switched to generic brand of BC

[laurie-house.livejournal.com]

For the past 3 or 4 months I've been on birth control I've been taking reclipsen. I decided to order my next pack online, instead of calling it in. I had a bit of a hassle in ordering it, but finally did, but reclipsen was gone and in its place was apri, with a note saying it was the generic brand of reclipsen.

I started taking apri yesterday and was wondering if taking it would conflict with me having taken reclipsen. Or are they essentially the same thing?

I don't want to mess up my cycle or anything by taking a different BC.

Comments

[gryphonwing.livejournal.com]

Some people are really really sensitive to tiny changes in their medications, and may react differently to a particular generic. Others (like me) can pretty much take anything. When I was on HBC I could change brands on the fly - not just brand-to-generic - and nothing ever happened. :)

They're supposed to be essentially identical, so in theory you're fine.

[archangelbeth]

Yes, all this. And even if the side effects are different, the protection vs. pregnancy should be identical.