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So I've been on yaz for about 7 months now and it has helped my skin A LOT. But, especially in the past few months, I've noticed that I still get pretty significant hormonal breakouts, starting about week before my period and lasting even until a week after it ends. Knowing this, I thought I would try "skipping" the placebo pills, so that once I finished one pack of active pills I would go right into the next pack of active pills, thus skipping my period and hopefully the hormonal acne. After determining this was "safe" to do, I went for it. However, the results have been bad. I skipped the placebo pills last month and now this month instead of reducing my hormonal acne, it seems like I got the same period breakout I always do, and instead of subsiding like normal it has lasted ALL MONTH. I'm feeling very bad and stressed about it and don't know why it is happening. Any words of advice would be much appreciated.
I've been on birth control for 8 years since I was 13. Not for acne though. But I had that same idea of skipping the placebo pills and just continuing a new pack, and I planned to just do this forever lol! I was young and didn't know better. Went to the doctor and instead she prescribed me Quasense, which is a 3 month cycle birth control. 90 days of active pills, one week of placebo pills. Your body has to ovulate. If you make any hormonal changes, it takes at least 3 months or more to show its effects on your skin. Did you end up having a period at all?
29 minutes ago, Feelishia said:I've been on birth control for 8 years since I was 13. Not for acne though. But I had that same idea of skipping the placebo pills and just continuing a new pack, and I planned to just do this forever lol! I was young and didn't know better. Went to the doctor and instead she prescribed me Quasense, which is a 3 month cycle birth control. 90 days of active pills, one week of placebo pills. Your body has to ovulate. If you make any hormonal changes, it takes at least 3 months or more to show its effects on your skin. Did you end up having a period at all?
I was told by a doctor that skipping placebo pills was safe, especially if I didn't want to change the bc I was on because I was liking its effects. I don't want to change my prescription, since I generally like it and haven't been on it for even a year yet. I did not end up getting a period, it skipped successfully. Do you think that's part of the problem? Also, the pill I'm on prevents mid-cycle ovulation anyway! I'm not sure if that changes anything but i thought should mention. Thank you!
You should be able to skip the placebo pills with your BC but I believe you should only do it for a 3 month cycle, as that's usually when one's body has had enough and needs to ovulate. No expert here! I've heard it both ways. Just listen to your doctor, not me 
You most likely will still get periods though, and spotting, which would be hard to track without the set placebo pills week. Unless you're lucky! With time your periods should hypothetically lessen though, and possibly go away completely. Sounds great, but doesn't seem healthy imo.
i don't have any merit to back anything up, but just going with my own thoughts I'd say if right when you made a change (skipping the placebo week) your skin reacted differently, then it sounds like there's a correlation. It probably had an effect on your hormones and therefore your skin. If you want to continue skipping the placebos, your body just may need to adjust and maybe it would end up working for you and your skin
Best of luck!