Leading Pharma Lorazepam Reviews (Page 5)
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I am really confused about everyone's posts concerning the leading brand Lorazepam. I have been taking the generic form of Lorazepam 2mg for 25 years. I've used every kind, from Watson to the current leading one. It appears that the sugary taste is the primary issue for everyone here.

The amount of negative reviews about this company is absurd. They are no different than any other generic Lorazepam; they work the same. The only difference in this pill is the inactive ingredient, which contains potassium, and that's why the pill tastes like sugar.

However, my point is, if you are a long-term user of benzos, you would have all ended up withdrawing and possibly seizing if the pill really didn't contain the main ingredient. The ER doctor would have been the first to report this pharmacy if your illness had anything to do with it. A negative review does nothing to persuade a discontinued manufacturer to bring back the generic form that any of us got comfortable with.

A Lorazepam is a Lorazepam, and the Leading Pharma Lorazepam is the same as any Lorazepam. It functions just like the rest.

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Re: Jmb70 (# 21)

As an update to April post, Because the insurance company is making me try all other anxiety meds in the class (there are 5) I tried klonopin for a month— did not seem to touch the anxiety, took hours after I took the pills to fall asleep and then got 4 hours ever night, almost like clockwork. The pro was I did not feel super exhausted in the morning. Now I am trying Valium which is way worse. I take 2 pills and It does help me sleep on some days but other days I am up all night. It doesn’t ask to touch the anxiety and makes me exhausted all day long I even found myself nodding off at my desk. I see my doctor again next week and I guess I will see which one we are trying next all in the name of going back to the original lorazepam (not generic) that worked the best to begin with until they started with all the different generic manufacturers. I have also met with holistic doctors which are not covered by insurance and he did not have decent alternatives either. Please continue to post if you find things that work. There are so many of us who struggle with such significant anxiety.

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Re: Cleverwabbit (# 17)

Hi! Yep, I’ve had problems with the generics as well- leading pharma, Watson etc. Mylan was the best. It came down to me having to get a script made by compounding pharmacy due to allergies in the fillers from the lorazepam pills depending on the company- then I just started asking if they had it in a liquid oral suspension and they did! This isn’t as convenient as it must stay refrigerated and you use an eye dropper to count the “drops”. I finally figured out that 7 drops equals.5mg. I put it in 2-4oz of water or juice. Hope this helps.

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Re: Abomb (# 3)

You are 100% totally correct these pharmacist and Pharmaceutical factories don't sample the drugs themselves so they don't know the effects on individual human beings. A generic is not a generic, is not a generic... they are all different!

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Re: Briards (# 11)

What pharmacy carries it?

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For those who are taking a generic lorazepam like leading Pharma and it is working for you that is great but that does not seem to be the case for all of us. My recent generic lorazepam did not work— it was not any psycho somatic issue it was my body’s real reaction to that medicine. Perhaps some of the generics for whatever reason don’t work as well. I am not in research or have an MD but I do know my body and can tell when my medicine is or isn’t working and so can my family. My insurance company denied brand name until I try all other meds in the same class so now I have been on klonopin for a little over a week and get about 4 hours of sleep and my anxiety is greater. I have a follow up with my primary in a month so I will be following up on this.

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Re: A1 (# 19)

Hi just wondering is the lorazepam 1 mg by leading have the the number 905/EP on front and then 1 on back? My pharmacist at Walmart told me they can't get Watson anymore.I agree Mylan was best.Why are all these companies stopping making the lorazepam.Never took this one before hope it is ok.

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Ehh can’t agree. I’ve been using for 23 years. I have been on every generic. Mylan was by far the best ever. Second is leading. The rest are garbage

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Re: Briards (# 11)

What pharmacy carries it?

