5 HOURS......YASMIN OR NO?!?!?!?!?!

OOOOOK,
So..........I'm currently on OTC.........and have been for almost 3 years, everything was fine until 5 months ago........I'm not breaking out on my chin and a bit on my jawline (hormonal I hear). It's gotten a bit better over the last few months but I'm not holding my breath. I'm sure my stress is compounding things a bit as well.
I was prescribed Yasmin.........and I'm suppose to take my first dose tonight at 11pm......BUT I'm not so keen on this as I'm sensitive to meds, and I hear some uber bad stuff about Yasmin (initial breakouts and what not). If Yasmin turns me into a complete bitch that's overweight by 4000 lbs I don't care..........as long as my skin is clear, I'm happy (yes I have some body dysmorphic problems). Right now I have maybe 2 active pimples with a couple other bumps under the skin........cheeks and forehead are pretty clear........it sticks mainly to my chin area. I've heard stories of girls who don't have too bad of acne going on Yasmin and it gets like 100 times worse.........not sure if I can handle that or not.
Anyways.............ANY input at all would be SO GREATLY appreciated.............I really really need some advice!
Jess




Sorry that should've said I AM breaking out on my chin and a bit on my jawline, not I'm not.....I wish lol.

I NEED to hear some good news about this!!!!

Hey all,
I've been reading around this site a lot lately and noticed that A LOT, A LOOOOT of women get their acne back WORSE when they stop taking the BCP. Is this a permanent thing or more like a flare up that lasts awhile and then goes away??? DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY GOOD STORIES ABOUT STOPPING THE PILL AND NOT GETTING WORSE SKIN? lol........a good story would be nice to hear cuz now I feel I will be a slave to the pill until the day I die lol.
Jess

Can someone shed some light on initial breakouts for me, pleeease :)

Hey everyone!
I've been reading a lot of posts on here that talk about initial breakouts when starting a new hormonal treatment for acne. I'm noticing that a lot of IBs are happening to people starting any spiro related drug i.e. spiro itself, yaz, yasmin, aldactone (which I think is the generic of spiro, not sure).........anyways.........my question is when do these initial breakouts happen? Like months after starting a new treatment, days, weeks?........I'm switching to Yasmin and I'm kinda nervous about having an IB........I'm wondering if I go the first week or two with no flare ups of acne should I be okay?..........Oh the numerous questions I have lol. I think stressing over this is just adding to my face problems haha
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Jess

HYDROCORTISONE CREAM, PLEASE READ!

OK........so basically I'm going through HELL. And I wanna caution everyone so that you all don't have to go through this hell as well.

Over two years ago I was prescribed a 1% Hydrocortisone cream called "Emo-Cort" (Canadian Brand).........You can also obtain a 1% over-the-counter. Anyways........I was prescribed this because I kept getting a little hive/rash thing on my chin (just on my chin) from a puppy I got.....the cream worked, definitely got rid of the hives/rash. I was a stupid girl and never read the directions..........instead of using the cream for 7 days as prescribed...........I put it on 2 times a day for 2 years (BIGGEST MISTAKE). I often put it on the same spots as some spots of my chin seemed to be more prone to the hives/rash. It was like.....get a hive, use the cream, hive is gone.......a great solution so I thought.

So 5 months ago I got married, moved out, and left the puppy (now a cute huge Boxer dog) behind with my parents. Once I was no longer around the dog my hives/rash went away so I stopped using the hydrocortisone. Basically I went into cortisone withdrawl on my skin. In one area in particular I had 5 huge HUGE infected pimples within a month.........and now that skin is thinned and permanently red. Now.........I'm getting another HUGE one on the other side of my chin (right where I put the cream). I got so sick of this shit and feeling depressed that last night I went to ER to get this shit looked at. Basically.........while using hydrocortisone (which is a steriod) the skin remains strong and has a very good barrier on the surface because of the cream. Once you stop using the steriod the skin breaks down and is EXTREMELY weak.......and prone it infection, skin thinning, acne and scarring. My body (on my chin) can't even successfully form a zit without blowing up in infection and swelling.................it actually looks like I've had my wisdom teeth pulled (its that bad). Not only that but my glands are swollen and I have a fever because my body is trying to rid itself of this infection.

Note to all..................do NOT over use hydrocortisone.............it is a very effective medication at reducing inflammation and perfecting skin but once you stop it, all HELL will break lose..............I have very fair skin and to know that this will be leaving this much damage is really hard news. Do not make the mistake I did.

HYDROCORTISONE CREAM, PLEASE READ!

OK........so basically I'm going through HELL. And I wanna caution everyone so that you all don't have to go through this hell as well.

Over two years ago I was prescribed a 1% Hydrocortisone cream called "Emo-Cort" (Canadian Brand).........You can also obtain a 1% over-the-counter. Anyways........I was prescribed this because I kept getting a little hive/rash thing on my chin (just on my chin) from a puppy I got.....the cream worked, definitely got rid of the hives/rash. I was a stupid girl and never read the directions..........instead of using the cream for 7 days as prescribed...........I put it on 2 times a day for 2 years (BIGGEST MISTAKE). I often put it on the same spots as some spots of my chin seemed to be more prone to the hives/rash. It was like.....get a hive, use the cream, hive is gone.......a great solution so I thought.

So 5 months ago I got married, moved out, and left the puppy (now a cute huge Boxer dog) behind with my parents. Once I was no longer around the dog my hives/rash went away so I stopped using the hydrocortisone. Basically I went into cortisone withdrawl on my skin. In one area in particular I had 5 huge HUGE infected pimples within a month.........and now that skin is thinned and permanently red. Now.........I'm getting another HUGE one on the other side of my chin (right where I put the cream). I got so sick of this shit and feeling depressed that last night I went to ER to get this shit looked at. Basically.........while using hydrocortisone (which is a steriod) the skin remains strong and has a very good barrier on the surface because of the cream. Once you stop using the steriod the skin breaks down and is EXTREMELY weak.......and prone it infection, skin thinning, acne and scarring. My body (on my chin) can't even successfully form a zit without blowing up in infection and swelling.................it actually looks like I've had my wisdom teeth pulled (its that bad). Not only that but my glands are swollen and I have a fever because my body is trying to rid itself of this infection.

Note to all..................do NOT over use hydrocortisone.............it is a very effective medication at reducing inflammation and perfecting skin but once you stop it, all HELL will break lose..............I have very fair skin and to know that this will be leaving this much damage is really hard news. Do not make the mistake I did.