Solco Clonazepam Reviews (Top voted first)

Solco is horrible! I was forced to try it after Accord for migraine relief and I felt like I was swimming through jello in a fog. I took it for almost a month until it occurred to me that my problems started with Solco. I have chronic pain and fatigue, so i thought at first I was in a flare-up from something, then I considered a virus or infection, as it got worse by the day and I realized as I lay in bed whimpering in pain and thought I was dying, I thought, it HAS to be this Solco. I had some Mylan left (which has been discontinued), so yesterday I switched back and today I am a different person! The marked difference is incredible. I actually think I was going through a withdrawal syndrome. I have never had a benzo do that to me, ever and I've been on Mylan and Caraco for years! I had 99% of withdrawal symptoms which interestingly enough are closely related to side effects! So I am seeing my doc this week to see what I can do. This is my 4th one to try and none have been as horrible as Solco. I think one local drug store carries Actavis which I am reading good things about, then if it works okay for me there will be the fight with my drug program (insurance) to send it to me in the mail!! I would just go with name brand if I didn't have a house note!! Truly that's how expensive it is, I'm sure you all know. Something HAS to be done about our crappy generics and inflated outrageous prices on name brand drugs. I've never seen it this bad in my life.

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Solco is Qualitest, the local pharmacies have been carrying them for about a month. I've been using them for a while. No issues, working great but they take a while to kick in. Mylan on the other hand? Last I heard they were taken off the market after half a million packages were recalled when the fda received so many complaints. Even walgreens won't have anything to do with Mylan anymore.

Don't use Actavis, they're also bunk. Teva and Accord are pretty good.

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Solco Sucks ! Tried all other generics now that Teva is gone. No go on any of them. Name brand $480 per mo, 1/2 that if you get an exception from your Dr. Desperate for any new info. Take small dose of 1/2 tab, .5mg, 2-3 times daily. I just took another half to try and alleviate my anxiety and all it did was give me a headache and brain fog. Thanks a lot FDA for allowing these crappy meds into our country.

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I take clonazepam for seizures, thankfully a low dose. The only one that didn't make me ill was TEVA. The fillers, binders, whatever you want to call them making all of us sick and possibly will kill us. This is due to greed and borders on criminality. Thanks insurance companies and pharmacies are responsible. The federal government is responsible. This is the FDA, the CDC, the DEA. Bottom line, what has to happen to us before we take control of our own healthcare? Why are pharmacists controlling our healthcare? I don't have the answers, but we have to own our problems and work with the justice system to find an answer because the politicians, greedy pharmaceutical companies don't. Some doctors are problems but not all. Most are honest and do not want us to suffer. How many deaths have to occur before patients say "no more" to pharmacies-- Walmart, CVS, Walgreens? Confront pharmacists who sell generic drugs that make sick. Call them out. Call your insurance companies and complain. Write you the FDA about every adverse side effect. Contact your Attorney generals. Write your state boards of pharmacies. File complaints. We deserve better. You deserve better.

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Re: Kevin (# 1)

You don’t know what you’re talking about. My Lisinopril that I’ve been on for 10 years was just switched to Solco and I got terribly sick. These generics that are being made in China and India are crap!! They’re being forced on us without even knowing the brands are switched when we pick them up. There is a lot of information out there on the generics that are manufactured in other countries. The FDA IS NOT on top of the hundreds of thousands of drugs that are coming from these countries and it’s not just one type of drug!! If something isn’t done about this, you are going to see people either becoming permanently ill or dying and there will be lawsuits in the near future!! It takes some research but there is plenty of info out there on these new generics. Check out “The People’s Pharmacy” for an article on generic drugs ~ you will learn what is really happening!!

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Re: Chris (# 2)

I have taken Teva for years, my pharmacy was out and gave me Solco, I thought it was good. Then I got activas which I thought was weak. They are really messing with the quality of the generics.

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Re: Neville (# 5)

clonazepam is not an antipsychotic, it's anti anxiety. I have severe fibromyalgia and it has been part of the protocol for years. I have anxiety also and panic attacks. Benzos also relax muscles a bit so can help with muscle pain.

