i have a question about my meds.

[mandy876]

i take effexor.  last week my niece is on a stronger dose and had the real effexors left over i took theem for 1 week thy were going to be thrown away.  i felt so good  my appetite was so good the last 2 days.  i could not get full and i stayed hungry.  i told my niece i felt better than i had in a long time. i thought whatt have i done different.  i went to fill my pill holder and i realized that i was putting the cimitadine in there is there any way i could get the real effexor not cimitadine my insurance only pays for generic and apparently they are not as good.any body know of a program or anything where i can get the real meds?   mandy876

[mandy876]

my niedce goes to her mental health clinic tomorrow i am going with her i will ask her if there is any way i can qualify for the effexor.  my niece gets hers meds free.they give her more than she needs.   mandy876

[4Maddie44]

Next time you see doctor for a prescription make sure they put Effexor and not Venlafaxine on it.  That way you will get brand Effexor.  One doctor I saw was very reluctant to do that, but I insisted, and he could not refuse.  I certainly noticed a huge difference in Effexor and the generic form.  When I was withdrawing I did have to go onto the generic as it comes in tablet form which I could then cut up.

Hope you can get the real Effexor, and I am glad you are feeling so much better on it.  It would be nice if you could get your meds free too.  

Take care.

[mandy876]

hi hope you are still doing ok.  i cant believe how much better i felt taking the real effexors.  i was actually getting tom be happy again.  my appetite increased.  i was getting hungry all the time.  problems were not even bothering me.i got to get the real effexors. my niece goes to her doctor tomorrow i will see if they have a program i can geton. she geets hers meds free.  i am glad to hear from you.  mandy876

[mandy876]

i really did mean my venlafaxine.  when i took her effexors took about 4 days and i felt good for the first time in i dont know when.  i woke up during the night hungry.  and i did not gett full.  my doctor has been pressuring me to gain weight.  now since i had to go back on the venlafaxine i am feeling nauseaous and my head is hurting.  I am going to call my doctor and talk to his nurse to see what they can  do.  thank you but i dont think my insurance will approve it.  they only pay for generics.  tammy goes to her HMR weednesday i am going to ask her doctor if there is any way i can apply for help witth my meds.  thank you for being here for me.

[nursegirl6572]

Good catch Paxiled!  That's what I get for reading so fast!

[mandy876]

  i messed up it is venlafaxine/ the cimitadine is tagamet. neither one of these worj as well as the original.  mandy876

[Paxiled]

Cimetidine is a stomach acid suppressant.  So I'm confused.  Generic Effexor is venlaxafine.  Is that what you meant?  

[nursegirl6572]

Your doc would have to write "brand medically necessary" on your script, and then your insurance would likely cover it.  Ask him/her about it.  A lot of people do just fine on the generic, but many also notice a much bigger improvement with the brand name meds.

Good luck!!