ok so i have been taking yasmin on and off for about 6 yrs, so i get married and switch ins to husband bc his insurance is 100 times better for everything except 1 think my birth control so know i am expected to pay $60.00 for it, which is crazy so i called my obgyn and she suggested i try SPRINTEC and she would call it in for me, is anyone on this.
do you have any problems
missliss
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If sprintec is just the generic version for Yaz (which I'm assuming it is) then there shouldn't be any change. I had to start taking the generic of my pills too cause they got too expensive and there was no difference.
davenjess
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one question....
are you on the pill for actual birth control or for controlling cysts?
I was on it for cysts and because of that - i used to have to get a note from my OB, but the pills that were SUPPOSED to cost me 60 - were just a copay....(10).
lillprincess54
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i am on the pill so i dont get pregnant, not for cysts
also its not a generic for yasmin. Yasmin is one of the few bc that dont have a generic for it
fdny3113
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Sprintec is gen for ortho-tri cylclen, i was on that before i was on yasmin. No complants. i think you should be fine. hth
lillprincess54
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Posted by fdny3113
Sprintec is gen for ortho-tri cylclen, i was on that before i was on yasmin. No complants. i think you should be fine. hth
so i am assuming you are still on yasmin, did you change from sprintec to yasmin for any reason
see my problem is that i am trying to loss weight, i am on the chucky side and i know one of the side effects is weigh gain, and that freaks me out
missliss
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Posted by lillprincess54
Posted by fdny3113
Sprintec is gen for ortho-tri cylclen, i was on that before i was on yasmin. No complants. i think you should be fine. hth
so i am assuming you are still on yasmin, did you change from sprintec to yasmin for any reason
see my problem is that i am trying to loss weight, i am on the chucky side and i know one of the side effects is weigh gain, and that freaks me out
Did you gain weight while you were on Yaz?
lillprincess54
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Posted by missliss
Posted by lillprincess54
Posted by fdny3113
Sprintec is gen for ortho-tri cylclen, i was on that before i was on yasmin. No complants. i think you should be fine. hth
so i am assuming you are still on yasmin, did you change from sprintec to yasmin for any reason
see my problem is that i am trying to loss weight, i am on the chucky side and i know one of the side effects is weigh gain, and that freaks me out
Did you gain weight while you were on Yaz?
NO
missliss
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Posted by lillprincess54
Posted by missliss
Posted by lillprincess54
Posted by fdny3113
Sprintec is gen for ortho-tri cylclen, i was on that before i was on yasmin. No complants. i think you should be fine. hth
so i am assuming you are still on yasmin, did you change from sprintec to yasmin for any reason
see my problem is that i am trying to loss weight, i am on the chucky side and i know one of the side effects is weigh gain, and that freaks me out
Did you gain weight while you were on Yaz?
NO
then maybe you'll be ok. I took the generic form of ortho tri-cyclen for years (actually up until just 2 weeks ago) and I don't think it made me gain weight....of course everyone reacts to each pil differently, but maybe you'll be ok with weight gain since you hadn't gained weight from the other pill...?
JoeJo
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Yes i have been on it before...it worked fine for me!
DeeluvsVinny
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Just wanted to clarify that YAZ and YASMIN are two different pills. Same company, but work differently. Personally, I never gained weight on YASMIN and was able to lose weight just fine. However, on YAZ, I'm stuck, no considerable weight gain, but I just can't lose any! So,as soon as I'm done with my YAz in like 5 days, I'm going back to YASMIN.
YAZ is really for people with PCOS and cyst issues..