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Re: judy (# 36)

I see Italy NOT China. Italy probably has better drugs manufacturing then the US

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Re: Kevin (# 1)

I think the way you described it is exactly what might have happened to me and you are correct about the difference in generics. My scathing question to the FDA would be "Why? Why is this difference allowed?" People like me who are especially chemically sensitive to changes in medications are out here being guinea pigs because doctors simply don't know what to suggest unless they have seen it from experience. Why can't the question of "what is closest chemically to Mylan?" be answered? BTW I talked to Mylan pharma on the phone and was told they stopped making clonazepam completely. Personally, from talking to docs and druggists that aren't afraid to be honest, there is such a thing as a "bad" batch since all are not tested the way a name brand drug (Klonopin) is. Generics are spot tested!! Often by the very company that makes them! The FDA hires drug companies to test quality and premarketing trials on their own drugs! What kind of impartial tests can come from that? It's all about the bottom line!

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"Sounds like a terrible experience!

Something to keep in mind is that different brands use different inactive ingredients and while Solco may not work for you it's possible the best option for another person out there. On the flip side I have heard a lot of people who complain about the Accord brand. Ultimately it comes down to how your body reacts to the chemicals both active and inactive."

Excellent observation. I live in the United States and in this country we are not given _any_ opportunity to choose the manufacturer of our drugs. Everyone knows that TEVA sucks compared to roche , the price difference isn't fabricated. In our country people are demanding cheaper drugs - so we get more problems. I, _as a US citizen, cannot pay cash for a ``generic'' manufacturer even if I wanted to_.

I feel that our current system encourages companies like the walmarts and the cvs and grocery stores to compete against each other for pennies while big pharma has to buck up to a 20 year waiting game.

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Re: judy (# 28)
Solco is no longer available in my area...only Accord. Things just get worse and the doctors have no control. The pharmacists at Walmart are discourteous and I have observed abuse to patients/ customers in my city at Walmart pharmacies. They certainly do not try to help with alternatives and they think they are doctors but they are not. I am afraid circumstances look bleak for patients who take Clonazepam for many medical conditions.

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Re: Becky (# 11)

To identify a pill, go to the medication website on the internet and find where the pill identifier section is and you can enter the writing on the pill, the color, the shape, and you will find what it is. From there you can find the manufacturer and start researching the pill by the name and dosage and manufacturer. By asking for the factory where the pill is actually made, you will usually find China or India, but it is almost never made in the USA if it is a generic.

Continue research by finding what the ingredients in the pill are, and then look them up, one by one. You will find the inert ingredients, or fillers and binders and you can find what each ingredient is made for (i.e. industrial degreaser used for cleaning floors). A lot of them are carcinogens. This is the way I found that Mylan clonazepam 1 mg had an industrial degreaser in it. This is not good in your body. It can be a long and tedious task but you will know what pharmacies are selling you. Pharmacies can only peddle what they are sent to sell. But if you ask a pharmacy the manufacturer, they will always give you the name in the USA and tell you it is made in the USA. You have to ask them where the factory the manufacturer contracts with is at or the name of the factory. Hope this helps someone.

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Re: Bloren3433 (# 9)

Not made in China! Made in North Carolina and New Jersey. Check your facts before scaring people!

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Hello Connie,

Sounds like a terrible experience!

Something to keep in mind is that different brands use different inactive ingredients and while Solco may not work for you it's possible the best option for another person out there. On the flip side I have heard a lot of people who complain about the Accord brand. Ultimately it comes down to how your body reacts to the chemicals both active and inactive.

While I do not doubt you were having a terrible experience I feel like having withdrawl symptoms from the same dosage of medication but a different brand would be unlikely but not impossible. The reason I say that is because in order for a generic to sell their brand of medication they must prove to the FDA that they are capable of manufacturing the medication in such a way that the active ingredients in your blood stream are within a 20% margin of error in both directions.

The only way I really can see you having withdrawl symptoms is the previous brand you were taking was at the top of the 20% over margin and the new medication was at the bottom of the 20% margin giving you a gap of 40% rather than a 20% drop. Again this is unlikely but still possible.

Hopefully you and your doctor can find a solution to your problem, hopefully the Actavis brand works better for you. Have a wonderful day.

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Re: Sam (# 3)

Same here, Teva yellows (from CVS) were terrific and I was on them for years but they disappeared overnight. CVS is on backorder and they're carrying Actavis now. Walgreens switched from Mylan to Accord and I know Walmart also carries Accord. Accords are good because they dissolve fast and start working within ~20 minutes, but Solco/Qualitests are fine too.

