Here's my cent and a half. That's more than I actually know about the subject, but I DO know that when I switched to a generic Synthroid, it was different! Gave it a very good chance and then went back to spending extra money for the name brand. No one's going to take care of me better than myself, so if I thought there was possibly another way I could be more comfortable, I'd give 'er a whirl no matter what type of difficult time someone gave me. Everyone's body reacts differently to the same things, too, so maybe brand X would work better than Y because of that one little ingredient in the outer coating of the pill. Never know!

There are some generics I can't use - like albuterol - of course, albuterol is ancient as far as medicines go and getting my hand on a branded version can sometimes be difficult, but I demanded it from my pharmacist saying that I can't keep the generic stuff "down" long enough for it to do any good. I'd take a puff, hold my breath for all of a second and would have to cough. IF your doc won't switch, you may want to ask your pharmacist what your options are...