Teva Lorazepam Reviews (Page 17)

I'm seeking insights and reviews on Teva Lorazepam and its comparison with Leading Pharma's version. There's a notable divide in user experiences. Some report Leading Pharma Lorazepam as being less effective or having no effect, possibly due to variations in the active ingredient, leading to side effects or adverse reactions in certain cases.

While there are those who recommend Teva Lorazepam for its efficacy, others find Leading Pharma's version more suitable. Unfortunately, I haven't had the opportunity to try Teva Lorazepam since it's not available in my area – no local pharmacies dispense it.

My experience with other brands, post the discontinuation of Qualitest, hasn't been successful in finding a comparable alternative. I'm particularly interested in understanding how Teva Lorazepam and Leading Pharma's lorazepam differ in terms of effectiveness and user satisfaction.

If you've had experiences with either or both of these medications, your reviews would be incredibly valuable. Any insights into their efficacy, side effects, or overall satisfaction would greatly help me and others in our decisions.

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Re: Henry (# 316)

Sounds interesting and promising. My only pitfall would be the military wouldn't get it for me to try. You get what they have. I've seen other time release lorazepam years ago but never asked if I could try it. Knew they'd say no. If I had private insurance I might have better luck. Telling y'all they are going to take lorazepam and the rest of the benzo's away from us. My Pdoc hinted at this in my last appointment. He's been right about everything else he's told me. Not trying to scare anyone but be prepared.

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Re: Marcus (# 313)

Hey back,

Like I said it's the only generic lorazepam I've had good luck with since Mylan. When and if only when the military pharmacy on base gets it in I have a huge relief in anxiety. The VA does the same thing. Times have changed since I started taking this medicine. Back then I fought not wanting to use it. But ultimately it came down to it was the only thing that helped. What you talked about the time release would be interesting to try. I remember when I first started taken lorazepam there were generics that worked just like Leading/Major. When my Pdoc put down brand name only my whole life got better. But that's when
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals made it. That was back around 87. So they had garbage generics even back then.

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Re: joe (# 320)

I never said they were they same joe... I said the inactive ingredients were the same according to the fda site I looked at but in my opinion teva has more lorazepam in it then watson/actavis and everyone keeps bring up mylan but nobody ever talks about how they got slapped with a huge fine by the FDA for not putting the required minimal amount or lorazepam in the pills so they were pedaling junk at the end and got fined maybe thats why they stopped?

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Re: gsrmike98 (# 323)

I never heard about Mylan not putting the right amount of active ingredient in there lorazepam. Crazy because it was the only one that worked without making me feel like trash. Wondering now if these other generics had too much in it and some of us couldn't handle it? Just know I miss the original brand name!

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Re: joe (# 320)

I'm almost sure Mylan shut down the plant in Morgantown, West Virginia where it was made. They put a lot of people out of work. That was the same thing that happened with Qualitest which was another good generic of lorazepam. They had a plant in Alabama they shut down after they were bought out. Both Mylan and Qualitest were better than the new brand name by far, and better than the Actavis Watson tablets. Qualitest was even better than Mylan per my recollection.

Mylan became Viatris. They still make (or own the company that makes) Xanax.

To the other posters mentioning benzos being taken off the market, I doubt it. If I could go back in time, I would have never started on benzos. So I am not saying they should be on the market the way they are, but I am where I am. But I say that I doubt they'll be taken off because people like Stephen Stahl who writes probably the most used psychopharmacology textbook in psychiatry still promote benzodiazepines. No one really seemed to care much about benzodiazepines until the opioid epidemic, and then the benzos became collateral damage. All the knowledge about benzodiazepine problems existed before the opioid epidemic; it's just that doctors didn't really seem to care about those problems that much. Maybe if there were a new class of drug to take its place the field would move on, but there really hasn't been a new class of psychiatric drug in a long time. The fact that benzos are getting rebranded with XR versions and still sold as the brand name when they first came out in the 1960s makes me think they aren't going anywhere fast.

Why Ativan out of all of them has become a carousel drug may just be bad luck. I take three other prescriptions and all have been the same brand for years. It's only Ativan that changes every couple of years. But it's not the most notorious by far, a title which I think belongs to Xanax, and Xanax has stayed with the same manufacturer for years, with a co-pay card, still actively advertised, etc. I can't think why anyone would go after Ativan in particular. It just may be that it's less popular so there is less incentive for companies to keep it when they make business changes or just bad luck.

