Dianette : Oral Contraceptive

not worth it, didnt help my skin and despite goin from eating anything i wanted to eating strictly healthy foods and excercising i kept gaining weight

I've suffered from severe acne since about age 13 (I'm 22 now) and tried literally EVERYTHING under the sun before coming across dianette. I was on it for a year at 19 and I can honestly say my skin was never better. It took about three months to start clearing but by the end of the year my skin was clear and I didn't need to wear concealer when I left the house for the first time since I was 12! I was pissed off when I had to come off it because of the risks my doctor had told me about and since then was on Ovranette, Marvelon and finally cileste which helped out my skin but wrecked my libido. I came off the pill this summer and after about 4 months my skin was TERRIBLE, sore and red and angry and about as bad as it was when I was 14. My doc put me straight back on dianette and I've been on it ever since. So far its working really well but I'm so terrified of coming off and dealing with awfull acne again!

I think i will be back on dianette one day. I thought at the age of 26 i would not have spots when i came off the pill. I couldn't have been anymore wrong!! They are really getting me down.

I have been on Dianette now for over one year; i first started using it when I was abroad as it is not available in the U.S. I had horrible acne on my face and body for over 14 years. Nothing had worked. Dianette took a good four months to truly work and for me to feel normal on it but these last eight months have been wonderful. I have sex frequently and have not noticed a change in my sex drive; if anything, I feel sexier and more interested in sex than ever before. I have not gained any weight but I have noticed that I have a bit of stubborn cellulite (I'm thin) on my upper legs. Every month there is one day where I feel completely upset and out of control for no good reason. This day is now marked on my calendar. One bad day is worth 29 days of acne-free bliss.

I have been on dianette for almost two months now. My skin was never very bad, just a few breakouts here and there..I thought id try my luck with dianette but i have been on yasmin before and broke out from using that too..Using dianette, My skin is most definately less greay, but my skin has actually got worse since being on this pill, and I also have a very small tolerance nowadays, i tend to get moody over the smallest things. I have heard from a lot of people that their skin did initially get worse but then it gets better..But I am not sure what to do, whether to stick out a little longer, perhaps another month but if there is no difference i will stop taking this pill. This pill has too many horror stories attached, and seeing as tho i already had a breakout with yasmin (so i showed a reaction) my body is obviously very fussy as to which pill i use..so ill stick it out a little longer, if no improvement then ill try a lighter one or go back to my old faithful microlite.

It has helped clear the acne that was on my forehead but my chin can look disgusting some days with huge whiteheads that are sore to touch:( I have been using dianette for a year now and I dont feel it has cleared my acne for good.. still have a long way too go hoping that once the summer is over i might see an improvement!! As its soo hot and humid at the moment its not helping my skin and I have had a couple of flare ups but im being patient and will give it another year then see what happens..

I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 17 after struggling with my skin for a long time and becoming increasingly embarassed with body and facial hair in 'unfeminine' places. It wasn't diagnosed as such at first due to the fact I was very thin and was obviously overlooked. But since I've been on it I've put on a stone and had a dramatic increase in appetite and I almost feel like my metabolism has given up! What's more there is no noticable diminishing hair or acne, despite good beauty regimen on top of that. On the plus side my once extremely irregular, painful and long periods are now a breeze. But - I'm considering coming off it. Can anyone reccommend anything else? Yasmin was ineffective. I might just let nature take its course after all! Anyone else had no good skin effect after a year?

After a decade on dianette and 100% ckear skin I have had to come off it due to hoping to start a family. After 2 months spots (and lots of them) have appeared on my chest.

Dianette is fantastic at clearing up spot, I have been on it for one year now and it has given me the confidence to go out without having to plaster on the foundation and cover them huge zits. Its not all smiles though I have experienced loss of sex drive - to be honest my sex life has gone down hill whilst I have been on this pill and i do have days when I feel ugly and depressed, I know for a fact its the pill making me feel like this as before I was on it the only hang up I had was with my skin, not my hair or face or looks. Its very good byt be careful with it and do plenty of research before going on it!!

ive got to make a decision between the possible chance of getting my acne again or carry on feeling like this. i must admit after reading all these reviews on this pill, my problems seem to be reasonably minor. out of 1-10 i feel like this pill scores 6/10, totally not sure of what to do!!! im so scared to get my bad skin back, as it looks so great nowadays. help me!!! need some advice.