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is generic venlafaxine the same as effexor?
by foxxy31, Nov 04, 2009 03:05PM
I have been taking effexor for several years with very good results. When I got my last prescription I was given viepax and today was given venlafaxine hydrochloride. I have had low mood since changing even though my GP says that venladaxine is the active ingredient in all of them. Can anyone help?
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Read here :
http://www.rxlist.com/effexor-xr-drug.htm
for info on venlafaxine hydrochloride. It is Effexor, slow release.
I'd not heard of viepax but online it is referred to as venlafaxine hydrochloride, slow release.
Generic drugs are supposedly exactly the same as the name brands, only they can't be manufactured until a certain time after the initial rights belonging to the creators have expired.
I have my doubts too but officially the answer is they are exactly the same. Pharmacists will tell you this too and I do trust them.
The main thought I have is whether you are getting the same dose or not.
Short for Extended Release.
Generic Venlafaxine has no time release properties, but there is now a Generic Extended Release formula of Venlafaxine now on the market.
I used to take Effexor XR in the past. I know many people still on it and they report that they had a much better response to the name brand Effexor XR than with the Geneic Effexor XR.
If it were me and I could afford it, I would go with the name brand.