rkod: OCD symptoms came back after switching from Brand name to Generic SSRI?

[rkod]

Hi
My doctor prescribed me to take 25mg of Sertraline in the night for a week. My condition is Pure OCD. The drug was a brand name medication (Zotral-50) which I got from the pharmacy. Within a week of using 25mg in the night, my symptoms became mild and controllable and my mood became better.

 

On the 2nd week, I was told by the doctor to increase the dosage as follows. This time what I got was a generic sertraline medication.

Week 1: Sertraline 25mg in the night 
Week 2: 25mg morning, 25mg night
Week 3: 50mg morning, 50mg night

 

I'm in the 3rd week now and I'm not feeling better like I was in the first week. The symptoms came back and feels more severe. My question is can it be the switching I did from brand name to generic drug caused this? If so would it be ok to take the brand name again instead of the generic?

 

Many thanks,
R

[Altostrata]

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