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Hi everyone. This is my first post. I was put on Dianette after; Antibiotics, different Contraceptive pills, Topical creams etc did not work. I have had acne since I was 13 (now 21.) Acne has affected my life In such a bad way, I am so fed up now. After numerous doctors appointments I finally persuaded him to put me on Dianette, this was 7 weeks ago. Since then I have seen absolutely no improvement in fact I think they're getting worse. I have read online it usually takes up to 3 months to see a change. I am wondering what everyone's stories of Diantte are and what happened when you got referred to a dermatologist (Doc told me this was the next step) Thanks everyone xx
7 weeks is definitely too soon to tell if it's working for you unfortunately. Many people say give it 3 months, in my experience (I've been on it twice) it's more like 6-8 months to see significant improvement (though that doesn't mean to say that your skin will continue getting worse in that time, mine evened out around the third month mark, just wasn't noticeably better than before I started.) Dermatologists have a whole load of weapons in their armoury, from antibiotics, to spironolactone, to isotretinoin or even light therapy, so the next step would depend a lot on your skin and what you've tried in the past. Rest assured they will come up with something new though because they can prescribe things other doctors can't. Good luck, and I hope your skin improves soon!