Diane-35 : Oral Contraceptive

This was the best birth control pill I found for my cystic acne. (I've had three courses of Accutane - at age 18, 25, and 30- and my cystic acne would still come back just as bad as before about a year after each treatment). It didn't seem to affect my emotions negatively like other bcps (Yasmin and Yaz were the worst ones I tried). But no sex drive and yeast infections are bad side effects so I have had to get off it whenever I have a boyfriend. I know people with acne can be desperate for a solution - so it's worth a try but watch to see if you get bad side effects.

For the first month and a half, Diane 35 gave me cystic acne on my face. But that cleared up quickly and now i havn't broken out once and I am up to my third month! I didnt gain weight like alot of the other reviews said, I actually lost alot. I would recommend this to anyone (females only obviously)

I had read all the reviews about Diane 35 and I don't no what To say because many of the people around here said that acnee was coming back and I'm really afraid because I had acne problem more than 3 years and I used a lot of pills and a lot of dermathologic product without effect. The pills I had taken before they gave me results bu the acne was returning back.I went more often at the dermatolog and finally gave me roaccutane 5-6 months and Diane 35 one year.But I heard a lot of cons about these pills and more about roaccutane.I had taken roaccutane and diane 35 for 4 months and my acne has dissapeared,I had a soft skin and healthy hair but some scars but not really visible.I gave up on roaccutane today because I hurt my ankle leg and I had to take another antibiotics( if you take roaccutane don't take another antibiotics during this, it is written on the prospect) Now I will take only Diane 35 one year and I will see what is happening but I'm afraid that acnee would come back, Because I'm really fine without acnee... and before I was feeling like hell and I was ashamed of my face...Anyway I'm going to make my analysis on Monday and a blood test because of this pills. I must be sure if I'm healthy.Maybe you would choose to make them to ,because roaccutane and Diane 35 are dangerous pills even if they cure acne.I will write back soon..

I have been on Diane 35 since I was 14, I'm currently 19, and have been genrally happy with the resuts. A couple years ago I was having stomach problems and thought it could be related to the Diane 35 so I went off it for 6 months, aside from the mood swings I didn't have any negative effects from going off the pill. My hair didn't fall out and my face didn't go crazy (some acne came back but I expected that). It never completely cleared my skin, but it has done a good job keeping the cysts under conrol. I have only had one or two since going on it and before I used to have them all over my face. As far as remembering to take it everyday, or taking it on an empty stomach I'm terrible at remembering and frequently miss a dose or take it late at night with no food in my tummy and have not noticed any negative effects as a result of this. As far as blood clots go after 5 yrs of more or less consistent use I recently was tested for them and was completely clear!! (Although I have low blood pressure and am very active so that might of helped!) As for the weight gain, aside from going up a cup size (could have been normal puberty though) I have gained about 10-15lb. since starting on it. So I'm not completely convinced it's as a result of the pilll and not just normal weight gain. Hope this helps!!

My Dr prescribed Diane 35 for my hormonal acne. At first I tried the cheapo version of this pill which gave me extremely bad migraines. I went back to the Dr and she said to try actual Diane 35. This worked beautifully for the first (approx) 12 months, my pimples almost completely went. I would get maybe 1 or 2 small pimples a month instead of the 5 to 10 new pimples a day before Diane 35. For once in my life I was happy with my skin. I then started to get weird side effects after those 12 months including headaches, blurred vision (I thought I needed Glasses) and increased vaginal discharge and itching. I thought I had a STD, so I had all the STD tests, which all came back negative. My Dr could not tell me what this could be caused from, so I came to the conclusion the only thing it could be was the pill. So I went off Diane 35 and those side effects have gone completely. I also have felt my mood has been alot better since being off the pill, I feel alot happier and seem to have more energy. However my skin has gone feral since being off the pill, the pimples, blackheads and oil are back at full force. I would recommend women try Diane 35 for great skin but be aware of side effects which can be different for everyone. So now I'm back on the search for something to help my skin....again!!!

I had medium acne during my early 20's and i started taking diane pills when i was 22 because a friend adviced me to use it to control my acne... I was taking this for more than 3 years and from the 2nd year my skin totally cleared... Now im 26, married and planning to have a baby so i have to stop using the pills, and a month after i stopped my cystic acne's started having party on my face, not a big party but i can feel that they are starting to come together and make a big celebration after years of being prisoned... For those who have hormonal acne, this is really a good treatment but not for the long run because eventually one day you have to stop taking it... But i was so happy that time when my skin cleared...

only one week after using but my acne suddenly got REALLY bad :(

I'm back and ready to be brutally honest about this product! at the time of my first review i had been on Diana 35 for a month that was about 2 months ago and to tell you the truth not much has changed....which leads me to believe that this product will work really well for it's indented use as a BC but if you looking for immediate relief from acne then this is not the direction you should be headed in. i do believe that it does work (just slowly) because every week i see a little less redness and a little less acne, iv also been using a very good moisturising face soap and i dont wear make up in the week anymore (that helps!!!!) but all in all i have faith in Diane and I'm patient, good things that last take time...if people dont like what they see then they shouldn't look! XD

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.

The first month I took Diane35, I already felt good. I saw a big improvement in my skin - a glowing face and no acne on my back. Plus, my breasts seem to "swell" a bit more, I don't have mood swings or depression due to PMS, and I don't see any weight gain. I'm happy that I have a reduced sex drive as well because I am single currently and do not wish to have too high a libido ;) I'm on my second month now and happy. Note: on the first month, I had spotting (irregular bleeding),but now it totally stopped.