Dianette : Oral Contraceptive

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.

The bad far outweighs the good here - We're talking bad bad bad depression. It might be worth trying but be very careful and stop if you start to have mood problems.

I HAVE HAD MILD ACNE FOR 8 YEARS AND TREIED MANY CREAMS AND ANTIBIOTICS. BUT NOW AM DEPRESSED AS ITS BEEN SO LONG. THE BOTTOM LINE IS I WANT TO BE AND FEEL BEAUTIFUL. IM DEPRESSED WHEN I BUY LOADS OG CLEANERS, TONERS, EXPENSIVE FOUNDATIONS TO PREVENT AND HIDE MY ACNE. ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH, SO I STARTED ON DIANETTE. JUST COMPLETED 2 MONTHS OF TAKING DIANETTE. HAVEN'T NOTICED ANY CHANGE ON MY FACE, CHEST, BACK. THE DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT YOU WILL START SEEING CHANGES FROM 3 TO 6 MONTHS. SO I WILL KEEP GOING TIL THE END OF THE 6TH MONTH AND IF NO CHANGE WILL STOP AND GO FOR AN ALTERNATIVE. I WILL NOT TRY RO-ACCUTANCE AS THERE ARE MORE SERVERE SIDE EFFECTS THAN DIANETTE. WILL COME BACK AFTER 6 MONTHS OF USING AND GIVE YOU GUYS AN EVALUATION.

I would definately not go on dianette long term, i have only been on it 4 months and seriously conidering stopping after this pack.

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 was given this pill to help my acne after having tried just about every cream going. Reading all the side affect it can cause and other peoples experiences with this I wasn't very sure whether I should start it or not. I have only just finished my first pack but my skin has already got worse!! Although yeah I did have a few spots on my face they have now got way bigger and there's lots more of them typical as its back to school for me n just a few days (I'm 16) the spots on my back and front have got worse and it makes me feel sick most days usually a few hours after I have taken it which is pretty weird. I haven't gained any weight though:) which I'm a bit worried about, wouldn't mind the bigger boobs as some of these reviews say as I'm still only an a! I understand it works for some people and not others I was really hoping I would be one of these people it does work for however I am going to stick with it until I finish the other two packs and see how it goes fingers

Product did not work for me personally.

I was put on dianette by my gyneocologist,i do suffer with spots, and have quite a bit of hair growth on my face, stomache. I have only been on it for 7 days, already I have experienced a whole 5 days of feeling sick, not being able to eat and even certain smells have made me want to be sick. I've felt depressed,had no motivation. Its been a horrible week. Already my family say i've become like a different person. I'm normally really happy and cheerful. I've decied to come off it today. I will go and see my gynecologist next month and see what he says, i know for sure i won't be going back on it.

Hearing all the possible severe side effects and the way I feel is making me want to come off Dianette. Although what I am unsure of is how exactly to come off it, do you have to wait to the end of a pack, get your period and then just not go on it again or how does it work? Help would be gratefully appreciated :)

I have always had really bad spots on my chin but they got 10 times worse and were starting to travel up my cheek when I went onto a pill called trinordiol. I went to the doc about my worsening skin and he changed me over to Dianette and got me an appointment for an ultrsound to test for polycystic ovary syndrome. I have just finished my first pack of pills and have not had a bleed yet. My sex drive is gone but yes my skin is clearing up already, i just have red marks now where the spots were. But i am vey depressed at the lack of my sex drive and worried about sore boobs not to mention the lack of a bleed yet and it is three days since I stopped my last pack which has me worried might be preggers.