Dianette : Oral Contraceptive

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Active Ingredients:
Cyproterone acetate 2 mg, ethinylestradiol 35 micrograms.

Inactive Ingredients:
Lactose, maize starch, povidone, talc, magnesium stearate, sucrose, polyethylene glycol 6000, calcium carbonate, glycerol, montan glycol wax, titanium dioxide (E171), and yellow iron oxide (E172).

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September 24, 2007

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BOTTOM LINE - DIANETTE IS QUICK FIX! WHEN YOU HAVE CLEAR SKIN WHILST TAKING THIS IT IS GREAT THEN AS i HAVE EXPERIENCED IT GOES DOWN HILL FROM THERE JUST DOESNT SEEM AS EFFECTIVE! i HAVE SO MANY WHITEHEADS ITS EMBRASSING!

Cons:

QUICK FIX PILL, MAKES YOU VERY DEPRESSED WHILST WITH CLEAR SKIN, BLOATED, NO SEX DRIVE.. SHALL I CARRY ON!!!

ITS JUST QUICK FIX RUBBISH, I HAD TO GO TO THE DOCTORS THIS MORNING ( 3RD TIME IN 2 MTHS) HE HAS GIVEN ME DIFFERIN, ANTI BIOTICS AND NOW BP. I WENT AGAIN THIS MORNING AND TOLD HIM THAT NOTHING IS HELPING NOT EVEN DIANETTE AND MY FACE IS JUST ONE GREASY MESS. HE SAID KEEP UP THE ANTI BIOTICS AND THE DIFFERIN AND TRY BP AND HE IS GOING TO REFER ME TO A DERM. I KNOW ACCUTANE IS THE ONLY THING THAT WILL CURE THIS AND IM HOPING I GET IT AS IM JUST SICK AND TIRED. DONT FEEL DIANETTE IS HELPING ANYMORE JUST NOT AS EFFECTIVE AND GOOD AS IT ONCE USED TO BE!! MY ADVICE TRY THE ANTI BIOTIC LOTIONS AND BP IF THEY DONT WORK AS TO SEE A DERM AND MAKE SURE THEY DONT PRESCRIBD YOU THIS, YOU WILL END UP WITH PERSISTENT GREASY SKIN & ACNE ALL OVER AGAIN!
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August 20, 2007

Pros:

Cleared up my acne well, has taken a few packs & I still get spots but a lot less then before hand

Cons:

Weight gain, bad mood & depression, also worried about when I come off it as to whether acne will return

Used in moderation I would recommend it, but not perhps for long term. I would however reccommend teaming it with Vitamin B5 & Zinc supplements (just tablts from Health shop), taking these in conjunction with the Dianette then move to a lower doseage pill such as Cileste but continue with the vitamins
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May 17, 2007

Pros:

Clear skin

Cons:

weight gain, cellulite (i hope this is down to dianette) and mild depression

I was on microgynon for 3/4 years from 17 to 21 then went off and after around 3 months it had cleared my system and spots appeared, which i had never had a problem with before. I got acne on my forehead mainly. Went to my doctor about 6 months after being off microgynon, to go back on the pill. She offered one that would help my skin but i was only allowed to be on it for 6 months. I came off it last month and am now back on microgynon. I don't think dianette will fully leave my system for another 3-6 months but im getting mild depression from the changes in my body. I am unaware if this would of happened if i had stayed on or its because of the change. Each time i am not engaged in an activity i just feel numb and am at a total loss right now. Going to the docs tomorrow but as said previously GPs are not specialists, so who knows!
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January 17, 2007

Pros:

my skin cleared up, only a few odd spots but prior to it I hated my skin and was so depressed. I had tried everyting but dianette was the only thing that had any effect. I didn't experience any real weight gain and my boobs got binger & firmer!

Cons:

just the worry of there being downsides. I have been on&off dianette just out of worry that it will have bad effects in the future. I have been depressed but not sure if thats attributable to dianette.

I would recommend dianette if your skin is bad to the point that it effects your life. don't let your doctor just fob you off with prescribing it....especially if its a GP, try and see if you can speak to a dermatologist and explain your worries. I really had no problems, but its the possibility that there may be downsides that will rear their head in the future that i worry about. I no longer take it and my skin is pretty bad, but i am trying teh oral antibiotics route.it will have a different effect on everyone, if you are going to take it, do so with your eyes open knowing that people have experienced depression...and if that happens be aware that it is possibly only because of this pill... then see your doctor and think about coming off it.
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November 8, 2009

Pros:

Hope to have a clear face oneday and get back my 5 day period!!

I've started taking the pill about 2 weeks ago. From the first time I took the pill till now i still have my period and i'm very worried about this as it is not a normal thing to happen. Usually i used to have a 5 day period. Can anyone help please
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July 21, 2009

Pros:

worked to clear acne quickly, skin less oily

Cons:

developed worse severe acne when i come off and increase in upper lip hair growth which has never resolved to this day

tried it for 16 months, cleared up skin except started getting forehead acne after a year. side effects included nausea, headaches, DVT. thought it was great when i was on it. when came off acne came back with a vengeance and got dark shadow on upper lip. absolutely regrent now taking it! had tried antibiotics, etc but all now fail. only thing that temporarily cleared it was pregnancy.
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May 18, 2009

Pros:

My daughter has been on dianette since she was 16. It helped her spots enormously.

Cons:

She is no 24 and in the last year or so has put on almost 2 stones. She was a beautiful slim - almost skinny girl - but now she looks completely different. She has put on heaps of weight on her legs and her chest and suffers from cellulite.

I would like my beautiful daughter back and would like her to see a dermatologist for her skin problems. She feels bloated and unhealthy all the time but when she comes off dianette her spots become worse and she demands to go back on it. I think that it is ruling her life and wish she had never heard of it. I am so worried about her and know that the weight gain is making her very unhappy.
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June 19, 2007

Pros:

Mostly cleared up acne while taking it.

Cons:

Acne returned as soon as I came off it. I put a little bit of weight on. Low sex drive. Did nothing to improve excess hair on body - may have made it worse!

Good for a short term solution but now I'm off it and paying the concequences.
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March 28, 2009

Pros:

Clearere skin and increase in boob size!.

Cons:

please, please dont take dianette, dr's seem to be handing this out like sweets, i didnt even have bad skin and was given it for 6 years!, i have now come off it and the dr said last week that it was now not being used due to the risk of thrombosis!.

i have been on a range of herbal remedies for my skin for a week now and it has made a huge improvement already, you need to treat this naturally and dont mess with your hormones!
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February 27, 2009

Pros:

Clear skin, regular periods, contraceptive, gave me my confidence back during uni and 20s.

Cons:

Acne returned with a vengeance when I came off after 8 years. Still no sex drive 2 years later. Had to take a course of roaccutane (privately) which improved acne to a manageable level. I now have an ectropian (related to the dianette).

Great while on it, be prepared to see a dermatologist when you are planning to come off it.
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