This is probably a weird question, but yeah, I just wanted to see if anybody had any idea if there's anything in the form of vitamins or supplements - anything NOT pharmaceutical - that I can take that could give me the same benefits that being on Yasmin did.

My skin was almost 100% clear while on Yasmin. My overall skin oiliness, the cysts and acne along my jawline, chin, neck and sides of my face, as well as what I had on my chest and back, all poofed - my "gets greasy just several hours after washing" hair, stopped being oily - and all within a month. Not to mention my painful periods went from 7-8 days and heavy, to practically painless, lasting only 4 days and super light. Yasmin was my miracle.

However, I was on the pill going on 6 years and felt that, as I'm getting older, it probably can't be good for my body if I stay on it, especially since all those lovely health risks of taking the pill increase as you get older, too. So in December 2014, I decided to stop the pill, thinking (hoping) that maybe by now (I'm 30, turning 31) my hormones would be able to sort themselves out on their own.

No luck! Two months after stopping Yasmin, my skin became oily again - all of my cysts and acne returned and in all the same places on my face/body as before. Not worse, but about the same - and still very embarrassing and wreaking havoc on my self-esteem. Also, my hair fell out like crazy. I couldn't run my fingers through my hair without dragging a bunch of strands out with them. Periods went back to being painful and heavy again, too.

I've been dealing with this kind of acne since I was 14, you know the deal I'm sure! Tried everything OTC - cleansers - BP - SA - scrubs - Proactiv - dietary changes, etc. I'd prefer not having to take any kind of prescription/pharmaceutical drug. I've heard lots of good things about spiro, but honestly, if I wanted to take a drug, I'd just go back on Yasmin, since I know it's something that does work for me - which I feel like, if I can't find any relief soon, I'm just going to go back on it anyway out of sheer desperation.

I haven't really had a skincare regimen since being on the pill because like I said, my skin was fine, so all I really did was just use an acne wash every day. But being off the pill, now I'm trying more things to try and control what's going on, but so far nothing is really helping. None of what I'm using is making it worse either, thankfully. Aside from the acne wash and my multivitamin, the other things I started including almost 3 months ago.

- Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash - daily

- Alive! Multivitamin - daily (I just take my gummy vitamins like a big girl regardless, but figured I'd include it)

- Thayer's Rose Petal Witch Hazel w/Aloe Vera for toner/freshen my skin up - daily

- Dermalogica Gentle Cream Exfoliant - twice a week

- I also use Tea Tree Oil to overnight "spot treat" - but really I just dab some on the cysts and pray it brings them down a little bit (it doesn't)

Any info or suggestions, or similar experiences would be awesome to hear about.. Thanks so much for reading!