Hormones take up to 6 months to balance themselves, or so I was told. So while topical treatments should be done for at least 6 weeks, I think they generally advise trying a birth control for 4 months to see which side effects it has. You can always just skip the placebo week to see if that makes a difference

I took Diane 35 for 8 months or so, it worked splendidly! My acne came back after I stopped though. As it isn't advised to take that pill for a long time I think a safe bet would be to already think about what to do after it in case your skin flares up.

Hormones take up to 6 months to balance themselves, or so I was told. So while topical treatments should be done for at least 6 weeks, I think they generally advise trying a birth control for 4 months to see which side effects it has. You can always just skip the placebo week to see if that makes a difference

 

I took Diane 35 for 8 months or so, it worked splendidly! My acne came back after I stopped though. As it isn't advised to take that pill for a long time I think a safe bet would be to already think about what to do after it in case your skin flares up.

Hi emi thanks for your reply

how long did you have to wait until you saw improvement?

And yes I know! I'm a little freaked out about that happening but I think I will probably going onto a less strong and dangerous pill like yaz or something (or a least I think yaz isn't as strong).

In the second month it started improving. And because it's not a topical treatment your skin doesn't dry out, so no redness! Got bigger boobs too haha. I can't remember when I was clear though... I have very thin skin, so a lot of red marks, and those last forever so I probably looked like I still had tons of acne. I attached a tiny piece of a picture of March 2011 when the marks on my cheeks had mostly faded too. I started taking that pill somwhere between August and October 2010