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Q: Confused..
asked by: MystiqueD on October 14th, 2005
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I started birth control pills for the first time ever since i'm getting married in december. Gyni prescribed melodene... We had to manipulate and move around my period a bit because I was going to have my period on my wedding date.. So we decided to make my period two weeks after I started(again) and then take it normally in the pack. So I did the normal pills then on the 3rd week I took the inactive pills... Anyway my skin is starting to break out which is confusing me because I thought birth control pills are supposed to be good for your skin? Am I breaking out because I just started the pills and my body needs to get used to it??? Or should I swap. I spoke to my gyni and she said maybe I should change into diane 35.. But i'm worried because before the pills I never really had a big acne problem maybe an occasional 2 during that time of the month... And i'm scared if I go on diane seeing as its such a high dose pill i'll have a hard time falling pregnant? Have irregular periods once I get off... Or that my skin will be dependant on it and that once I get off i'll really start breaking out.. I've only been on the pill for 2 weeks and plan on taking it for six months in total....
Please give me advice... And asap because if I decide to change im due to change tommorow... Cuz that would be the last day of my inactive pill... Thanks :)
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Kails
replied on October 19th, 2005
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You are probably breaking out due to the hormonal changes in your body. I have a friend who went on bc for her acne only and they told her she shuold wait till at least the 2nd or 3rd pack before they can really see if its improving. As for switching thats always a personal decision, normally low dose pills are easier on the body, so you will have less side effects acne being one of them. High doses dont affect your ability to get pregnant either, cause once you stop taking them, about a month later everything shoudl be back to normal its just until everything is out of your system and you get back on a natural track, which is why some people cant get pregnant when they initally come off bc,
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bunni1
replied on October 25th, 2005
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I think you should change your pill, maybe try yasmin (ask your gyni about it). I originally had acne problems (not bad though) before I started the pill. The first pills I tried were triphasil and they made my skin terrible, I then changed to diane which helped, but not much. I changed to yasmin when they came out and now my skin is the best it has ever been.
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