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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July 5, 2008

Pros:

my skin is defintly alot clearer ! I do have the odd spot but this is nothing compared to what my skin was like before !
I really aprove of the tablet for young teens like myself ! I find myself not using as much make up due to lift of confidence

Cons:

I have no cons about the pill . my breasts have go a little bigger but I am still a young teenager and am putting it down to normal growth.

this is a really good pill . My periods have got alot lighter and cramps have lessened . I recommend this to any age but I really recommend it to teens like me who were always hiding behind foundation and powder . I have herd of weight gain with this pill but I personaly think this is down to lifestyle as I would play an hour of sport on tuesday and attend an hour of dance lessons on wednesday.I have lost weight since I have started this pill so I don't believe weight gain is anything to worry about .
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April 27, 2008

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I have always had acne issues - when I hit 30 and still was breaking out, I finally went to the skin doctor. I didn't see any changes into my skin until about 3 months into Dianette - but it did work great as my skin is better than it ever has been.

Cons:

I have gained weight even though I am eating right and exercising. I am worried about the things I have been reading about increase chance of breast cancer and am not a fan of the lower sex drive.

My fiance and I want to conceive in about a year and I really want to have my system clean and be the most healthiest I can be. So, I am coming off Dianette after 6 months of using. I am totally fearful of the side effects of coming off, including the reoccurance of my spots.
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March 23, 2008

Pros:

don't know yet, hoping it will stop my period pains and make my boobs bigger

Cons:

migraines every now and again

my doctor put me on dianette because yasmin had made me break out in spots. i've only been on it for a week now and have experienced some headaches. also i get small pains in my chest sometimes. i'm hoping it will improve though and that it will stop period pains and not make me gain weight.
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March 4, 2008

Pros:

My greasy skin cleared up almost instantly although around period time, the sore red lumps returned around my jawline, forehead and chin. Only just started my second pack so hoping that this will eradicate all the spots in time.

Cons:

Headaches. I can't comment on weight gain/ libido etc as too many other factors affecting that. I have however had constant headaches since I started taking it - more so in the 7 day break and again in this first week of the 2nd pack.

I guess I will stick it out and see what happens. I am really impressed that my super-greaseball skin cleared up so quickly but the headaches are not something I can live with long term. Taking painkillers - parcetemol and Nurofen does not even shift them.
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December 12, 2007

Pros:

Great for my skin. My skin has NEVER been as clear as it was when i took Dianette.

Cons:

It gave me horrendous migraines. I got them about once a week. I never had migraines before and they stopped as soon as i went off Dianette.

Wish i could've kept taking it but the migraines were awful. I couldn't stay on it. It really did work for my skin though and i'd totally recommend it if it wasn't for the side affects.
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April 21, 2007

Pros:

better skin!!!!! (everyone else is saying this causes headaches -- but I swear it reduces my migraines!!!!)

Cons:

weight gain :-( about 6 pounds in three months (but the first time I took diannette, i then lost the weight again with just a bit of dieting -- so hopefully that is possible again)

i love it. My doctor thinks I should not be taking it long term -- i am going to have to fight her on this one.
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March 18, 2007

Pros:

Clears skin

Cons:

Increased moodiness, almost non-existent sex drive, irritability (almost to the point that my boyfriend of 2 years might break up with me)- maybe this is not linked to Dianette, but I have a feeling it is.

I had used this for a couple of years from 18-20. Then I came off it and switched to Yasmin. My spots returned so I went back on Dianette in 2005. I've lost my spark, the spring in my step and I feel melancholic for no real reason. My spots affected me badly, so much so that I'd find myself not going out to social occassions. Now that my spots are gone, I find myself not WANTING to go out because I feel moody and almost apathetic and numb-it's like I don't feel ANYTHING sometimes. I have a doctor's appointment next week for a repeat prescription of Dianette but I'm seriously considering asking for a change in pill. I know I'll get my spots back though, so it's a vicious circle :(
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March 17, 2007
I was prescribed dianette at 14 as a treatment for acne & irregular, very heavy periods. It sorted everything out. I rarely got spots, my moods were stable, my periods still quite heavy but regular and shorter and I lost weight. However, nobody informed me of the side effects. I did get headaches, but the main problem was a cervical ectropian at 17 due to the increase in estrogen, requiring surgery. Apparently quite a common side effect of Dianette according to my surgeon. Further, I was told I had a protein S deficiency & Dianette was potentially lethal. I was told this after 7 years of taking it. I had also tried Cilest for 3 months which left me with crippling pains, and microgynon did the same thing. I had to come off Dianette (or risk death) & my skin has returned to its previous spotty state. I know Dianette is great for skin, and I do miss how my skin used to be, but specialists say NO to it - it messes u up in ways u dont realise until it's too late to do anything about it.
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February 7, 2007

Pros:

Cleared up my face perfectly. I don't wear any make-up on a daily basis any more!

Cons:

I feel moody, depressed, emotional, I have no sex drive, I can't cope with simple stresseful things.

I've been taking Dianette for nearly a year now and my skin is perfect. I'm so happy with it that I have a totally renewed confidence, and put my make-up away! But, I've just come to university and I can't cope. I want to go home and I cry all the time. My boyfriend is feeling offended because I have no sex drive at all and no lubrication, which makes me sore after sex. I can't get on with my work without wishing I could leave uni every second. I miss my mum and dad so much more than I should. Thank god it's only a one year course. Next time I'm at home, I'm seeing my doctor and getting taken off this stuff. I want to be horny again!
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January 27, 2007

Pros:

My skin improved dramatically on Dianette, not only my facial acne but also the acne on my back.Thinking about going back on it for my skin as it has gone back to be really bad.

Cons:

Weight gain and cellulite! Has anyone else noticed an increase in cellulite from Dianette?

In two minds about it - really tired of having an awful skin on my face and back but not sure whether i want the weight gain, loss of libido and cellulite that i get from Dianette.
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