which generics worked for you?

iVillage Member
Registered: 06-15-2006
which generics worked for you?
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Mon, 07-24-2006 - 12:59pm

I'm thinking about switching to a generic B.C. to save some money... are there some that i should just avoid? Which ones have worked for other people. I know generics are supposed to work the same but i've always be skeptical.

Thanks for any input!

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-19-2006
Mon, 07-24-2006 - 4:05pm
I was put on Ortho Novum 1/35 & my pharmacy gave me Necon 1/35. For the first cycle, I felt a little bloated and crampy, but those symptoms went away after the 1st month & I didn't have any issues. I'd stay away from Nortrel 1/35 (another generic of Ortho Novum) only because it has messed up my cycle the last 3 months I've been on it. I'm hoping it'll all work out in the 4th cycle.
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Registered: 04-07-2002
Mon, 07-24-2006 - 4:09pm

For a long time I used TriNessa, the generic for OTC. Worked just like the brand name.

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Beth "Petrouchka"