Dianette : Oral Contraceptive

I stopped taking Dianette after 3 days, I had an extreme stomach upset for 24 hours and could not stop dry retching, my whole body ached, i was exhausted and I could not get warm. I would rather be spotty and hairy than feel like that.

I was on dianette for 6 years, had you asked me a year ago would I recommend it I would have said yes purely because it cleared up my adult acne completely. I came off 9 months ago and my skin is worse than when I went on it, my periods are irregular, and I'm getting hair growth under my chin and on my chest. Have been trying to conceive for 9 months now.

It's brilliant, and it works differently for every person, i've noticed people gain weight or loose it by eating healthily and exercising. However,i do these things and have remained the same weight which is what i expected as i'm not trying to loose any. The only problem i've had with it is bloating which i get anyway so i'm used to it.

I have never suffered side affects with it so am willing to take the risk it was having acne that made me depressed and i am not going back to that!

just 2 wks of taking dianette.is dere anybody whos acne didn't return after stopping d pill.really worried....

I was a anti pill advocate for most of my adult life due to worry over their use and ones health long term but after suffering with acne for so long, I have finally relented.I'm 32.Life is precious tho and if there are any concerns i wouldn't hesitate to come off it but girls girls for the first time in my life my moods are steady, it's just amazing. I wake up each day with complete happiness and stability in mind, this month there was no major mood changes b4 my period was due. I've also gone from waiting on that rare hormonal tip once a month when I would have an increased sex drive to now feeling that I want my fiance all the time,ALL THE TIME! my sex drive and my emotions are a hundred percent better. I guess it balanced out my hormones and for once I feel normal emotionally and sexually. I have only taken it just over a month so no real change with the acne yet but I remain hopeful for impoved skin in the next couple months.

I've been on Dianette for nearly 12 months now. 12 months being the recommended time that was proposed by my GP to take the pills. It took a good few months for any noticable results. But my skin has definately become a lot clearer. Unfortunately i have gained at least a stone. I've suffered plenty from moodswings.crying for no reason. Feeling fat has become a problem too. I said originally "i don't care if i put on weight, i'd do anything to rid of these spots" but now my opinion is starting to change. I've been suffering from headaches nearly everday for a week now, very unlike me. i'm slighty worried that it is the pill. Although i would like clear skin my recommended time dosage has come to an end. I want to get back to my orignal weight and stop feeling so upset for no reason.

I took dianette for almost four years. It was prescribed after tetralysal and minocin had no effect. I took it without question but last year I started to do a bit of research into what I was actually taking. I happened across this website for the first time and it really opened my eyes to the side effects of dianette. While it did clear up my skin, it caused weight gain and severely affected my mood. I first started taking it when I was 16 and as a result I put many of the side effects down to me just growing up.....this wasn't the case. Since coming off dianette I have lost 15 pounds(with no effort:D) and I am a million times more sociable. Even though I now have to deal with my acne I feel far more confident than I ever did on dianette. Having research it there seem to be links with long term use and infertility and once I saw this I decided to stop straight away, it's just not worth the risk. My acne is definitely hormonal but even after taking dianette for so long I was left with no permanent improvement in my skin and it looks like I'll be starting accutane next month. I'm left feeling like I just wasted four years while I could have been dealing with my acne rather than just masking it

Holding my breath and just have to see what happens!! So far dont feel any different but this is only the second day :)

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!