What is the difference between Levora and Portia?

My pharmacy just did the same thing. I was taking levora for two years and then I stoped for a few months because of a lap in coverage and now they give me portia and I'm having cramps taking the pill daily and I'm upset about it.

I've just switched from portia to levora and I've had pretty decent amount of spotting and a little nausea so far... my doc said they were the same thing as well. Portia worked fine with me other than some pretty intense moodswings and nausea to start with. That went away though.

I was on the same birth control pill but the generic I took was Lutera. Most birth control pills have many other names. I always called my pharmacy the week before to make sure they got the Lutera in stock for me. I was against switching manufacturers only because I have depression & wanted to keep all my meds constant. I did have to stop taking after a year because my depression was worse. I’m now trying a different antidepressant & hopefully go back on Lutera again. I had no problems at all with it otherwise. Hopefully I’m not one of those people who cannot take hormones which is more common than people know, due to anxiety/depression that many people never had until starting any birth control pills.