.  I just can't face any more SE for anything.  Can I ask my PE to prescribe no substitutions?  I really hate this.

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Barb

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  • pupfoster1
    pupfoster1 Member Posts: 1,484
    edited August 2011

    It can't hurt to ask Barb, but hard to say what the insurance company will do.  Try to remember just because someone else gets SE's from it doesn't mean you will.

    Sharon

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited August 2011

    Sherri, Yes, I really get what you're saying.  I am not comfortable about switching so abruptly to generic effexor.  I've been on effexor for a long time and to suddenly change to generic makes me fearful that I will not be able to tolerate it.  The same thing happened to me when I was on Arimidex and insurance changed it to generic.  I just could not tolerate it, and at the same time they changed my effexor to generic.  My onc made them change back to the originals.  Today my doc filled out some paperwork to the insurance in my behalf and the pharmacy is waiting for the insurance to ok itUndecided 

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    Barb

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  • NannaBaby
    NannaBaby Member Posts: 510
    edited September 2011

    I've taken both and couldn't tell the difference... Hope that helps :)

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