Diane-35 : Oral Contraceptive

i'm 18 and i've only just started to take diane 35. I'm about one and a half months into it, and my skin seems to be worse than it was before. i'll remain optimistic that it will begin to take affect around 3/4 months or even 6 months, but that still doesnt help in the mean-time. I hate looking in the mirror and have deliberately avoided seeing my friends on various occasions because my skin has been so bad. i have recently lost a loved one, and so i find i can cry a lot easier than ever before, where as before i barely EVER shed a tear. i really really hope the diane works for me because nothing else has in the past. but right now, i feel ugly.

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

I've been taking Diane 35 for 2-1/2 weeks. Not sure if I want to keep going on. I used to take it when I was 23 (now 33) and the side effects weren't that bad back then.

well, i havnt been using diane 35 for that long...its been only two weeks so i hope everything works out better as the weeks go on. Ive been noticing more pimples! which is super frusterating and then being stressed out over them probably gives me more lol. i also broke out on my back when i didnt even have any pimples there? but i think its just my body reacting to the hormones and then itll even out after a couple more weeks of getting use to and then itll be fine, my acne wasnt bad in the first place..i just had these little bumps that would apear on my forhead and chin and ive had them for so long that i just want them to go away! i really hope in the next couple weeks it starts to go away:) thatd be cool!

This product doesnt work. I gained 12 kgs and my skin was awful. I was on it for about 7 months before giving up. Im on Accutane now thank god.

For the first 8-10 months or so that I was taking Diane 35 everything was perfect. It regulated my acne and dcaused significant drying in my hair and skin (as it was severly oily prior to starting Diane). Now, about 14 months in, I have perfectly clear skin, but my hair is unbelievably dry (I'm talking I could not wash it for weeks and it wouldn't be greasy) and flaky skin. However, my skin is not the only thing drying out as my boyfriend and I have discovered extreme vaginal dryness. I am about negative 100 on the libido scale, which is frustrating as I am still very young. Also, I find that I have mood swings, from being very happy and personable to being very easily aggrivated or saddened and reclusive. This is very unlike me as I am usually very extroverted. I have an appointment this week to discuss other birth control options. REMEMBER- You are supposed to change BCP 3-4 months after your acne clears up when using Diane35. I should probably have taken my own advice!

Waste of money if you do not have a plan.

its not a miracle pill, at least not for everyone. I have been so frustrated since taking this pill and i hope someone has gone through a similar experience. I need the re-assuarance that its all going to be ok in the end.

I was originally on Yasmin, but due to the hyperpig I switched to Diane 35. After 1 month and 2 weeks I quit. I couldnt stand the mood swings. I was SO irritable. I know spotting is normal, but ALL the sides were terrible, especially the initial 5 pounds that I could not lose. I felt so squishy from the bloat, like I needed to be popped. Plus I felt almost prickly...hard to explain but you know the feeling when you dont shave your legs for several days? Thats how my whole body felt. This pill just wasnt right for me.

It has been two weeks since I started this medicine. My Doc didnt inform me about the side effects of this product. No other BCP gave me all these trouble. But I would like to be treated for my POD problem and than Iam planning to get a child. So I will try this for atleast six months. But this have too many side effects.