WTF with generic drugs?

warning, serious TMI below in the extended....

Ok, so like millions of other American women I take the fabulous Pill. Not only for it's intended use, but because otherwise I am frozen in place with pain for 7 days out of every 28. So, in order to help combat this even further, I'm on what they call a continuous cycle. Meaning I take pills until my body tells me I need to take a break. So this means I can take 12-15 weeks of pills.

I can either take the brand name version or the generic. The insurance, I'm sure would prefer I take the generic, but it turns out I'm allergic to the generic. Oh yes. So my chin breaks out in pimples like i'm 15 for 12-15 weeks at a time!

So the reason for this post? I got the doc to write the scrip for brand name only, and I just realized that my face is healing. Finally. Now I just need a new scrip for the mail-order service so I can get 3 months at a time and they don't cheat me out of pills.....

The moral of the story? Generics AREN'T the same as brand-name drugs beyond the active ingredients, so be careful. Some reactions to generics are an awful lot worse than what I've experienced. Treat a new brand of generic as you would any medicine that you've never taken before and be wary of side effects and reactions.