Dianette : Oral Contraceptive

I took Dianette for close to a year because I was tired of getting pimples. I heard about this wonder pill and it's horrifying side effects, but I was too vain to care. I thought I'd be fine and cared only about looking pretty. Just a week after taking Dianette, I completely lost my sex drive and I had just gotten married! It was such a struggle to have sex. I could never get in the mood. It's a great pill if you're a virgin wanting to wait until marriage or if you're a nun. :-) I became very moody and didn't feel like leaving the house. I'd scream at my husband for stupid reasons. I'd cry at the smallest things and was sad a lot. I decided to stop taking this pill because of the negative side effects and consequences. If you take it long enough, you won't be able to have a child. It messes up your hormonal system to where once you stop taking it, you'll break out like crazy and your face & hair will become greasier. I wish I had never taken Dianette!

I have used dianette for nearly 10 years since being a teeneger, last year my doctor took me off it and put me onto microgynon. Spots have returned with avengance, I have PMT for 10 days as opposed to 3 days, I have no periods nowas opposed to a good 4 day one. I cry more whilst in the midst of pmt and I have lost a bra size.

I have just started my second round of dianette and it sucks. I was intially on it for 5 years and came off it 18months ago; it was bliss I lost half a stone-felt much more healthy and active within my body. Alas, the acne came back about 6 months ago and has got progressively worse. I begged my GP to go on roaccutane but as the dianette option works they refused. Does anyone else think this is unfair as male acne sufferes who dont respond to antibiotic treatments (and can't go on dianette obviously) are offered the roaccutane option whilst female sufferers are not offered this congruently with Dianette? After reading alot of these reviews I am struck by the amount of us who would be acne free as a result of roaccutant if we were male!

I've used Dianette continuously for about 4yrs, and before that for another two years. Initially it was prescribed for my bad skin, which cleared up within about 6 months. I just kept taking Dianenette- mainly because it has been so good for my skin, and I thought my body would get used to it. Had a break last year, and then this year the side effects have been dragging on for more than three months. I am defenitely going to change. I also googled Dianette- it's not supposed to be prescribed for more than FOUR months!!, and they did a study in 2006 on 100 women that claimed that they have been suffering from 'severe depression' since taking Dianette- I do feel that I have experienced higher levels of anxiety and depression after being back on Dianette. thus; not recommended. Apparently also really bad for your liver- I recently found this out, and have actually experienced mild liver cramps in the last couple of years..