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I don't think there are any choices left. I was getting the Activis/Watson at Rite Aid, then it got switched to Leading. I asked if they could get the Activis/Watson instead and they said no. I called CVS and only Leading. Walgreens wouldn't tell me what generic they had without sending in my prescription. But since it is a controlled substance if you can' transfer it. Other pharmacies were like that too, unable to tell me what brand they carried without me sending the script in. They make it so hard. I need this for panic and anxiety, not recreation. Has anyone been able to get any other brand other than Leading in the last month?

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I have been on some form of generic Lorazepam for about 10 years. I really didn't notice the manufacturer until 2 months ago when I picked up my pills and they were like 2-3 times the thickness of the regular pills I was used to. Then I noticed that 1 - 2mg pill wasn't helping me sleep, then I took 2 - 2mg to sleep and that didn't help either (the pills were from Leading Pharma). I suffered through a few weeks until I could reorder (I get 60 a month) and when I refilled it it was the same one again. I called the pharmacy right away and they were able to order the old one and switched the pills out to (Actavis/Teva). This month the pharmacist is telling me they can no longer order the Actavis/Teva one anymore. I don't know what I am going to do - I am having anxiety over my anxiety medication - how ironic. I am calling my doctor to see what they suggest. I thought it was just me but I am thankful I found this post and read all of your comments. Thank you.

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I don’t believe that it works as well. I have been taking lorazepam for 6 years and can tell the difference.

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Re: william (# 5)

Sorry but just getting approval means nothing. The fda doesn't go back after the approval to make sure its still making it the same way it did when it got approval. Sandoz thought they could put out garbage after buying lorazepam from actavis over 8 years ago. The pills were nothing but sugar pills. They were so sure the public would buy any garbage they put out but people quit buying their garbage. I am happy to say that this year sandoz went out of the lorazepam business, unable to fool the public any more, they no longer manufacture lorazepam.

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Re: william (# 5)

Can you explain why if they are all the same generic that I could take 4mg of Mylar generic and feel relaxed and carry on with my day but with Watson and Activis I can’t? I already did a blind placebo test for 3 weeks. As you can read in my previous post. When will Mylan come back!!! Why did they discontinue making lorazepam? Why?

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Re: william (# 5)

Sorry william but have been on lorazapam for 25 years, they are not anywhere the same, Sandoz is out of the lorazapam business because they are watered down with fillers so that their product was as useless as a water pill. Watson was purchased by teva, they now have a watered down version by way of fillers compared to the original watson brand.

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Glad that all those generics have worked for you for 25 years. So many of us find certain generics ineffective. Only Watson has been effective for me, I don’t even have a second choice and can only find one pharmacy that carries Watson.

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Re: Bjn (# 9)

So I guess it’s the individual response to these generics. Give me your leading pharma and I’ll give you my Watson’s :) Mylan was still and will always be the best

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I’ve been on 1 mg lorazepam about 10 years. I recently switched pharmacies and was given Leading/Major Pharma brand. They DO NOT work. I’ve had Watson in the past and never had a problem. Leading Pharma is GARBAGE and now I’m left with a benzo that I have to take double for any kind of effect. Do not buy this crap.

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Re: Abomb (# 7)

You have absolutely no idea what your talking about with your “80%-120%” BS, I have worked in manufacturing with the product development team for years and am now in quality control, I know what the requirements are, and what hoops need to be jumped through to be able to produce a generic drug, the generics aren’t working because your telling yourself they aren’t/ won’t work.

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Re: william (# 5)

The FDA? REALLY? you think they care that much. It’s 80-120% match to brand name Ativan. Take it from someone who used this medication for 20+ years. I had my wife give me my pills in the morning and choose the leading brand or the left over Watson. Every day I say I feel like it’s not working it was always the Watson brand. So no placebo effect at all. I tried this for 3 weeks straight.

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Re: william (# 4)

So there's no truth in the myths that generic drugs are manufactured in poorer-quality facilities or are inferior in quality to brand-name drugs. The FDA applies the same standards for all drug manufacturing facilities, and many companies manufacture both brand-name and generic drugs. In fact, the FDA estimates that 50% of generic drug production is by brand-name companies.

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