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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February 1, 2009

Pros:

Clears up acne and reduces redness
Better than any other pill I've tried
Body hair appears alot finer

Cons:

I came off of it for 3 months (due to my heave periods) and switched to Marvelon and my skin looked really red, sore and had lots of spots under the surface. Im back on Dianette now, and also using the Dr. Kern beauty skin acne lamp.

I would recommend this to all my friends. Im quite a small build and havent noticed any weight gain over 2 years. Some people have said it makes you gain weight and get a bigger bust, not for me though. Thats why I thought I'd comment, in case people thought you you definatly gain weight. Ive used this for over 2 years.
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January 17, 2009

Pros:

kept acne under some sort of control
bigger boobs!

Cons:

mood swings, lethargy, depression
migraines and severe headaches
when you come off it, which you have to eventually, skin goes crazy, much worse than before

knowing what i know now, i would never have started taking this as the cons outweigh the pros in my experience. my advice is: try everything else first. don't take it if there's a history of DVT in your family, and if you do take it stop immediately if you get a migraine - my doctor assured me when i was 18 that i could keep taking it despite the migraines but three months ago ( i'm now 25) a different doctor took me off it because migraines are a sign that blood flow is affected which puts you at greater risk of stroke.
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October 25, 2008

Pros:

Reduces oiliness of skin and hair and therefore for me decreases amount of new spots forming.

Cons:

Not a complete cure, bloating. Been on it so long im not sure what was the pill and what wasnt.

I was on dianette for nine years for acne and came off it twice for a couple of months to give my body a break. I went back on it about nine months ago so i could go on isotretinoin. Each time i've come off it i've noticed much greasier skin and hair. After completing a five month course of isotretinoin i decided that however scared i was to come off my security blanket-dianette, now was the time. I started getting spots again soon after coming off isotretinoin but decided to still come off dianette. I dont know whether its just my body settling down but ive been off dianette for two months now and my skin is awful!
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October 18, 2008

Pros:

boobs get bigger

Cons:

weight gain, moodiness, hightened emotions, stomach aches, nausea and for some reason my periods have become more painful and heavy than they have ever been, it is supposed to have the opposite effects

this pill seems to work very well for some women but i have been using it for 3 months and have seen no improvement in my skin. i have also gained a stone in weight, gone up 2 cup sizes and had hellish periods.this pill seems to work for some women but you can get a bad reaction from it. i will be asking the dermatologist for roaccutane, i'm tired of mucking around with drugs that dont work
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September 27, 2008

Pros:

made skin less waxy,reduced skin flare ups

Cons:

weight gain no sex drive what so ever.moody emotional

it worked but its taken 4yrs and still on going i havent taken it 4 a week and my skin feels so much better dont really want to take it again but iz it ok just to stop taking it if anyone can help
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September 18, 2008

Pros:

Cleared up spots wonderfully, skin less oily

Cons:

Weight gain, spots did come back after around 6 months being off Dianette

Dianette really cleared up my skin, was practically a God-send seeing as I've suffered with acne since the age of 12/13 (I'm 18 now). I was on it for around 6 months during which time it worked great for my skin, however it did make me gain weight, around a stone and a half. I'm naturally very slim and was only around the 7 stone mark when i started taking it but the weight gain, although not drastic, was still unpleasant as I'd never had a problem with that before. I came off Dianette after around 6 months, skin stayed clear for another 6 months but I then found the spots came back suddenly, although granted not as bad as before. Ive now starte taking Dianette again and in just a month my skin is so much clearer.
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September 11, 2008

Pros:

First time I took it skin and face hair cleared up, came off for a while and when started taking it again had no effect on spots or hair

Cons:

Bad mood swings, only worked for about a year effects wore off.

Have to take this tablet for about 6 months before you notice any effect. I found after having a break from it to escape from mood swings which were horrendous, the tabletever had quite the same effect after this break. Spots never cleared up completely and hair has come back. Makes you put on weight too. Would only recommend if spots aren't too bad.
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August 12, 2008

Pros:

i have a normal amount of body hair for the first time ever! clearer skin, bigger boobs, regular periods

Cons:

slight weight gain, low sex drive

brilliant! was really paraniod about excess hair through all my teenage years (to the point where i never showed my arms in public during the day from age 13 until 19) but finally asked my doc to prescribe Dianette when i was 19, helped skin in about a month and hair in about four months. Have been taking it for just over three years now but Doc wants me to come off it from next month for safety reasons surrounding this pill so i'm terrified about the excess hair returning, here's hoping it only comes back a little!
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June 18, 2008

Pros:

After suffering since age 9 this is the only drug that cleared my skin. Took a few months to do the job but consistantly kept me clear. Skin less oily too. Boobs got bigger which is always good!

Cons:

When I stopped using this for a few months and went back onto it I had mood swings and suffered with being very irritable. When I first starting using Dianette I gained weight

This worked really well for me. I stuck with this for 7 years and only came off because of the mood swings. Unfortunatly my acne came back and I am now back on, onto day 3 and already irritable. However, due to the vengance that my acne has come back I going to look at different ways of adjusting my mood and let the drug do its job.
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May 25, 2008

Pros:

Dianette was a miracle for me. I have suffered from acne since I was 11 and nothing shifted it. I went to different doctors and tried various different treatments and nothing worked. I went on Dianette at 17 and it was a miracle - perfect skin.

Cons:

Now I'm 25 my Dr took me off Dianette. I went to another Dr who refused to put me back on as I'd been using it for so many years. Since then my skin is back to its worst and I've tried 2 different treatments and nothing is working. At my wits' end.

Get it while you can. Dianette increases your appetite, not necessarily your weight so be careful. Be mindful that one day your Dr will take you off it - I am very angry about this - and the likelihood is your skin will return to normal. I'm struggling to control mine now and I'm so frustrated I can't use Dianette again, it was a life-saver for me.
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