Diane-35 : Oral Contraceptive

controlled my acne within fifth-sixth month on treatment. but the bottom line is it may control your acne but the side effects outweighs it a lot. i have to leave diane-35 after taking it for about 16 months because it was causing terrible dryness and mood swings which were not worth. once you leave diane-35 the story doesn't end here..for about three-four months my skin was clear but after the fifth month it started to get worse day by day...and now the condition is i suffer from pigmentation which is caused by birth control pills....skin started to break out again... "NEVER EVER CONSIDER TAKING DIANE-35 EVEN HOW WORSE YOUR ACNE IS"

So I've been taking this pill for about 5-6 month's now and there's no noticable difference at all. I didn't have any side effects, weight gain, mood swings, hair loss or anything like that.

Dont take it. The side effects after are worse!!!

I was placed on Diane 35 as a last resort before Roaccutane, I have been suffering with mild acne for about 11 years now (I'm 24). I was originally on Yasmin which gave me no major side-effects but was not clearing my skin up adequately. I have very fair, sensitive and acne scarred skin (redness, broken veins) so essentially I'm in a bind, sensitive products are too rich, acne products, too harsh, SPF cream triggers acne. I'm really at the end of my rope! After being on Diane for three months I am seriously considering giving it up, the weight gain and increased appetite (especially for comfort foods) is not doing me ANY justice. Especially since the improvement in my skin is minimal. I am always hungry and emotional, a horrid combination. Before I was able to simply diet, or cut out foods that were bad for me, but I have sugar and carbohydrate cravings every day now. As for the hair loss I have always had thin hair but now it's falling out in droves. Plus I have a very limited libido, so all in all my experience of Diane was not a good one. I'm going off the pill for a while, these side-effects are a bit much.

Girls, don't use these pills, really! I've been taking them for about 6 months and planned to continue taking them cause my face did get better after 3-4 months of using, but then i was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism - which was a blood clod in my lungs caused by these pills. I'm lucky i get out of it alive. So i'll be taking another pills for almost a year to get back to normal again. Also, the moment i stopped taking Diane, the acne came back again.. It's really not worth risking your health for this. In meanwhile i switched to OCM and more healthier way of living and that's sure the best way to clear acne and stay healthy. I wouldn't recommend Diane, nor any birth control pills whatsoever. It was really bad for me. But if you plan taking ones, check with your doctor about the hormonal status and everything and do every possible test to make sure your body can handle them, cause they can do some serious damage

I used it for 6 months for my irregularities about 8 years ago, yes it help for that matter but I had very fine skin although had light acne problems. These pills left awful looking dark patches which get worse with sunshine exposure and acne problem was not gone either. Since then I have been trying everything to my melasma stains nothing works permanently. Recently I have been using Dan's jojoba oil, it seems they've got lighten a bit. It also worked my other friend who has worse melasma condition. So if you don't really need these pills don't use it for acne because it is not a solution.

I started taking this for my skin and I saw no immediate or long term improvements. I took it for three months and after seeing little to no improvement in my skin coupled with hideous mood swings, general depression and slight weight gain I decided to give my script refill a miss.

i'm 24 and i have dry skin, not oily by any standard. i didn't expirience acne until last year, so the doctor assuming my only recent bad skin was caused by my hormones put me on Diane35 3 months ago. however as i said before my skin actually got worse. Now its only been three months, and i am wondering if thats normal, but the scarring the last few breakouts have left behind have devastated me. topical treatments do nothing, and i really do not want to resort to accutane. so today i'm going to see a chinese doctor. hes helped me with other things before when no one else could. i really wish this HAD worked for me, and i'm sure it will for others, i guess i'm not one of those lucky 'take the pill to fix you acne' people.

5 years ago, I decided to try Diane as suggested by my doctor for my acne. In a few months, it had cleared up almost completely, but I still had acne on my upper back and shoulders. Now, I weigh 48lbs more than I did 5 years ago, with no lifestyle or diet changes. I am always tired...always. I have migraines constantly, moreso when I am off Diane for my menstrual period. The bloating started about 4 years ago, but no doctor had a reason for it, but I persisted and the last doctor I asked sent me for an ultrasound and found two 5cm fibroids in my enlarged (10.8cm) uterus....caused by excessive estrogen. Also, I've got brown blotchy spots on my face and some hair loss. I asked numerous doctors if either of my prescriptions were causing any of these symptoms, and they all said no.....i did my own homeowrk, and found they were wrong! It's my fault for not doing my homework sooner, and not putting 2 and 2 together...so THIS IS YOUR WARNING....to be aware of ANY and ALL possible side effects. Know what to watch for, and stop before it gets this bad!! It's just not worth the havoc your body will go through.

unless you plan on taking this for the rest of your days, i would strongly suggest something else. This ruined my life! I had clear skin for 6 or 7 months which was great (took this for 9 months), but the weight I was putting on forced me to stop using it. Ever since I have developped cystic acne (it was moderate before) along with bad acne on my back which i have NEVER had before taking this. I wanted to warn everyone about this. TRY ACCUTANE!