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Jackie, Calgary, AB
Nov 17th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Skin is pretty clear! Light periods. |
| Cons: | I think decreased libido. |
| Bottom Line: | If you need something to clear up your skin then go for it. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Price Paid: | 30.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Dani, Brazil
Nov 12th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | clear skin during the years I used this medication. Did not notice any major side effects until... |
| Cons: | two liver tumors - cancer
Acne came back as bad as ever after I stopped the pill. |
| Bottom Line: | stay clear from this!!!! Not worth the risk! |
| Recommended: | No |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Anonymous, Toronto, Ontario
Nov 10th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Definately cleared my acne. |
| Cons: | Experiencing either thinning hair or hair loss. Headaches. Zero libido. Weight gain. Took 10 months for me to see solid results. |
| Bottom Line: | You have to weigh the lesser of evils which changes with each individual. The side effects were noted at least after 6 months of usage. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for about a year. |
| Price Paid: | 30.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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laydeej, Toronto, Canada
Nov 9th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | No facial hair, Skin clearing, short, light periods! |
| Cons: | weight gain! CRAVINGS! irritable on my week off! |
| Bottom Line: | A lot of people here are concerned about their libido, but i find out of all the hormonal contraceptives i've tried (this is the 5th brand) this downplays my libido the least.
It's been 5 months and the improvement in my skin is amazing. From complete face breakouts to 1-3 whiteheads a month (during my week off). Even my blackheads and pores are behaving and i can't wait to see the improvements in a years time. (I read in a medical journal that after 3yrs, 91% of trials saw complete clarification on their complexion!)
I barely need to take care of my upper lip or chin ... even my legs!
I've never been happier with any of the other contraceptives i've tried! I completely recommend it! |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | laydeej has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 15.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Helga Bran, Sydney, Australia
Nov 7th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | no more pimples- clear skin |
| Cons: | wiehgt gain!!!! feeling hungry all the time!
depression!! |
| Bottom Line: | I was quite a skinny girl. Then i had acne and was prescribed juliet 35. Within 2-3months my skin cleared up, which was great! but then i realised i had gained alot of weight and no matter how much exercise i would do the kilos weren't going they were increasing! i also felt sad and cried at the most silliest unhurtful things, it just didnt make sense!! Considering i use to be a very happy person. I am now about to complete my 7th month on this pill, and i am now starting the pill yasmin. So let's see how it goes! Write the results sooooon.. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Helga Bran has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
| Acne severity: | very light |
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Anonymous
Nov 6th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | My skin is clear after 5 months. My skin is better than it was before I got acne. For the first time I have glowing skin with an even tone :) |
| Cons: | Emotional for the first few weeks, but that evened out. Lowered my libido |
| Bottom Line: | To be honest I don't know how much of a role the diane 35 itself played in clearing up my skin. I've been using it for 5 months (along with minocycline the antibiotic, and 2 topical creams: stieva and clindoxyl). The use of 4 prescriptions over 5 months has made my skin flawless!! If you have moderate to severe acne like I did, diane 35 alone will probably not do the trick. Ask your dermatologist for a few prescriptions to target the problem on all levels. Birth control of all kinds will improve your skin, so why not add this to your regime.
I did not experience any weight change or any change in cup size. I did feel a decrease in libido.This doesn't mean it's ruined my ability to be turned on, just that I don't feel particularly sexual most of the time if that makes sense. I will probably not continue on Diane 35 once my dermatologist confirms I don't need it. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 7.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Tracey, Adelaide, Australia
Nov 4th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | FLAWLESS CLEAR skin, no killer period pain (taking the yellow tab's non-stop without 7-day white tab's break) |
| Cons: | low libido, hair loss |
| Bottom Line: | I have had acne since I was a teenager (now 39yo), ending up on Roaccutane..which was effective. After having children all my acne can back and was now cystic and not just on my face but on my hairline, chest and back. Diane 35 began working after one month, and after three months I had flawless skin. i continued to take the product for the next five years, but noticed I was losing my thick curly hair. i have been off the product now for 1 year and my acne came back ferociously for the first six months but has since settled down. Although I have oily skin and hair now, the acne is most prevalent leading up to period...what I would like back is my hair thickness!!! Otherwise, I found Diane 35 to be highly effective for acne. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Din Din, canada
Nov 4th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | beautiful clear skin, larger breasts |
| Cons: | weight gain... weight gain.. weight gain... |
| Bottom Line: | I stopped using this product after 6 months. Yes.. my skin was great.. it was so clear and not oily anymore but I am a very thin person and usually never gain weight. After two months on this pill.. i noticed that my hips started to get huge.. and I just got rounder. It was aweful. No matter what I ate.. I tried going on a diet.. but it wouldn't make a difference. I gained about 8 to 10 lbs.. but it showed on me. I felt aweful. Oh.. And it gives you cellulite as well. I got off it and was so scared to get the acne back. I am now using a retinol A cream 0.1% and it's amazing. I wash my face with cetaphil morning and night and use the cream at night. It has been almost 4 months now and my skin is amazing. Just like using Diana 35. I went to my dermotologist last week to get another prescription for the retionl A and he said that most doctors are giving it now. And over time it reduces wrinkles as well. It is working wonders for me. I lost the weight in 3 months. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Din Din has used this item for about a year. |
| Price Paid: | 45.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Michelle, Manila, Philippines
Nov 3rd, 2009 |
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| Pros: | skin is not oily anymore
no major skin breakouts(acne,white heads,blackheads)
breast enlargement |
| Cons: | severe headache(can be relieved by taking paracetamol),hyperacidity(can be relieved by taking the pill with food or take antacid),weight gain,feeling of bloatedness |
| Bottom Line: | I've had acne since I was 12years old, and now that I am 23 I still am having major breakouts! Hate it! Then my OB gyne prescribed me diane 35 to treat my ovarian cyst, which also resolved my skin problems! 2months after using it, I saw a clearing of my acne and my skin is not oily anymore,amazing! After 6months of use I stopped already and immediately my skin was oily again, I started to have pimples again but not as bad as before. So now I want to have clear skin again which lead me to taking diane again! |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Michelle has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 11.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Anonymous, Canada
Nov 2nd, 2009 |
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| Pros: | cleared my acne completely; menstrual cramps disappeared; |
| Cons: | depression, decreased libido, zero sex drive |
| Bottom Line: | Great for the skin, I used to have terrible acne and it cleared it right up within 5-6 months. My skin was beautiful, smooth, even, etc. I actually got compliments on my skin! But after 7 years of being on Diane-35 (started when I was 16) I went off of it because of the high hormone intake was seriously affecting my mood and making me depressed, and I was told that maybe my acne would be permanently gone now that I was 23 years old. However, once going off of it, my skin broke out worse than before, so I decided to go back on it again, but it didn't work for me anymore. I was told that once you go off a birth control pill, it may lose its effect even if you try to go back on it. My friends are all on Diane-35 and have had the same experience as myself, both the pros and the cons. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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