"i went on these pills for preventing pregnancy. my doctor told me to not have unprotected sex the first week. i had unprotected sex twice in the beginning of the second week and i got paranoid when i researched the brand and found out they were generic-pregnancy rate is higher. these are combination pills-means that i did not have to take it at the exact time every day.  the pills gave me crazy side effects as soon as i started them. nausea happened everyday for the first 2 weeks to the point where i would throw up or go to the bathroom. i started eating a lot more and gained 3 pounds in the first week. did not experience emotional changes. got my period at the end of the last row and lasted 7 days. not bad brand if you don&#039;t have insurance."