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Generic Topamax
Tue, 11/07/2006 - 09:28Comments
Re: Generic Topamax
Submitted by kaitlyns on Tue, 2009-06-02 - 15:16
I started taking Topamax back in November 2008 for daily headaches and 2x a week migraines and since then everything has been under control. But then my pharmacy changed me to generic without my approval at all. After taking the generic for 10 days, my headaches were back and I was in terrible pain. I work in a pharmacy and I asked my pharmacist if switching to the generic could be the problem and he said yes. Another pharmacist told me that at one of her other stores, they switched many of the patients to generic. A LOT of them came back complaining that their headaches had come back since being on the generic Topamax. I'm going back on the brand. I would NOT reccomend switching to the generic if you have had good results with the brand. I knows it's expensive (I pay $40 a month for the brand) but if it works for me, it's worth it.
I started taking Topamax back in November 2008 for daily headaches and 2x a week migraines and since then everything has been under control. But then my pharmacy changed me to generic without my approval at all. After taking the generic for 10 days, my headaches were back and I was in terrible pain. I work in a pharmacy and I asked my pharmacist if switching to the generic could be the problem and he said yes. Another pharmacist told me that at one of her other stores, they switched many of the patients to generic. A LOT of them came back complaining that their headaches had come back since being on the generic Topamax. I'm going back on the brand. I would NOT reccomend switching to the generic if you have had good results with the brand. I knows it's expensive (I pay $40 a month for the brand) but if it works for me, it's worth it.
Re: Generic Topamax
Submitted by vahnaa on Sun, 2008-10-05 - 00:44
I found a site that has generic topamax (Topiramate).
Dunno if that helps but I hope so.
Re: Generic Topamax
Submitted by joyjohn on Fri, 2009-04-10 - 00:59
Generic for Topamax is Topiramate. You can get in International Drug Mart.