Dianette : Oral Contraceptive

I would recommend this pill to anyone who is looking for an acne treatment and also needs to regulate their periods, however if, like me, you were also looking for something to reduce pain etc, then maybe Yasmin (which I have just changed to after taking diannette for 6 months) would be a better option. I had virtually no side effects aside from nausea the first week or so of taking it. It took 5 days after taking my last pill in the packet before I came on, but I've heard this is not unusual.

I had taken the Dianette before in the past and had to come off it approx. 1.5 years ago when my GP told me that my blood pressure was too high. My skin was awful after coming off this pill and as nothing else had helped so far, after half a year another doctor prescribed me the Dianette again. Now I have to stop using the pill for good as my blood pressure has shot up again which is a bit worrying. Although I wanted to come off the Dianette anyway because of its side effects, it is a very hard thing to do as I know that my skin problems soon will flare up again. My bottom line: Dianette solves in most cases your acne problems while you are taking it, but it is hard stuff. It messes with your hormones and has lots of potential side effects, therefore it is not recommended to take it for longer terms. You have to come off it eventually and then your acne might come back with a vengeance.

Basically at first i was impressed but i would advise people NOT to take it, i couldnt wait to get off them, i was so unhappy and i felt i had lost who i was! It may react differently to different people however my friend started taking them and she had been feeling exactly the same as i had after just 3 weeks,so girls take my advice and please dont take it, believe me you will be happier off them than on them. NOT worth it.

I used this for 3 years and didnt realise how amazing it actually was until i came off it in june. My skin has just broken out again and its really getting me down so i am planning to go back onto it within the next month as it did wonders for me the first time around!!! I have never had massive boobs anyway,but they have definately shrunk since i have stopped taking this :S

I've been taking dianette for a week. My main purpose for taking this pill is excessive body/facial hair and oily/blemished skin. I don't have PCOS and was very confused when my blood test for hormone imbalance came back normal. I get terminal hair where most women do plus where most women don't i.e face, neck, chest, breasts, naval and thighs. I've suffered with this for a long time but hopefully now I'm more confident to get help. After a week I'm feeling the side-effects of Dianette. I had a migraine delivered straight from hell all weekend, night and day. My skin has broke out in sensitive boil-like spots and whiteheads. It's very sore and I'm very distressed. I'm slightly glad at the fact that 'something is happening' and hope and pray the migraines stop and the excessive hair I get goes away or at least calms down. I've read continuously that the skin sometimes needs to get worse to get better. I wish all you ladies luck, at least you're not alone xx

I suffered severe acne, couldn't find anything that worked. I started using NEUTROGENA oil-free gel wash which did dry up the oil on my skin, but still got breakouts, which left me with post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation........:( so frustrating. Then my GP gave me DIANETTE (once every day) to treat acne from internally and AZELAIC ACID as a tropical cream to treat the acne as well as hyperpigmentation. I'm not sure, which was helping the acne most, but all 3 of these combined together works wonders! Trust me and try it, for me, I started seeing difference in 4 weeks. I know lots of you are so tired of trying OTC products and getting depressed when they don't work, which triggers more breakouts, instead of wasting money on expensive dermatology treatments, please try this! It REALLY WORKS! ask your GP for advice.

DIANETTE IS EVIL!!! Took dianette for 9 months and i did nothing to improve my skin, if anything it made it worse. i also found myself getting angry/moody over everything and crying for no reason. made me a really horrible person to be around. it also made me gain lots of weight :( even though i was still eating the same amount as before. I have now been taking yasmin for 2 months and can see my skin slightly starting to improve already and no mood swings either!!

People used to stop me to ask what i used to make my skin so clear. I am now on Cilest, i now realise my mood swings were due to Dianette as i feel so much happier now i'm off it, if i didnt have the acne ag. Saying that i would've put up with the mood swings as i prefer to have clear skin. I have now been on cilest nearly 3month, i started to break out in month two but i am going to stick at it as Dianette didnt work for me until month 4. I would love to go back on Dianette but i know it is'nt safe and i'd only have to come off it in a few months anyway. However at the time it was needed as my bad skin was really spoling my life. I was on it was two year and after the first 6 months i never had a spot! Now I am currently using Cilest & Benxoyl 5% and hoping this will keep the acne at bay for now until cilest hopefully starts working if not i will try another pill. Try and ensure you give each pill enough time to work i.e 3-6 months to work before moving on

This was the first 'pill' i've been on, mostly for skin improvement. My skin has cleared up really well! I hardly have to put on make-up anymore. However libido loss is annoying and its very hard to lose weight/tone up if your trying. I'm also scared of the other effects such as depression or infertiliy :S I think after a year and a half I'll switch to something less strong and hope for the best!

I was actually put on Dianetter when I was 13 due to bad period pains, but it made my skin fantastic, but I was taken off it a couple of years later due to migraines. After, my skin was terrible, as were my periods and tried everything (including roacutane, which gave me eczema and alopecia), so Dianette was a last resort for me. The dr wasnt reluctant to put me on it, saying maybe I had the reactions to it before because I was going through puberty, so it was fine for me to give it a try now. I've been taking it for a month, and I feel fine. I did have tender breasts for a couple of weeks and went up a cup size, and I crave sweets, but I've managed to control it and my weight is steady. My hair has gone fantastic, it's less greasy and more bouncy, and the cyst kind of spots I'm prone to have started to clear. I noticed the change in the amount of oil on my face within a week, only having to apply powder once in the morning and it lasts all day! I'm loving it!