Dianette : Oral Contraceptive

Hello, I used this for 6 months for acne, with no improvement, I feel it made acne worse. The reason decided to put this review up is that it seemed to improve everyone's acne, so it must be a good treatment for most people, but incase there's someone in my situation as confused as I am, it is possible that dianette can make your acne worse, even though it works for the majority

I started taking this pill in school and it worked wonders for me almost instantly. Over the year I was on it though, whilst I gained confidence in the way my skin looked, I hit rock bottom with my body. I went up 2 or 3 dress sizes and didn't lose it for a good 2-3 years afterwards. I also found if I leant on one leg, then it would become really sore all of a sudden. This pain evaporated as soon as I came off Dianette. If you don't mind weight gain, go for it because it completely cleared my skin. Although, I found it cured one problem, but it just created another.

I would exercise EXTREME caution to anybody considering using Dianette. In my opinion this is the demon pill which I consider the main causal factor in the development of an eating disorder (Bulimia) in my teens. Once I stopped Dianette I have been able to recover from my ED. The reason is that Dianette makes you feel bloated and fat even when you haven't eaten very much. Coupled with an increased appetite and a teenage girl who is likely to already be concerned about her image (i.e. her skin) and it is a likely recipe for Bulimia. So yes although Dianette does wonders at solving acne problems, it potentially creates more and more complex problems than resolving a couple of spots. If I could go back I would NEVER have used Dianette, despite how beautiful my skin was it simply wasn't worth it. If you think you won't have problems with eating or depression that's fine but just please, please be careful and bear in mind that it can only ever be temporary (max 2 years).

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.

i was diagnosed with PCOS last year and my gynecologist prescribed this to me. i took it for almost 5-6 months still i had oily skin. but when i got off from it then 3 months later it came back with a vengeance. And i am experiencing painful lumps all over my chin ever since. And because of that i was on antibiotics. But now i am on 100 mg spironolactone for a week and i am noticing an effect on the oil secretion though i am still not clear yet.

I would not recommend this treatment, it did clear my skin but was not worth the side effects and damage to my health. My skin and moods have gone back to normal, but it has taken at least a year!

i regret going on this pill, i hate my doctor for prescribing it for me. Ladies. DO NOT TAKE IT im Pissed off!! i went from being skinny to a fat cow in like a month, and im trying so hard to get rid of the excess baggage but it wont budge head aches, body chills, bone aches, dryness, loss of sex drive, WEIGHT GAIN and the fact that its talking my LIGHT acne to clear up for 5 months Now i want to get off, but i know what once i do my LIGHT acne will become more than light

I like it so far, having lived with PCOS for so long with no treatment I am so happy now that I am being treated, facial hair was a nightmare but its now getting under control, definately got heightened emotional were the littlest thing will make me cry, but I feel happy on it, stragely I am lucky I married my best friend but I am hoping that the way I feel on dianette that i wont smoother him in hugs, I feel so in lve that I could burst and I like it ha ha not sure whether he does though lol

My daughter has been on dianette for about three years and thought it was very good for clearing up her acne in a matter of months. However around the same time she started to suffer from itchy skin on her arms and legs and scratched them so much they sometimes bled. She started to put on an extra stone in weight. Then her indigestion pains started on a regular basis with almost constant nausea. Some days she ate hardly anything and then would suddenly get her appetite back and overeat. This cycle has continued all this time. She became very tearful and anxious. Since she came off dianette her nausea and stomach pains have disappeared and her weight is going down. We are all relieved after this roller coaster but she will need to try an alternative pill for her spots which are returning. The moral is, don't suffer unnecessarily. Go back to your doctor and try another pill.

have had to resort to roaccutane treatment, and have been seriously disappointed with the results on dianette.