Singulair vs. generic

kimmydct

Ok, random question. I know there are a few fellow allergy/asthma sufferers out there.... I had been taking Singulair for years and my allergies/asthma were very well controlled. For several months, I have had horrible allergies and it has seemed to have stopped working. Bizarre. I've been supplementing with Allegra. So I looked back at my prescription history and it seems they switched me to generic in nov. 2012. Coincidence? I always thought generic was exactly the same. I'm going tot have dr. switch me back to the real stuff but just curious if anyone else has a similar experience. This blows.... Literally.

lcomer

Allergies are a pain in the butt. I've been dealing with allergies since I was a teenager.  My allergy doc says it's not unusual to need to change medications every so often.  A combination of allergy shots & medicine worked well for a long time as long as I changed the combination of medicines I took every so often. 

Paul Hough

Kim, my daughter was on Singulair for a couple of years. My wife tried generics on her for 2 months but they didn't work. She went back on Singulair with much better results. Fortunately, she outgrew the problems she had earlier.

cgres123

Sorry to hear of your allergys licking your butt. I'm with you and thought that generic was the same too. We have a few Dr. in the haus maybe one will chime in on this. Good luck too.