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| Tue, 03-16-2004 - 3:49pm |
OK. I posted before about whether I should take seasonale since my doctor suggested that I should not take it because of high stroke risk. I decided to take it anyway, but he called in a prescription for Nordette with 84 active pills and 7 reminder instead. He said it was exactly the same thing, but cheaper. Should I go with this, or insist on seasonale? He said the pharmacy just fills the seasonale containers with Nordette packets anyway, and not to worry so much. I only get a 3 month trial, and if all his well and I don't get migranes more often, he will call in a prescription that will cover me until next March. Any advice would be great. Thanks.

He's right, Seasonale is repackaged Nordette. Seasonale is primarily a marketing thing... The pharmacy doesn't do the repackaging but the formulation of the pills is the same. I hope that you can take Nordette safely. Thanks for the update. Post and let us know how your doing, ok?
Good luck
Jill
There's no difference but packaging between Seasonale and Nordette, with the exception that Nordette is a Wyeth product and Seasonale is made by Barr Labs--they can't switch them at the pharmacy, Barr went to a lot of trouble to get Seasonale approved for the three month cycle!
Not sure what the doctor meant about high stroke risk.....none of the pills have a "high stroke risk" unless you fall into a certain category of women who shouldn't be taking any birth control pills at all....
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Nordette isn't a generic, though, it's a name brand pill and technically a different medication....
In any case, if you're already at a high risk for stroke, you may seriously want to consider whether this is worth it or not.