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[kz123]

ah, wonderful...i just started my 2nd package..so im in for quite the wait. !

[kz123]

oh my, i dont know if i could last this out for over 3 months! yeah lower cheeks and chin- exactly where mine is...its horrible ain't it? almost like a beard of ance..pretty discusting.!!

[reesegirl]

I was on Diane 35 for approx 7 years. During that time my skin was clearer. Not a 100%, but managable for the most part. I've been off it since March because I decided that I was tired of taking a synthetic hormone in my body everyday.

Well let me tell you.... I have been getting breakouts worse each month .... off it. But under no circumstances will I ever swallow those pills again. I have no peroid. My body is not making any of it's own hormones. I'm 32 and have less hormones than a post-menopausal women. I have no kids. My husband and I would like to the OPTION of having a family and I'm so glad I'm not in a desperate state for kids, but if I was I don't know what I'd be feeling right now.

I'd rather face a 100% pimples knowing that my body was functioning properly. There are so many other side effects coming off those pills, but the benefits include actually having a sex drive & feeling emotions.

Not that the emotions are that great, I'm depressed with cystic acne, but this is day 3 of the regime and a huge undergrouder is mostly dried up and knock on wood, nothing new, BP has always worked for me, but I've only ever applied it to spots or areas, never my whole face, it makes sense to kill ALL the bacteria on my face and not just spots, that way the bacteria can't spread.

We'll see, just keep in mind that Diane 35 is not for long term use, only till you clear out, but mine came back. The doctor won't tell you that. Google it I did after I stopped and started to read the Diane 35 horror stories regarding reproduction, and now I'm living it.

[tiredofzits]

Month 7. I'm not 100% clear but let me tell u it's sooooooooo much better then before. I go out now and don't stay home from work like I used to. I'm also taking the drug Apo-sulfatrim which is helping me out as well. I've heard horror stories of people getting off of this pill. I'm actually afraid to get off and switch over to another one (for contraception reasons) I really need to discuss this with my dr. All those on Diane 35, it's not as glamous a pill that they say it is. It comes with numerous side effects which thankfully I never got. However, the breakouts were depressing. I didn't stop breaking out until 3.5-4 months. Now thankfully, I'm enjoying my skin. GOOD LUCK

[tiredofzits]

Hi All
I'm still clearer then before. I still do get the occassional pimple but let me tell you it's sooooooooo much better. I've been on the combination Diane 35 and Alpo-Sulfatrim. My PMS weeks aren'e even as bad as they used to be. My confidence is back so much so that I ended up meeting a guy and we are having a great time dating. I recommend this to anyone. The Diane 25 is a struggle at the begining buy hang in there

Tania

[enelahs]

Hi I was on diane for 2 years and my skin cleared up significantly. I stopped a couple of months ago, had a huge breakout and I have no period for the past 4 months!

reesegirl, have you remedied the situation?

I was on Diane 35 for approx 7 years. During that time my skin was clearer. Not a 100%, but managable for the most part. I've been off it since March because I decided that I was tired of taking a synthetic hormone in my body everyday.

Well let me tell you.... I have been getting breakouts worse each month .... off it. But under no circumstances will I ever swallow those pills again. I have no peroid. My body is not making any of it's own hormones. I'm 32 and have less hormones than a post-menopausal women. I have no kids. My husband and I would like to the OPTION of having a family and I'm so glad I'm not in a desperate state for kids, but if I was I don't know what I'd be feeling right now.

I'd rather face a 100% pimples knowing that my body was functioning properly. There are so many other side effects coming off those pills, but the benefits include actually having a sex drive & feeling emotions.

Not that the emotions are that great, I'm depressed with cystic acne, but this is day 3 of the regime and a huge undergrouder is mostly dried up and knock on wood, nothing new, BP has always worked for me, but I've only ever applied it to spots or areas, never my whole face, it makes sense to kill ALL the bacteria on my face and not just spots, that way the bacteria can't spread.

We'll see, just keep in mind that Diane 35 is not for long term use, only till you clear out, but mine came back. The doctor won't tell you that. Google it I did after I stopped and started to read the Diane 35 horror stories regarding reproduction, and now I'm living it.

[cutieapple509]

OMG....Honestly... I am not brave enought to take Diane 35 since i heard many side effects from others including my derm and family doctor

[kz123]

uhhh.. it hardly does anything

[Christina ~]

ya. for me it might as well be sugar pills as i have zero side effects. I think it does help with the hormones long term but you gotta stick with it at LEAST a year to see it do anything. i've never used it on its own either.

