Diane-35 : Oral Contraceptive

After never suffering from acne in my life, I got painful, hormonal cystic acne at age 24 on my cheeks, chin, and forehead. I tried many over counter products, home remedies, etc. but nothing seemed to be working so I went on Diane 35 in October in preparation for my wedding in May. My skin has always been dry and after starting Diane it made it extremely dry, however I made sure to moisturize with aveeno clear complexion moisturizer in the day, and a rich shiseido moisturizer at night. My acne completely cleared up by February/March and I have been acne free since. I recently went off it in July and have found my skin to be much oilier than before I started, however no break outs so far! I highly recommend Diane 35, I had flawless skin at my wedding and the photographer even commented on how he didn't have to touch up any of my pictures which made me a veryy happy bride!

diane 35 was the major turning point for me in m acne battle! my acne was pretty close to severe and my skin was oil slick, within 2 months my skin was so much better i couldnt believe it, it was friggen magic! i have been on it for 4 years and although my skin isnt perfect it is nowhere close to the mess it was before. I never experienced side effects, still enjoy sex as much as ever. I've heard it can be bad for you to use it long term but my doc keeps giving it to me so it cant be that bad. As long as you are a healthy weight and dont smoke the risks are minimal i think. Taking fish oil daily also prevents the formation of blood clots if your worried. take it! it WILL work for you!

I love Diane, I have been using it for 8 yrs and saw results right away. People ask me all the time what I use to make my skin so smooth (not just my face). I never get a pimple unless I stop taking it for a month, which i do not do anymore because I love the flawless skin and the not getting pregnant. I wish I was having weight gain in my hips but I guess no luck there :). I am sorry that it is not working for everyone maybe you guys should give it some time. My sister is also on Diane and her skin healed from the acne quickly, however she initially had headaches. I hope this helps

It took 3 months for me to see an improvement but now my skin is the best it's been in years. I used to constantly get large, painful cysts around my mouth and chin but I haven't had one for about a month. This month I didn't even get a breakout on my period. This is the only medication that has worked for my hormonal acne. I did not have any side effects and I finally feel comfortable going out without makeup! I just hope that my skin doesn't get worse after I stop taking it.

2015 was my worst skin year. I've battled acne since I was 12 and I turn 20 in 2016. In 2015 I had deep, painful, cystic breakouts all over my temples, cheeks, chin and jaw and whiteheads on my forehead. So I started taking zinc, vitamin d3, and Womensense Saw Palmetto Plus since my acne is hormonal. Saw Palmetto Plus contains vitex and saw palmetto. I also tried evening primrose oil but that didn't help so I stopped that after a month. So I took zinc, d3, and saw palmetto plus for almost two months and that cleared 80 percent of my cysts but I still had a lot of tiny pimples or closed comedones and maybe 5 cysts at once. Then Diane 35, which I started over two weeks ago. I've experienced no side effects so far. I was scared to take it because I didn't want to get an initial breakout. I'm an actor so it's imperative that I have smooth skin. I stopped the saw palmetto plus to take diane 35 which I worried about since the saw palmetto helped my skin so much. But I've had no initial breakout on diane 35! My skin improved further. Now, I only have 4 active spots and they're relatively small compared to what I suffered last year in 2015. I feel my skin with my hands and it's the smoothest it's been in 4 years. I still have a few closed comedones but not nearly as much as before. I have PIE (post inflammatory erythema red marks) and boxcar acne scars. I plan on going on isotretinoin since I know birth control is not a permanent cure. But I am so happy with the skin I have right now. PS I have Asian skin and I eat a pescetarian and often vegan diet. The only difference I've noticed from diane 35 is being even more prone to constipation but it could also be what I've been eating. Flax seeds usually do the trick if you have constipation. I'm still taking zinc and d3.

the bottom line is that it worked for me. (i'm actually on estelle, which is a brand of diane, it's just cheaper!) i was skeptical, i'd tried everything, i had also tried loette, another form of pill for acne. i have been on it for just over two months now and my skin has drastically improved! i had terrible hormonal chin acne which was really, really red, and now i have no new noticeable pimples, only the bit of scarring that's going away now :) couldn't be happier! give it a go!

I have been using it for 4 days and i am already seeing results.

I've used Diane for 5 years and its great. The problem as others have mentioned is getting off of it. I tried to change to another pill a year back but the acne came back. Nothing works as well. Now I want to get pregnant so I'm fearful to stop taking it.

I had severe cystic acne that persisted for years. I tried everything possible-antibiotics, accutane, topical treatments, ProActive, even other oral contraceptives! NOTHING worked! My doctor decided it must be hormonal and put me on Diane-35, It took 3 months for anything to change but once I hit the 3 month mark all of a sudden the texture of my skin changed and the pimples started to disapear. I couldn't believe it!! Diane 35 worked so well for me. I tried going off 2 years later (was having some mood swings-may not have even been the Diane) and the acne returned after being off it a couple of months and so I went back on and on I will stay... I have to put effort into getting a pimple now... people who didn't know me when I had bad skin are always asking how I keep such clear skin all the time. TRY IT!!! and give it at least 3 months to start working.... even longer DON'T get discouraged, I was there once and won't ever go back! DIANE DIANE DIANE

I've always had clear skin using topical creams but when I turned 18,that's when i broke out like CRAZY! it started with mild acne then over a year I had severe acne all over my face and under my chin!I've tried everything, proactive, murad, acne face wash, spa products, facials and even antibiotics. it would just improve my skin for a little bit then it would get worse again!I'm a model, so skin care is a MUST! I've lost few jobs due to my skin and was stressing out. Then my doctor introduced me to Diane-35. I researched about it and heard lots of negative comments, but used it anyway. surprisingly I didn't haven ANY side effects.my skin started to improve in a month and slowly everything CLEARED by 5 months. I was on it for 7 months and I'm off it pill for 1 week now..starting to see tiny mild closed black heads..come back..