Cymbalta Goes Generic

On December 11th, the FDA approved the use of generic Cymbalta.  The generic version, Duloxetine, delayed release,  became available in the USA four days ago.Generics generally work just fine and they cost less.  Now and again, some people have side effects or feel the generic is not as effective effective, and for those individuals, it makes sense to remain on the name brand medication.  Generics cost less and the active ingredients are the same.  Oh, but there was a little issue with the efficacy of one pharmaceutical company's preparation of Wellbutrin, XL, 300mg.  See the In The Pipeline discussion of the problem in this blog post, "The Generic Wellbutrin: Whose Fault is It?"So, generic Cymbalta -- is it okay to take this today?  I have some thoughts. I imagine it's probably fine and it's probably cheaper.  In fact, I called one pharmacy, and their out-of-pocket price  for a single 30mg tablet ss $11.73 for Cymbalta, and $8.44 for generic Duloxetine.  So the cost is less, but we're still talking about a very expensive medication, even in generic form.   It's also the holiday season: stress runs high and moods run low.  I imagine it's fine, but for any given person, there is the question with any medication switch as to whether that person might be the person to have side effects or experience less efficacy.So just to consider :  --What happens to this person during an episode of depression?  I...
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