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[Holly137]

So I'm on my 6th month of taking Dianette, and generally speaking my acne has improved a lot. It has nowhere near gone, but it's so much more managable, apart from the middle of my cycle, around the time of ovulation. Normally I just have a few spots and mainly blackheads (it's never 100% clear), but mid cycle, like right now, it's a pimple playground on my face. I've just had a massive picking session and I feel horrible, I've not picked this badly in a while. I was just wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience whilst taking Dianette?

I need to go back to the docs sometime in the next couple of weeks to get a re-prescription if they let me, so I was thinking about asking about spironolactone as well, what do you guys recommend? Or if you have anymore tips for ovulation breakouts that would be great?

I hope everyone is doing well with their treatments!

[Prettywords]

If you're on the BCP, you aren't ovulating. It's something else. If it's a tri-phasic pill, it could be because it might mimic ovulation, but I don't think diane is. It may not be the right BCP for you. If you're taking other meds or supplements they could be interfering. Or if you're not being consistent with the pill too. You should call your dr to see what may be going on, especially if you also use it for contraception.

EDIT: I just saw you're on antibiotics? If so, they decrease the BCP and make it less effective and you may be ovulating. You need to stop the antibiotics especially if you are sexually active. Why your md doesn't know this, I don't know...some mds are dumb.

Edited by Prettywords, 14 November 2011 - 12:18 AM.

[Holly137]

I'm not on antibiotics anymore, I stopped taking them about 2 months ago because they made no difference to my skin at all in the entire 8 months I was taking them, and I knew being on antibiotics long term isn't good for you. I just haven't updated my skin care routine yet. And my Dr did tell me they make the pill ineffective as a contraception, I was still using condoms then. But they didn't make the pills ineffective at clearing my skin up, it's so much better than it was, but I still get a massive breakout at least once a month. It's still not as bad as it used to be, but I'd rather it didn't happen at all.

And yeah I don't think Dianette is a tri-phasic pill, so I dunno why I break out mid-cycle every month... I think I definitely need to revist the docs.

[Prettywords]

Oh, I thought you were still using it and we figured out why you were having issues. I have no idea then. You need to talk to whoever prescribed it and ask what they think. I doubt you're ovulating on the BCP though.