Dianette : Oral Contraceptive

I was on dianette for my acne for 3 years for my teenage acne at 13.It cleared it up and reduced te appearanc of my scars, increasing my confidence. However i was recently taken off of the dianette by my gp and my skin has got as bad as before.Now am stuck, not allowed back on dianette and nothing else seems to work.

I was on this pill for 4 years and it has been the only thing that has totally cleared up my acne - however after reading many bad reviews and feeling many of the side effects myself, I decided to go it alone and try to manage my skin myself. Today I have been off it for 10 months and manage my skin through eating healthily, exercise and supplements. My acne hasnt returned to the extent I had before although my skin is oilier and spottier than when on dianette - All I can say is that I feel happier and my boyfriend has noted a massive improvement in our sex life as have I, which is why I would rather have a few spots than take dianette! For me, the cons definitely outweighed the pros - but other people who have successfully used this pill may feel differently.

Cleared my skin up 10 years ago - so hopefully will now however will monitor moods - really concerning that people become depressed - but wonder if this is just effect any pill would have and is specifically Dianette. For the girls who have very bad acne and are considering roaccutane please please research this - I have a family member who went on it and a year after very severe mental health problems - that 4 years down line have not improved - also connected with SUICIDE IN STATES bottom line is between Dianette and Roaccutan, Dianette is much much safer. Will feed back once on Dianette again after a decade - at docs this Friday.

Started Dianette March 2013 after spending months crying about the consistent sore spots on my chin... JUST ON MY CHIN! After I started it I found I was slightly moody but not much, by July my skin had cleared up enormously! My boobs got very big and I gained a few pounds on my thighs which I have lost now because I have toned up since, but one thing I have noticed which is unusual is that my boobs have decreased down to the same size they were and now I'm very annoyed that they aren't the same. I do not know the cause but it's frustrating as I have a very small cup size which basically sucks!! My skin is totally clear now with no spots in sight however I would recommend taking magnesium and vitamin d to aid the recovery result as I feel it helped me. If anyone else found the same shrinking boobs happens to them please comment as I am go smacked by this, other than that the medicine is a success!

This did clear my acne after around 12 weeks - you must be patient and give it time. I have heard some people have had a large weight gain on this pill, but I can say that my weight has remained the same. However I have lost all tone in my body and seem to be constantly bloated around my stomach. After 10 hours of sleep I still wake up tired. I've been on this pill for 18 months (after literally trying everything!) and I'm beginning to consider coming off it, but I've done research and am aware that acne often returns worse than before, meaning an immediate course of treatment must be prepared. There are also major health risks involved. I would recommend this if you really feel you have no other option. I can't deny that it helped my acne.

This is the best treatment for acne I have ever used. Ever since coming off it in a attempt to get pregnant I have had greasy skin and hair to the point where it makes my eyes sore, acne and horrendous periods.

very happy I went on it, cleared up all my spots, just get one or two now, improved my confidencee. I now know exaclty when my period will arrive, never stuck and its a lot lighter. however after nights out and drinking, not even that much, am sick the next day. this never used to happen before, i had never even thrown up from drinking at all. I changed what and how much i drank but it didnt make a difference. i went to the doctor about it and she explined its because of what the pill does to your liver. gave me the option of coming off it onto a lighter one but since i m worried bout my spots coming back she put me on another 6 months and then is taking me off it. she s alsoo sending me for blood tests just to make sure it is the pill thats causing it. Will be on the pill 9 months in total. my weight has alwyas fluctuated so cant really blame the pill.

Love the bigger boobs and high sex drive. Lovin the weight gain but lots of women may not. takes quite a while to start working on the acne. only just noticing a difference now and i am at the end of pack 2. HATING the tiredness. really getting in the way of my life. My acne was never that bad, i never had a spot in my life until 2 years ago, they were just getting worse and worse i finally had enough and went crying to my doctor. the first 2 weeks were the worst in my life. felt very depressed, my whole face broke out, didnt want to do anything. feel much better now tho. would recomend but not to anyone prone to depression

Ive had moderate to severee acne for 5 years ruins your confidence and you just want to cover your face in makeup.just starting on dianette this month as i heard its very good!hopefully it will work?does it just stop you from getting new spots of clear ones and scars?

I have been taking Dianette for 3 months now. Within 2 weeks I noticed improvement in my skin. Previously, I used to get an itchy rash of really small spots, which used to be really angry and red alot of the time. After two weeks, the redness and lumpiness had gone down significantly. Now, however, I'm not sure if Dianette has reached its best. My skin doesn't seem to be improving much more. I still get spots, and am not confident in my skin. There are tiny marks from the previous spots/rash. Where I got spots the worst, though they're not as bad, I'm still getting them. It does definitly help, and I much prefer my skin now to how it was before. It hasn't been the miraculous skin clearing treatment I thought it would be though. I'm still looking for something else....