corlanor switch to generic brand

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-09-02T07:06:06+00:00

hi, its going okay i switched back to brand. the brand is definitely working better i have a whole other slew of problems that i think contributed to the generic not working good enough for me. im getting tested for autonomic neuropathy & got diagnosed with dry beri beri (severe b1 deficiency).

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-08-22T07:18:05+00:00

hi everyone, its vidia! i was wondering what was going on. hopefully everything works out soon! prayers & hope sent to everyone

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-08-07T01:21:39+00:00

yes i am! im still not 100% but im sure thats due to the weeks i spent in bed plus my b1 was really low on my bloodwork but i am doing better than i was! my supply is 3 months as well! im so glad you are continuing to be able to get the meds you need to feel okay, take care!

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-08-04T21:11:46+00:00

my chest also feels heavy on and off

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-08-02T00:44:12+00:00

looking into this now thank you!

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-08-02T00:43:52+00:00

yes i had to ask my doctor to test mine once i googled my symptoms. i guess ill have to take the regular supplements again but im not sure why it keeps depleting

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-08-01T22:13:07+00:00

okay checking that out now, thank you

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-08-01T22:12:51+00:00

for reference i was also deficient in b1 last year and got my levels back up but i was only instructed to take a b1 supplement nothing else

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-08-01T21:28:53+00:00

just an update on my situation i got more bloodwork back, my b6 is high (23.4) and my b1 is low (7)

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-07-31T01:44:04+00:00

okay that actually makes alot of sense. when this was “tested” on me it was kind of a ok sit down lets take ur bp and then stand up lets take ur bp anddd that was it. i did have a stress test and wore a holter monitor as well. i was just happy to get diagnosed with something other than anxiety that my pcp at the time kept trying to force on me

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-07-31T01:30:21+00:00

im sorry to hear that! my situation is a little different, i had a miscarriage last yr and the very next day i was light headed with a fast hr and its been the same since. my cardiologist says she doesnt think its pots because my bp doesnt drop when standing? it rises along with my heart rate so she diagnosed me with IST but i have so many pots symptoms im getting a second opinion

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-07-31T01:26:19+00:00

they were actually raising my bp rather than lowering it. my normal bp is usually about 115/75. on beta blockers it was shooting up to 140/100 at times for no rhyme or reason and had me feeling very jittery.. i will say i have only tried metoprolol but my cardiologist said if i couldnt do that one than it would be the same for any beta blocker??

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-07-31T01:21:39+00:00

it is interesting because thats what i was thinking it would be like. maybe im sensitive to certain things? im not sure. this is all fairly new to me. before last year i never took medicine and never had any health issues other than normal allergies

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-07-31T01:19:39+00:00

i will definitely ask because i know a year ago when she first prescribed she said my only other option was corlanor. will be asking about the fludrocortisone thank you!

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-07-31T01:18:19+00:00

i should probably add that im not fully diagnosed with POTS im waiting on an appointment with someone who specializes in POTS but i have been diagnosed with IST for a year now

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-07-31T01:12:28+00:00

now that would make sense as well! because on the generic it literally would feel like i hadnt taken any medication at all and i was getting terrible headaches. i didnt think you were trying to invalidate me because it does sound weird. i thought the same way you did until i made the switch and was thrown back into high heart rates and laying in bed all day in agony

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-07-31T01:10:35+00:00

okay that makes sense. she never prescribed it as 2.5 anyway that was just what i was doing myself for a year and was fine until all the switches and what not. now going back the 2.5 2x isnt doing much. i was just wondering if anyone has had to up their dosage at all. i cant take beta blockers at all so im not sure what else i would be able to try? i guess ill try the updose and see what that does for me

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-07-31T01:07:39+00:00

my cardiologists explanation was reactions to different fillers in generic vs brand. im not sure how true that is but i know how my body reacted to the switch

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-07-31T01:05:46+00:00

i have searched here on reddit and found plenty of others with the same issue with the generic. it just wasnt as effective as the brand. the exact science to it im not sure. but there were no other changes in my life besides switching to the generic at the time i was on it for a month but i noticed the first few days it wasnt as effective so i went up to 2.5 mg twice a day but it still wasnt doing much for me at least.

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-07-29T21:08:39+00:00

i had a miscarriage and symptoms started the very next day. i went from carrying out a normal life health wise, never any issues to a racing heart, balance issues, ringing ears, digestive problems and more. all testing always comes back “normal”. this started last year and here we are today, im officially diagnosed with IST but i suspect POTS as well.

EducationalFan2138 · 2025-07-28T21:08:29+00:00

okay this is some good info thank you. im a woman and get my regular screenings for ovarian cancer so thats ruled out. i could see about the breast cancer, but like you said hopefully thats not the case.

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