I've dealt with problematic skin for most of my teen years, only now at 25 I am seeming to get the hang of it and have had very clear skin for quite some time. A big contributor to my skin finally clearing was Spironolactone. I was put on spironolactone 100mg for about 4 months which worked wonders for me but I was nervous staying on a medication for too long so after my major breakouts went away and my skin was finally looking beautiful I went off the Spironolactone and just stayed with Yasmin. I had great results with just Yasmin and took it for a year with NO BREAKOUTS. It was amazing.
A week ago my pharmacy offered me the "generic brand" of Yasmin called Zarah saying it was the exact same BCP but about $10 cheaper. I decided to give it a go seeing as I was saving myself at least a little money. Well let me tell you it was not worth it at all. 
My skin completely freaked out. I had a terrible hormonal breakout on the left side of my jaw, mood swings, angry all the time (which is not me), pains in the left side of my lower abdominal area, and even some break outs on my cheeks which I've never ever had. I told my pharmacy and they wouldn't change me back to my old faithful Yasmin, they made me pay for another 3 months again! I was so disappointed and stressed which probably just made my skin worse. 
Because of the severity of my acne I am back on Spironolactone 50mg. 
I need to know if anyone else has made this switch from Yasmin to Zarah.
Are they really the same?

Here is a picture of my skin at its absolute worst. Which is right now.