Diane-35 : Oral Contraceptive

i have been on diane 35 for like 10 years on and off...and it has controled my acne pretty well with combination of proactiv and vitamins. But i would like to get off but now im so scared that my skin will go back to the way it was. Im scared cuz i've been so long on it that it can affect my fertitly.I've been reading reviews of ppl who got off and im even more scared!!!!! I would like to get off one day because i would like to have children but i don't want to got back to a face full of acne...PLZ help!!!1 any suggestions?

Learn from my mistake and do not use this product for reasons of vanity. It will work while you are on it but the longer term effects of using synthetic hormones are not worth it. It affects the mood, the complexion, the hair, the list goes on. The anxiety I have felt going off this product is not worth it. Anxiety from hormone fluctuations, as well as having to watch my hair fall out in strands for 4 months now, having it noticeably thinner, seeing my skin become oily and pimply. It is not worth it! I have done a lot of reading on hormonal balance since stopping this product and have started seeing a naturopathic doctor to assist in the transition.

Although it got rid of my acne, I would NEVER recommend Diane 35 to anyone. In fact, I have made a point to pass the world along to my friends that it is not a good choice. I'd like to keep the 2 years I was on the pill a distant memory...it was a dark time. I can't remember a day when i didn't cry for no good reason. Before Diane 35, I never had cramps. On Diane 35, they were excrutiating (one month I thought I was having a miscarriage). After a complete loss of sex drive, I decided to stop taking it. It took a good year or so before I felt back to normal. Bottom line, don't risk it.

Thumbs up for Diane 35 (so far) - it works against the entire polycystic ovaries condition and thats really good. I'm waiting for weight gain though because I'm underweight and would welcome about 30 lbs of healthy weight

I was put on Diane 35 5 months ago as I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. I haven't noticed any change in my periods, they're still same as before, however I have noticed a change in my moods. I get really bad anxiety, tight and panic like feelings in my chest and I keep bursting out in tears for no apparent reason. My skin wasn't really bad before but it is perfectly clear now, however I have now noticed celulite on my bum and thigs, I'm sure it's getting worse (but I have read that this can be a result of the PCOS). My breast have got larger but they are constantly tender which is not so great and I have lost my sex drive which is causing problems in my relationship so for that reason I'm considering changing this pill.

i used to have clear skin and then when i was 16 it just went haywire and i tried everything to try to clear it from products to minomycin to scar products to diets. Nothing worked and my acne continued to get worse, i had lots of redness all over my face and scars. The pimples also hurt a lot! I would wear lots of civerage everyday to try to hide my acne. one day my sister changed her pill to diane and decided it was not for her, so she offered me her unused 2 months. I am now on my second month and althought my skin is not clear it is much better. I no longer get the really painful pimples, my redness has decreased a lot as well as the red dots. It does get a lot worse before it gets better but i have some fairly large pimples at the moment, but im not too worried for with diane im sure these will not return. My breasts are also larger but often sore. Oh well worth the trade off! So anyone who has tried everything and gives up....i recommend giving this

it work up to so far

Ive beenon Diane for maybe a year now.. it took like 6 months for any results to show.... i was quite frustrated. my boobs got HUGE out of NOWHERE.. but they have since gone back to normal (*tear! i liked my big boobs)... this is beacuse i suck at taking pills and am really inconsistent with taking it. i know that is bad but im HOPING my inconsistency will help me get off the pill because it is NOT a healthy pill.. blood clots and sh*t can occur....NOT GOOD.

With so many things on the market, you'd be better off steering clear of this.

i have been on this pill for 3.5 5years , i DO KNOW that it works for acne like a charm, you feel great, no weight gain, perfect skin - YES, ALL OF THAT IS TRUE,the horror starts when you go off the pill. trust me - it is not worth it. i have been off of the pill since 2004 - i am having side effects still. after you drop the pill- your acne will go 1000 times worse, like you have never seen it and it will not respond to anything other than you going on this pill again. i have spent years trying everything and anything and seeing all doctors only to hear- you took this pill - this is what you signed up for. and now its been 5 years. i am trying to stop this from happening to anyone else . you can contact me if you have qn's at any time - i am happy to help anyone who would need it, "svenssonkate@[link removed]". please do not end up in the same shoes as me.. this pill should be eliminated, it does not tell you what the effect will be....