tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503236164406200711.post5813534099578821818..comments2023-10-28T09:10:11.749-04:00Comments on To define is to limit.: really, really bad ideaSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04020549348509508380noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503236164406200711.post-19872027908941489362013-10-04T19:35:58.176-04:002013-10-04T19:35:58.176-04:00i figured it was something like this. and i guess ...i figured it was something like this. and i guess money-wise it was a good decision, but common-sense-wise and what's-good-for-customers-wise, it really sucks. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020549348509508380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503236164406200711.post-79198077962327907552013-10-04T10:58:24.398-04:002013-10-04T10:58:24.398-04:00It was a money issue. Drug companies can only keep...It was a money issue. Drug companies can only keep a patent on their brand for so long before they must release it for other companies to make generic versions of it. Generics do not cost as much as brand names. The company that made Loestrin decided to simply stop making it, change it to a chewable type, give it a different name, and now they can still charge brand-name price for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503236164406200711.post-10763031161252548822013-09-28T09:04:53.887-04:002013-09-28T09:04:53.887-04:00right? i do not understand what the point was. at ...right? i do not understand what the point was. at all. i am in awe of you, though, because i really don't think i could chew it ever again. i don't have the courage. so kudos to you. you're a stronger person than i am. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020549348509508380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503236164406200711.post-9171816580881113262013-09-27T23:29:26.537-04:002013-09-27T23:29:26.537-04:00I swear it's the exact same pill as Loestrin, ...I swear it's the exact same pill as Loestrin, but they slapped a different label on it. I'm too afraid to just swallow it, though.Jaminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503236164406200711.post-1655158986712625402013-09-12T10:03:17.887-04:002013-09-12T10:03:17.887-04:00i always like to get advice. nuvaring has always k...i always like to get advice. nuvaring has always kind of freaked me out a bit. i feel like i would be very conscious of it all the time. also, knowing me, i'd probably put it in wrong or something and get it lost in my body and never be able to get it out again lol. but i can be forgetful with the pill, too (i'll go weeks taking it perfectly and then all of a sudden completely forget that i'm on it) so maybe i should get over my fear/squeamishness and check it out. especially if all birth control decides to go the chewable route. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020549348509508380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503236164406200711.post-18937698000521707512013-09-11T11:47:57.174-04:002013-09-11T11:47:57.174-04:00Gross! I hate chewable meds. They never taste good...Gross! I hate chewable meds. They never taste good.<br />I know you didn't ask for any advice, but I was on the NuvaRing for years and loved it! I am way too forgetful to remember to take a pill every day, so it was perfect. Plus, I'm really sensitive to fluctuating hormone levels, and since the hormones from the NuvaRing are constant (instead of peaking right after you take a pill), I had fewer hormone-related symptoms (after the first month on it, which wasn't great.) Just my two cents. :)Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900914389510848443noreply@blogger.com