I have been taking the generic Paxil, and wanted to know if there was a generic Paxil-CR. Thanks!?
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I just looked up some meds today and their generics for someone else. I don't think that there is a generic Paroxatine-CR. I will double check for you though if I can find the right site again. I'll come back if i have more info for you,or you may want to call a pharmacy;they can tell you right away and give you the pro's and con's of switching. Your doctor would also have this info readily available to you. I know there are pamphlets in clinic offices that describe all the SSRI's very well.
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yeah, you never know what youre getting into when you buy from an online pharmacy, ESPECIALLY one that doesnt require a prescription. If you want to save money on your drugs, the best thing to do is get the generic for your drug, and if a generic is not available, switch to an older class of drugs for that condition. For instance, if you're on a new "sartan" ang2 antagonist for blood pressure such as Cozaar (losartan, i think retails around $80-100/month), have your doctor switch your prescription over to an ACE inhibitor like lisinopril (probably costs about $10-20). And dont get a brandname "XR" or "XL" or "SR" drug, they arent really any better and they cost way more. Talk to your doctor about it or have your pharmacy give your doc a call if youre interested in doing something like that.
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If an insurance company tries to substitute Drug X for Norvasc, beware. Not all drugs within the same class are equivalent. Check with your doctor first.
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SL's answer is pretty much what I was going to say, but I'll add one point to it.\n\nSelective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI's) are the most common, latest generation of antidepressants and include most of the drugs you hear about today:  Paxil, Zoloft, etc.\n\nHowever, there are other antidepressants out there that work differently, sometimes similarly, but on different chemicals.  Some of these drugs are classified as Tri-Cyclic Antidepressants (TCA's) and others are Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI's).\n\nMany antidepressants (especially the TCA's and MAOI's) can have serious side effects or drug interactions, so they have to be taken very carefully, and under the direction and supervision of a physician.
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it should take a while to settle in? Fluoxentine[prozac] is different too seems it doesnt have the "kick" real prozac has?notice a difference with anger issues with generic stuff? probably just another scam the drug co. are pulling on us??
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I think diarrhea is a side effect of Paxil, which would irritate I.B.S.\nSide effects of all drugs are available by calling any local pharmacy.\nI'm not sure about the other answer you recieved though??? Very odd. You may want to ask your doctor if you have any other concerns regarding Paxil, but from my knowledge as a Nurse, which I hope you would not discredit, I have alot of experience with antidepressants, as well as antipsychotics, I worked in the Psychiatric Hospital for 6 years, antidepressants like Paxil and Prozac are not addictive, and can be stopped at any time, though it is a good idea when stopping any long term drug, to consult your physician, he may want to try something else etc.
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Go to www.pparx.org  you can answer a few questions and they will tell you what programs have the medicine you are looking for. I worked for one of the large rx companies, and there is a program called rxoutreach that has generic meds for 7bux a month, some are 10bux a month. Very simple to get on their program. You go to www.rxoutreach.com  ..\nNEVER pay someone to assist you with your applications to these programs. Each Prescription company has call centers that will assist you for free. Contact me if you want any more info.
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Prozac is a brand name drug.  It's gonna cost you about 80 bucks a month.  I would ask your doctor if he could prescribe you the generic version of Prozac, and if there is none, could he consider a generic version of a similar drug.  I myself am on the generic version of Paxil, and with my insurance, only pay $4.71 a month.
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The name of the active ingredient is olanzapine, but I believe the medication is too new to have a generic available.
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a current edition of "The Pill Book" or a current PDR (physicians Desk Referance) are quite handy. There are online pill checkers too. but they are hard to find and I lost the link.. if I find it again I'll post it in the comments
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Yeah, it sounds like you need to switch to another drug in the same class. I had the same problem with 60mg of Prozac per day, switched to Paxil 30mg and noticed the difference in about a week's time.\n\nAnother good one is Lexapro.
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I was on Zyprexa also and they gave it to me along with the CELEXA.  The Zyprexa was to help me sleep because I just can't sleep more than a couple hours at a time.  HOWEVER! ZYPREXA has MANY MANY class action law-suits against it and this drug about to be pulled from circulation.  It causes way too many side effects.  I wouldn't take it anymore if I were you, but that's up to you.  Don't do anything without asking your doctor.  I received all kinds of papers in the mail about this nationwide lawsuit and even calls at home advising me to no longer take it.  It basically the first few times I used it, did it's job and knocked me out cold, I was on next to the smallest dose.  Then it got to where it didn't faze me.  I did however find it made me more angry.  Just my own experience with it.  Good Luck.
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that really depends on what your doctor says.  different people have different needs.  also, what is the best for you at one point could not necessarily be the best at another point.  i have family members that have been switched from paxil to celexa to zoloft to lexapro because their needs have changed.
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HELLO..PAXILCR  CONTAINS THE ACTIVE SUBSTANCE CALLED "PAROXETINE" AND IS A SSRI ANTIDEPRESSANTS,PRESCRIBED MAINLY FOR MODERATE TO SEVERE DEPRESSION...ONE MINIMUM DOSAGE OF PAXIL DAILY SHOULD BE NOT LESS THAN 50MG...BEST OF LUCK!!
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If you are taking these medications, and found assistance for Lexapro, I'm surprised you don't have one for Seroquel.  Your doctor should have been able to help you there.  One, your doctor might be able to give you some sample packets.  Two, I receive assistance (for Seroquel) from a company called AstraZeneca.  I had to fill out some papers  to "qualify", but I don't have to pay for the Rx.  Blasted drug companies!!  It's all so expensive.  Ask your doc. or check this company on line.
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No.  Paxil is an anti depressant, and prozac is a anti depressant/anti psychotic, so if you are taking prozac, then you dont need paxil.  but if you are taking paxil you can switch to prozac, but stop taking the paxil first.
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A briefer answer.\n\nThey are the same medicine, in different forms. The "CR" means "controlled release". In other words, the dose is release over time, not at once.