Generic Escitalopram Oxalate (Lexapro)

I have been on Lexapro and the generics for over 10 years. Not necessarily for anxiety or depression but more for anger management, or dark tunnel vision as my mother called it. Never physically violent but extremely angry and overstimulated. The medication has brightened my vision and allowed me to know that, if I am upset about something, it is legitimate. A true life changer!

I take 20 mg per day. At the point in which Lexapro became extremely expensive and no longer covered by insurance, I was lucky to be put on the generic made by Accord (a U.S. company). Over the last year or two, they have stopped production in the States. I have since found that every generic of this medication is definitely not the same, as I guess would make sense with chemistry of the brain. I have read other posts by people who have loved Accord and are nowlooking for an alternative. I was given the Solco version (China) and had extreme paranoia and even hallucinations. It’s a shame that most pharmacies currently seem to be pushing this one. I tried Torrent (India) and that had about zero effect, consistent with what I have read from others. I have taken two 10 mg Accord for several months, but that obviously does not have the same release rate of one 20 mg, and now that dose is just about gone as well.

I was hoping to find others with a similar issue and determine what manufactures of generic escitalopram oxalate are available in the U.S., as this is not very well publicized. And I’m open to recommendations for another Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) like Zoloft or Celexa and whether folks familiar with those generics have noticed significant variability and side effects between manufactures.