Diane-35 : Oral Contraceptive

Hoping will really take effect after 6 months of use (My Dermatologist told me). I'm crossing fingers 'cause I've been treating my pimples for five years but to no avail, but yeah, I started taking Diane-35 last December, and pimples cleared out 90 percent at the start of the fourth month of use. I hope pimples won't come back after 6 months of use!! Else, Diane-35 not really good, eih

I have been fortunate enough to not have experienced some of the nasty side effects mentioned here. Before taking Diane I had suffered from moderate acne for 12 years, mostly breaking out in my chin area. Like others, I had tried practically everything out there to clear up my skin, all to no avail. I did not expect the results I got with Diane and was so happy to have clear skin for the first time in what seemed like forever. About 4 months ago I started taking a lot of vitamins for detox purposes and I believe that they interacted with the Diane because I missed 2 periods and then finally got the worst, heaviest period I had ever experienced accompanied by horrible cramps. Right around that time my face broke out terribly - worse than it had been before taking Diane. I am just now on my second month of taking Diane again and hopefully it will clear up my skin again. I fear I may have to be on it for the rest of my life - for the sake of vanity. Ugh. I need my confidence back!

i'm terrified that my breasts wont go back to normal, SERIOUSLY DONT TAKE THEM.

I've been taking diane for 2 years and 3 months! My acne completely cleared out on the 8th month of taking the pill. I am enjoying glorious, porcelain skin up to this day. I've been wanting to get off the pill since last year but I'm too scared that my pimples will come back with a vengeance! :( I'm too vain. Downside is I have gained more than 10 lbs. already. I get easily irritated and i'm always depressed! I've consulted several dermatologists. Been asking them re: possible alternatives that would prevent my acne from coming back should i stop taking diane, but not a single derma was able to assure me that I won't experience the same side-effect that other users here have gone through. I don't want to take this pill for life. I still want to have kids but I just couldn't take the idea of having to deal with uncontrollable acne again..

I have been taking this pill for the past 15 years! I do like the effects on my skin. I have mood changes before the period, so I try to take it 3 months in a row rather than one. I'm affraid of long term effects... Everytime I stoped taking the pill, My skin erupts with rage. I'm in that transition right now, and i feel depressed of discovering 4 new eruptions in my skin everymorning (in addition to the others still on my skin) I'm form south america, I took it while living in the south emisphere, and once I moved here I have to get it shipped because it is illegal drug here.

Dr prescribed this as a last resort for me (i have high bp!)due to hormonal imbalance after the birth of my last baby. I suffered terribly every 6wks with heavy period loss,vomitting,nausea&period pain. This pill has really made no difference to me. I have just finished my 2nd mth of Diane & still no bleeding (no, I'm not pregnant). But still suffer from the other symptoms. It is great for my skin & reduced my oily skin & hair significantly...which I loved!

It's synthetic - so who really knows what that will mean to me or my body down the line. I've been on it for 1 year and quite like it compared to others I've tried.

I've been taking Diane-35 for 4 years now, but I had three 6 months breaks. The acne reapered immeadiatly when i stoped. Actually, acne its not a big issue for me, but I have body hair and some facial and it really didnt work on it.

I've been on and off this pill for the last 10 years. For the first few years it worked very well, with no noticeable side effects, and cleared up my skin perfectly. I even lost 15 kgs. However in subsequent years I have put on the whole 15 and gained the same again. I have always eaten a healthy, quality diet but some big serves- perhaps the pill is affecting my appetite. Now, my skin is not so good- I have four active pimples including one nasty one on my back. I have been single for four years and wonder if this is related too! I find it creepy to be permanently dependent on artificial hormones, especially for such a long period of time. I'm anxious a lot, but I don't know if that's just my personality- it's hard to say when I've been on this pill for so long. So I have no painful or obvious side effects, but I suspect Diane could be responsible for some of my problems, and I have now decided to try other treatments eg zinc and vitamin A with topical prescription creams.

I developed adult onset acne a few years ago but it really only affected my back and the right cheek on my face. I wouldn't say my acne was horribly severe - but I hated it! TriCyclen didn't help me but after several months on Diane 35 my skin was nice and smooth again! However, I missed a bunch of pills one month because I went away on vacation so I decided to skip a few weeks and boy did my acne ever come back! ALL over my face, it was awful! Once I started up again it cleared up. I'm afraid to go off of Diane now - especially because of my wedding coming up in 10 months - but I really want to get off of it because of all the medical side affects (mainly blood clots) and also my mood swings are just unbearable! I'm at a Catch 22...if I don't get off of Diane I may dump my fiance during one of my monthly depressions, but if I stop using it I will have a horrible pizza face for my wedding!!!