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Re: Anxious Annie (# 7)

I've been prescribed Aurorix (SSRI) in the past and ended up with chronic headaches as well as hearing voices. This has now been relabeled as Pristiq and being pushed as a new drug. I found this out the hard way due to specifically listing Aurorix as never to be prescribed again so was then prescribed Pristiq only to go through exactly the same problems again. I was given misleading information by a psychiatrist that never wanted to read my file. By the time I started getting these effects I was 6 months into taking them and ended up taking around 8 months to get off them again. Just be aware that some doctors do not have you best interests in mind as from what I`ve been reading about your case this seems to be the case for you. Many doctors are receiving bonuses for prescribing certain meds. It isn't always a monetary benefit and often comes in the form of restaurant meals or even cruises on ships. This should never happen but does and a reason why I have changed doctors a number of times over the years. I`m currently on a waiting list for surgery after an accident on the way to work and my now doctor has an issue prescribing me the codeine based pain killers that actually ease most of the pain.

My now problem is that now I am also going to claim workers compensation I am now expected to pay for all the appointments up front and then wait to see if my claim accepts them to reimburse me. The whole lot means I am now broke and in pain for trying to get to work after the boss told me he couldn't get anyone to take my place on the day. Just also be aware that doctors are prescribing many meds that don't fit the bill for your particular ailment which seems to be the case with these meds your listing. Maybe I`m missing something but something doesn't seem right in your case and I do actually research any meds before I take them but Pristiq as mentioned about slipped through because it was not till I did in-depth research that I found out exactly what it was. Be wary and don't just trust everything they tell you. Use google to find out other side effects that you haven't been told about. Doctors usually don't know anything about the meds they prescribe so I often ask my chemist as they are specifically train in these chemicals that those unknowing doctors prescribe.

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SOLCO drugs are manufactured in CHINA. It sounds to me like you are having a toxic chemical reaction, probably from contaminated ingredients in the drug. SOLCO manufactures Valsartan for which the FDA has issued a voluntary recall due to possible connection with cancer. Drugs from China are crap! Refuse the prescription unless manufactured in US, Ireland, England, Canada...most meds from India are still ok.

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I am extremely sensitive to a lot of generic manufacturers. I’d like to know what fillers they use that cause me to become so debilitated. I also have chronic pain and fatigue and in the last year and a half have gotten off 2/3 of the medication I was on. I feel so much better then I did on all that crap. I had a 3 month refill of my robaxin by solco and it took me about 6 weeks to realize it was probably the new generic med that was causing my migraines to worsen and my overall pain to flare. I stopped the next dose and within 6 hours I had already started to feel better. In a day I was back to my old self. Wtf are they putting into their meds that is so toxic to our bodies?

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Re: Kevin (# 1)

Kevin, It's not the same dosage. That is the problem with changes. The FDA allows for +/- 24% of the active ingredient in psychiatric generics. So when one disappears and is randomly substituted with another, taking the extremes, you could go up or down in dosage by as much as 48% (Presuming mfg A has + 24% and Mfg B has -24%, your new pill could be 1/2 of what you were getting.)

That is why if the pill you get today at the pharmacy doesn't look like the pill you took this morning, you need to act, first at/with your pharmacy and then in combination with your doctor pharmacy and insurance company.

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Please note that I did not take Accord for migraine relief - it GAVE me a migraine headache (which I don't get anymore) so is the reason I was switched to Solco.

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Connie (# 14) --

I`ve just been through a bunch of sites and it seems I managed to click on one that had it listed as antipsychotic while the other don't. So apologies for the misinformation. I`ve been on it myself for the side effect of drowsiness to aid my insomnia but that was many years ago.. Now on Avanza (Mirtazapine) and Mogadon (Nitrazepam) but don't take them each day. I also have an anxiety disorder and used over 20 SSRIs and MAOI since about 1992. Some have some pretty nasty side effects. 3rd one I tried in the 90`s gave me chronic headaches and I was suicidal. The doctor at the time laughed and I nearly jumped his desk to get to him in my desperation for treatment. Left him after that. That guy shouldn't be a doctor with that attitude anyway. Like many others I want to be pill free but this option doesn't seen to be in my control.
I`ve also learned to do research on my meds before taking them as the doctors are trained to prescribe while they are not trained in the specifics of chemistry effects of the body. It`s Rockefeller Medicine doing it's thing to keep the cash flowing.

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