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by silencio 4196 days ago
Problematic generics seem to come up often about extended release formulations when hanging around ADHD communities. Judging from this latest one I remember, it takes a big push for the FDA to start looking into it and ask questions:

http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm422568.htm

As consumers, we don't really have much of a way to test for placebo effects or when generics are actually subpar other than complaining until someone listens... so... it's a bit of a chicken/egg problem.

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I think that's my question, as an individual, you can't say that one is more effective than the other because, as an individual, you can't account for the placebo effect. Personally, if it works, it works, placebo or otherwise.