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Amanda from Canada
May 7, 2007
Pros Skin was great! Periods were very regular and experienced less cramping.
Cons Weight gain, no sex drive, moody.
Bottom line For those of you who have gone off of Diane 35, how long did it take for you to get your period naturally?? I have heard of women being 'late'. Were you late, and if so, how long??? I just went off Diane 35 and I am 2 weeks late now. I am just wondering if this is normal and how long some other women had to wait. Thanks to anyone that can help me!!
Price paid $38.00
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Anonymous from Toronto, ON
May 5, 2007
Pros NONE
Cons you will be depressed, gain weight, lose ambitious life style, will probably kill yourself or someone you love....
Bottom line I was put on this pill, for no reason, all I wanted was to alleviate my acne. I never thought I was going to go through what I have for the last three years. I was on it when I was 20, stopped taking it at 23. I was a athletic, high achieving student. After I went in the pill, my moods, depression, and craving increased. I didn't concentrate well on anything. I became sensitive to light, sound and people. I locked myself in my room for hours.

I didn't know this whole time that Diane-35 cause all this untill I went off it. I suddenly felt better mentally, but my moods and depression came and went. I gained so much, I lost all my musles and started having pain in weird areas like my calves, pelvic and feet. I feel swollen and even though I work out, i can't loose as much as I want. Now I'm doing, internal and external cleansing to make this pill's effects on my body disappear. I advice any girl to not take this pill. We are all different to its reactions. Ifyoulovelife, stoptaking
Price paid $21.00
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Helpfulness score of this review: -2
chan from australia
May 3, 2007
Pros didn't suffer any side effects
Cons made my acne alot worse
Bottom line I have been on diane for four months and my skin only got worse. I only had little pimples and now i have huge cystic pimples that never go away. I have now changed to Yasmin (more expensive)and have noticed a difference alresdy. I guess everyones different.
Price paid $21.00
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A from A
May 1, 2007
Pros Best treatment ever! Clear skin in 5 months!
Cons Migrane
Bottom line This is a very effective treatment
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Christina from Toronto, Canada
April 18, 2007
Pros Clear skin, thinner body hair, effective birth control, fuller breasts (?)
Cons Fatigue, dampened libido, severe depression, poor blood circulation (heavy legs, swollen feet), head hair thinning/loss, expensive.
Bottom line Listen up, ladies. I started taking Diane-35 when I was 19 years old, and I've been on it for 6 years. I noticed a real improvement in my skin only when I was 21, and to this day I can't say if it was Diane or just lifestyle/maturity changes. I have always been skinny, so I didn't quite gain weight, but I lost muscle density--I stayed slim but got soft/fatty and I now have a bit of cellulite that I don't think I'd have gotten if I hadn't gone on this pill. VERY LOW SEX DRIVE--which is tough because I had a really high one before I started. Having read more about the risks of Diane (I think blood clots might be a concern for me because of my "heavy legs"), I'd really like to get off. My concern, of course, is that I get pimples again when I've been mostly clear for 4 years. On the other hand, I had several episodes of severe depression that I believe impaired my quality of life.I've noticed over 6 years that bad side effects improve with increased health/activity...but then so does acne
Price paid $30.00
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Bibiphile from Switzerland
April 5, 2007
Pros Acne cleared quick, bigger breasts, loss of weight, regular periods.
Cons zero libido, headaches (they just stopped one year later), tiredness..........BUT when I stopped it, got horrible depression, gain weight really fast beause of uncontrolable food cravings.
Bottom line The problem came actually when I stopped the pill !! I think my body got addict to the hormone. I was diagnosed with PCOS, and at first was hard to get used to Diane, but it was good on three months. I took it for one year and decided to stop it because my acne came back! but during two months I felt strange...depressed, fat, hungry all the time, tired,....so I took it back...but I have the feeling is not good for me.

Recommend it ? Yes but only if you know your body well to know its reactions, if you doing sport and eat consciously.
Price paid $18.00
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Helpfulness score of this review: -5
anonymous from Mississauga, Canada
April 1, 2007
Pros my skin cleared up, i have less pain during my periods, free with insurance plan
Cons i have used it for about 4 months now, and i have gained about 6 pounds.. :( i'm chubbier then i ever ever was in my whole 19 years of life.. i get REALLY intense food cravings, like "i need to eat that.. at 11pm" .. never had that before :(
Bottom line um.. well, i really really was upset about having such ridiculous acne.. and so i took this pill.. but now that i've read everybody's testimonials i'm feeling so unsure of this.. and i think i will get off of it as soon as possible.. i'm particularly scared of what i might face after getting off... i really don't like the feeling of being heavy .. i want to be slim again.. i think that perhaps if u really need to get rid of that acne this might be a good way to go but definitely get off of it asap..
Price paid $10.00
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SUV from India
April 1, 2007
Pros Regular Periods,glowing skin,a lesser or no hairgrowth.
Cons Dizzy ness,dryness in eyes,increase in breast size
Bottom line I am on diane for almost 2 years.and have seen that i really get frequent mood swings which is really really bad sometimes.i will suggest someone to take this if skin is really bad with lots of hair and acnes for that it works ,better to go for lighter medicines then this.
Price paid $41.00
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Eva from colombia
March 20, 2007
Pros clearer skin
Cons mood swings!.....and now that I have read these comments im def, getting off it!
Bottom line im scared of what might happen when I get off it......
Price paid $15.00
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Helpfulness score of this review: 5
cherie from australia
March 15, 2007
Bottom line i was on Diane for 7 months. As soon as i started taking it i instantly noticed a diference in my skin. No more pimples. ive had bad acne ever since i was 14 and now im 21 and nothing else has worked. If only this was the case. Nearly every day of taking the pill i was nauseas and just felt ill all over. I didnt think it was the pill but as soon as i got of it, the sickness stopped. Straight away ive had very irreguler periods. Its all messed up and all over the place. Oh and the pimples are back!! I recommend not to use this pill as it will onnly make u worse in the long run.
Price paid $23.00
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