2 weeks in and I'm having the worst skin ever. Breaking out with atleast 2 new cysts a day. Hoping that this is just the 'getting worse before better' stage, but a week a go I felt my skin was improving which is strange.
These massive under the skin spots are huge and around my chin/cheeks and seem to linger for a day then pop. Not a good look at all.
Really losing my confidence I can't even let my boyfriend stay over as my face is a disaster right now.
Any advice/help/anything would be appreciated D:

Im on month 3 of Zarah (yasmin) and still am developing cysts. Ive heard a lot of people notice the difference after month 3 so im hoping too, that itll magically clear up. Im getting a lot more than I did initially so hopefully its just my hormones adjusting :/

I don't know if I can even stick this out to month 3!! right now I have 5 cysts on my chin and they are all so sore and red  

the second one is the recent picture.... less little red spots but more large cysts  

Getting worse... Today I have woke up with 4 new spots on my chin... help me!!
Nearly at the end of my first pack and don't know wether to take the 7 day break or just continue with the 2nd pack

Girl I feel ya. Mine was a little worse than that last week. But if its going to work, its going to take a few months. Its your body adjusting to hormones. For the time being just look at it like its a purge. Im giving myself about 5 months and then switching.

Have you seen any improvement yet? I'm like 5 days into my second pack, and still no improvement whatsoever...  

took me 4 and a half months on yasmin. it was cystic right up until 4 months and then only maybe 1 or 2 pimples a month, which is pretty clear for me. definitely takes while to do it's thing. at first it made my periods really heavy, then non-existent. you just have to give it time while your hormones adjust.

Ah thank you that gives me hope! I've just never had cystic acne this frequent really so I wasnt sure if it would ever improve but I'm going to keep sticking it out

wtf? so I woke up today with not one active spot... tonight I have 5 cystic spots!! 3 on my jawline and 2 on my chin, how does that even happen in less than a flipping day

3 days into my 3rd packet. still getting large spots that are filled with puss I have to pop them its disgusting. the worst ones are along my jawline and really hurt and stay for days on end .... praying by the end of this packet I start to see some kind of improvement

Im at the end of month 4 so Im going to try the non generic version of yasmin. Only my chin is breaking out stilk so i guess thats still an improvment however i have gotten the largest cyst of my life for 2 weeks almost and were (esthetics school) treating it with salicylic peel and high frequency device

How can I get prescribed spiro as I think that's what I need as yasmin alone is not enough will a gp prescribe this or only a dermatologist ?

A GP can prescribe it. You just have to be forceful with your doc

my gp said no... im coming to the end of my 3rd pack now and wtf, last week I cleared up! like I lasted maybe 3/4 days with not one active spot.. and then somehow today I have 3 cysts one huge one on my chin, why cant I just be normal... none of my other friends have to deal with this, what can I do/try? do I continue with Yasmin? why is it clearing me up for a few days then I wake up with 4 cysts?

I just need any advice anything at all

my face disgusts me

Don't think anyone even reads these and i'm pretty much just talking to myself but its nice to get things out.

I've been prescribed another 6 months worth of Yasmin, the nurse said itll be up to 6 months till my skin adjusts and I shouldn't lose hope, it just confuses me how I can clear up then within 5 days be back to square one.. I'm not sure what I can do about that.

Praying in the next 2 months my skin starts to show a difference, i'm wondering if maybe the fact I haven't been taking my 7 day break could be a problem? I never take it due to getting extreme period pain butmaybe that's why my skins not improving just yet...

I know what you mean about being patient. I'm not on BC but I am on spiro and that takes a long time to even begin to work. Be patient though. Speak to your Obgyn about skipping the placebo pills as it may indeed be having an effect.

On December 1, 2015 at 12:59:09 PM, SeamlessSea said:

Don't think anyone even reads these and i'm pretty much just talking to myself but its nice to get things out.

I've been prescribed another 6 months worth of Yasmin, the nurse said itll be up to 6 months till my skin adjusts and I shouldn't lose hope, it just confuses me how I can clear up then within 5 days be back to square one.. I'm not sure what I can do about that.

Praying in the next 2 months my skin starts to show a difference, i'm wondering if maybe the fact I haven't been taking my 7 day break could be a problem? I never take it due to getting extreme period pain butmaybe that's why my skins not improving just yet...

 

Same :/ im on month 5 or 6 with no improvement

have you seen any improvement yet?

I finally am starting to get clean skin, il post a pic tomorrow but I only have 1 active spot atm n before that I had 2 weeks with none! hope its started working for you too!!

Hey SeamlessSea-
I just started Yasmin too and I am having a similar experience. My 1st month I was reasonably clear, 1 cyst and then maybe 3 small random spots. Then I was crystal clear on the my in active week and then bam, I breakout in 4 large cysts on the 1st week of my 2nd pack. Things are still not super. I have 1 large and 2 small cysts and my skin looks red and blotchy, oily and dry all at the same time. Did you have this experience?

Yes pretty much the same! I was super clear in the first few weeks then I got really bad cystic acne around my chin and cheeks, it has took pretty much 5 months to clear up but it is so worth it! my skin is the best its been in ages so stick it out!! all I have now is some scarring but no active acne atm

Hey seamless-
I am so happy to hear that you no longer have any active acne! It gives me hope! How long have you been clear for?