Mirtazapine Generic V Branded

Treatment and medication
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Hi everyone,

I've been taking mirtazapine for roughly 2.5 years (a gap off approximately 6 months in between about 6 months ago.

I've always had the generic brand as it's always offered and is a bit cheaper. 

I lucked out at my local chemist when I last filled my prescription a few weeks ago. They didn't have any generic brand left so I had to get the brand name. $5 more and tastes worse. I get the soluble kind due to not liking swallowing tablets.

Long story short, I know that the likelihood of the medication not working in the same way is limited however I have noticed myself feeling not as well as I normally would from taking it. 

Has anyone else experienced something like this? Could simply be mind over matter but nothing else has changed.

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No this is common, g.ps and people who make the tablets will say they are all the same as the active ingredients have to be. But i have spoken to pharmacicts and they get this complaint a lot. It would appear tge body gets used to one type. If you switch it throws up all the side effects again. Eventually it should settle down but if your concerned go back and get the other type.

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Thanks for your reply. I'm half way through this prescription so I think I'll just stick it out. I thought I was thinking about it too much but I can definately tell it's not working the same.

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I was also on Remeron brand I changed to another brand and it didn't go well