[tiredofzits]

Wow I read all these replies and I can't believe it. I've been on this pill for almost 9 months now. I've experienced the breakouts from Hell to the point I was so embarrassed to go out or even to work. I never experienced any weight gain or side effects at all....well except the huge breakouts. I'm now using Diane 35 in conjunction with another pill called Apo-Sulfatrim and my face is the clearest it's ever been. I've talked to my gyna and my derm and they both say that Diane 35 is safe and not to believe alot of what is out there. So really I don't know who to believe. My derm and gyna said it was even safe as a just using it for birth control. I'm scared to get off any of these pills because the effects have been great. My sister was even on Diane 35 for 2 years and nothing ever happened to her either until she got off she did break out but nothing too drastic. Very managable. I have to really do some thinking about this. I just wish ance didn't exist

[acnemakesmesad]

Diane made me really really moody. I didn't realise that the pill was doing it to me though, it was only after I stopped taking Diane and realised that I was no longer freaking out on people that I made the connection.

I haven't read the whole discussion, but has anyone mention that the Diane isn't good for actual birth control? Just mentioning it.

[Christina ~]

Tiredofzits, i would not use this site as a reliable source to diane 35 information. I've been on it for several years now and have talked to multiple doctors and dermatologist about its safetly and have been reassured that it is indeed quite safe and suitable for long term use. I have experience NO problems whatsoever. I am quite shocked to read about what people have experienced and what they have heard and have chosen not to use this board as a means of gathering my information as i honestly cannot corroborate the source, what i go by is what hosptials, doctors and dermatologists (multiple assessments) have told me over the last few years and i try to keep apraised of medical journal assessments.

Birth control of any sort is not necessarily for everyone but i have a hard time beleiving that this medication is so much of a detrement if it has equally helped a good deal many people.

And for those who say it is not a suitable birth control, that is incorrect. Diane 35 IS a birth control pill but that is not what it is marketed as, as it comes from dermatologists for the most part, and so therefore is not often perscribed by a general practitioner when another brand is avaliable. Diane 35 is a very different formulation and so is usually used as a refereall AFTER more name brand products have been exhausted (i switched after ortho-tricyclen started making me feel ill).

In addition i must say no birth control pill is 100% effective as anything from the time you take the pill to whether at some point in your cycle you were ill and so the pill was not fully absorbed can decrease its effectiveness. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS USE A BACK UP MEANS OF BIRTH CONTROL LIKE A CONDOM. Even in a fully monogomous relationship if you are serious about preventing a pregnancy you SHOULD be using at least 2 methods, otherwise you really have to trust in a good many things you can't control....birth control pills can only do so much

[vanessa]

BCPs are 99% effective if used as directed (the mini-pill is slightly less, around 95% I believe). This includes Diane-35.

[Christina ~]

Thanks vanessa i was hoping someone would back me up on that!

[ARpooh]

diane 35 is very good for acne. it cleared me up until i ran out overseas..but now since ive been on it again and accutane..i cant lose, it takes at least 6 months for results.

I've taken the Diane for 6 years, and recently been off the Diane for 2 months and broke out miserable with a vengence. Now I have been back on the Diane to control my acne for 3 weeks but it has not worked yet. I've always taken it with RetinA, but this time taking the Retin A (despite stronger) in combination with teh Diane hasn't worked yet. Anybody how long it would take to clear skin again if taken on a 2nd round? I would like to eventually get off the Diane, but not sure which product would help me wean off it with breaking me out. Any help would be great. Thanks.

[tiredofzits]

Hi all
I've been on this pill for almost 8 months now. I'm also taking Alpo-Sulfatrim as well. Anyways, I wanted to get off of this pill and go on to something else. BUT I'm SOOOOOO SCARED!! I've heard the horror stories of breaking out even worse then before. My derm and dr both say that I can stay on it and use it as birth control because it's effective but then again u read so much negative crap about it. I need advice how bad are the breakouts once I get off of this pill or should I just stay on

Thanks

[ARpooh]

Hi all
I've been on this pill for almost 8 months now. I'm also taking Alpo-Sulfatrim as well. Anyways, I wanted to get off of this pill and go on to something else. BUT I'm SOOOOOO SCARED!! I've heard the horror stories of breaking out even worse then before. My derm and dr both say that I can stay on it and use it as birth control because it's effective but then again u read so much negative crap about it. I need advice how bad are the breakouts once I get off of this pill or should I just stay on

Thanks

I went to my derm and I don't think the derms have much experience with folks coming off of the Diane. They just see it as a major breakout and recommended that I keep using the same topical remedies. Maybe the Diane was only in the market for the last 8 years or so, so they don't know how people get so many side effects from it afterwards when coming off of it.
The breakout I got I would say is very very bad. I got cystic swollen pimples all over my forehead since I got so much more oily. My hair also got very oily as well as my hormones are all out of wack.
I would recommend to stay of the Diane (if you want to control breakouts) until another solutions comes along. I'm still looking and researching for a transitional oral or topical that could help me wean off of the Diane.