RMcRae
11-13-2003, 01:16 PM
Just wondering if anyone here has been or is on the generic form of Alesse the b/c pill? They just switched me to it yesterday, and I'm a little hesitant. I've got a not so good feeling about the effectiveness of it, and due to health issues, I CAN NOT get pregnant right now. Any information would be helpful!
Thanks in advance!
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sapphira
11-13-2003, 02:43 PM
i refused the generic Mircette and instead paid more for the brand name. i was not and still am not comfortable with generic hormones.
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strand3d
11-13-2003, 05:06 PM
There's nothing wrong with generic brands of the pill. They're just as effective as the name brand, only they're cheaper. Sometimes the coloring of the pills will be different, but everything else is exactly the same. There's nothing to worry about.
Vlasik
11-14-2003, 07:16 PM
I have been taking the generic for Alesse (CALLED Aviane) and I am doing fine. It has been about 5 months and I have no problems with it. I am not using another form of contraception on top of it, and as long as I take it correctly, there shouldn't be any concerns about pregnancy. Generics are the exact same thing as the brand names. It just means that the patent protection of the brand name has expired, so after that other companies can manufacture and sell that same drug for a cheaper price ( and of course under a different name or by just using its chemical name).
Raynie
11-16-2003, 02:09 PM
I always refuse generics too. The only generic i have tried was the generic for Alesse; (after taking Alesse for a few months with no problems). The generic gave me horrible heartburn. Maybe something in the cheaper additives, i don't know but i never want to go through that again. Switched to a different name brand all together because of it.
sapphira
11-16-2003, 11:53 PM
it all depends on where the drug falls in the "therapeutic index". i know most Drs. will not prescribe generic thyroid medication because even though it is supposed to be exactly the same the effects are often different.
i was not comfortable with the generic BCP and paid a bit more for the brand for the same reason. i read there is a high incidence of side effects, such as break through bleeding, with the generics. hopefully, no pregnancies.
sapphira
i was not comfortable with the generic BCP and paid a bit more for the brand for the same reason. i read there is a high incidence of side effects, such as break through bleeding, with the generics. hopefully, no pregnancies.
sapphira
amcess721
12-16-2003, 10:46 AM
i was on generic alesse (lessina-28) for a year... sexually active for 4 of those months and that was our only form of BC... no baby and no problems!
...and i ditto the post that generics are just the same as the "real" thing. read the ingredients...EXACTLY the same!
...and i ditto the post that generics are just the same as the "real" thing. read the ingredients...EXACTLY the same!
GinaAnn
12-21-2003, 06:50 AM
My ex-Husband is a Pharmacist and he would never let me take Generic anything!!!!!!!!! He said they often are not the EXACT same pill.Especially birth control pills.....Gina
AndyMac
12-21-2003, 05:50 PM
I'm not on the generic of Alesse but I am taking the generic of Ovral for birth control and I have had no problems with it at all. I'm not pregnant and not gaining weight so it works for me. I have no problem taking generics.
iLoVeTiMmY
08-11-2004, 09:05 AM
Hey... I'm on aviane, which day while on your active pills do you get your period?
Serendipity24
08-11-2004, 10:44 AM
Hey... I'm on aviane, which day while on your active pills do you get your period?
I take Aviane and I get my period on the Tuesday of the green pills.
Hope that helps!
Serendipity
I take Aviane and I get my period on the Tuesday of the green pills.
Hope that helps!
Serendipity
momobid
08-17-2004, 04:24 PM
I just would like to comment that I was on loestrin fe and decided for economically reasons to go to the generic junel well I tried that for three months and it sure was hell, i had spotting and bleeding for 2 weeks each month...I am starting back on the loestrin fe and this is only the 2 week and I am cramping really bad due to the fact that I am trying to readjust.. Generics are not the same as the brand - I was told that too but apparently my body couldnt adjust correctly to the generic and it screwed me up...
loralei
01-23-2006, 12:05 PM
Generics are exactly the same, just cheaper. If you look next to the name Aviane, Allese, whatever, it will tell you the name of the estrogen/progestin and the amount. The hormones are the same. Don't get duped by the drug companies who try to make you think the flashy brand-name is better. Such a rip off. Marketing folks always rely on the public's unfounded trust of "brand" names. Remember doctors and pharmacists do get free vacactions and incentives to push these brands instead of the generics.
youhavenoidea
01-24-2006, 09:38 PM
There's nothing wrong with generic brands of the pill. They're just as effective as the name brand, only they're cheaper. Sometimes the coloring of the pills will be different, but everything else is exactly the same. There's nothing to worry about.
im not sure if its the same where you live but here in canada i know that when u buy generic medications, there is a 20% leway that they manufactuer can have....thats 20% more meds or 20% less meds in each pill...i learned this when i had surgery for an infection and i had to have a certian amount of meds and the doc told me to make sure i get the real stuff and not the generic for that very reason. so be careful when choosing generic meds!!
im not sure if its the same where you live but here in canada i know that when u buy generic medications, there is a 20% leway that they manufactuer can have....thats 20% more meds or 20% less meds in each pill...i learned this when i had surgery for an infection and i had to have a certian amount of meds and the doc told me to make sure i get the real stuff and not the generic for that very reason. so be careful when choosing generic meds!!
Elliett
03-30-2006, 12:32 AM
Yeah ok it has been a long time since anyone has replied to this thread, but I would like to add that my gynecologist recommended that I use the brand name of alesse and not the generic form due to the greater number of side effects that showed up in those patients of hers who had taken the generic form.