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Re: gsrmike98 (# 323)

Ok my only point is that whenever i hear some one say its the same formula then the hair on the back of my neck goes up, none of us have to be a doctor to know if a product claims to be the same then it will act the same when you take that medication. What really amazes me the most, whether its sandoz or teva, you bought a proven product, why would you mess with this product if it works, can only come up with one reason, COST.

As far as mylan, i have asked the same question, if this was so good why did they stop making it, then last week i came across a story that might shed some light, apparently one of the ingredients in lorazepam was a product that mylan pretty much controlled, the other company were restricted from this by mylan, as a result, some corrupt part of the government fined them pretty good.

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Re: joe (# 326)

So it was actually about 20 years before Mylan stopped making lorazepam this anti-trust suit was settled (Mylan has since became part of Viatris). It was a legit anti-trust lawsuit as Mylan used it's clout to control the market of these two drugs to push the prices way up. You can read the details at the link:

https:/­/­www.ftc.gov/­news-events/­news/­press-releases/­2000/­11/­ftc-reaches-record-financial-settlement-settle-charges-price-fixing-generic-drug-market

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Re: Henry (# 327)

Very good Henry, thanks

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Has anyone taken the Teva brand of Lorazepam? Does it work for you?

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Re: islandgirl1947 (# 329)

Yes it works. go backward and read all the post ..... some say it works other say it does not ...... it worked for me, i felt it was stronger

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Re: gsrmike98 (# 319)

No way it’s the same. I have been taking actavis/ Watson for years. Now switched to TEVA and it’s complete trash. I feel horrible.

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Re: Jb (# 331)

hi.. may i know, what lorazepam is currently working for you? I tried teva also not effective. Does anyone know if this Teva has a new formula or what? I have an inprint TV/1& I/R is this the latest teva production? teva says it's the same just change the print

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Re: Lex (# 332)

teva was telling you a lie, every company that changes its formula says they didnt change their formula, if the teva was the same then how did the size of the pill get bigger, sandoz pulled the same garbage back around 2014, they have stopped production of their sugar pills at least once because they could fool any one ,

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Re: joe (# 333)

joe..thanks for the info but unfortunately every pharmacy carries the teva brand. I haven't found a suitable lorazepam yet. there don't seem to be many choices on the market

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Re: Lex (# 334)

If you can find an independent pharmacy near you it's a possibility they will order a specific company's generic lorazepam. As far as I can see there are now only 3 company's selling lorazepam in the US/Canada: Teva, Leading and Aurobindo (also the brand name Ativan- I take that and would recommend trying to get a prior authorization from your insurance). Of those 3 generics Aurobindo anecdotally seems to have the best feedback. I would try to get an independent pharmacy to order their lorazepam to try.

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As a follow-up to my last post- I searched out Aurobindo lorazepam that i mentioned in my last post and came across a US online pharmacy (hopefully it's ok to post the link here), that dispenses lorazepam and lets you specify the manufacturer. They have Teva, Leading and Aurobindo. I also dug around and found some articles about them and their BBB certification so it's a licensed pharmacy. It looks like you Mail in your prescription or your doctor does. Hopefully this can help you guys get lorazepam that's effective.

https:/­/­honeybeehealth.com/­drugs/­ativan

https:/­/­www.bbb.org/­us/­ca/­culver-city/­profile/­online-pharmacy/­honeybee-health-1216-886135

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Re: Henry (# 335)

Henry thanks, I'll try to find aurobindo. Hopefully the insurance can approve the brand. but strangely why do many pharmacies use Teva? maybe cheaper?

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Re: Lex (# 337)

Probably cheaper. The little I know of how the pharmacy wholesalers work is they bid on large lots of medications. If Teva is winning the lorazepam bids that's what they stock.

Many here have said that Aurobindo has been the hardest to find, but seems to anecdotally be the one that works best.

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Re: Henry (# 338)

Has anyone here, due to bad reactions from no longer being able to obtain your generic lorazepam of choice (e.g. Watson), switched to another class of benzodiazepines? My pharmacist no longer is able to get Watson and so far no other generic has agreed with me; so I’m considering switching benzodiazepines.

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Re: Henry (# 338)

i agree with you, teva wins its bid regardless of quality. every pharmacy I asked they all said teva is the same as actavis. if the filler is the same, our body should not need to make adjustments again at the beginning of the use of the drug.

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