Birth Control: Acne And Depression Posted: 01-18-06 17:15pm
I began to take ortho tri-cyclen lo 3
months ago this sunday. When I had my
consultation, I told my doctor that I had
problems with depression when I had
previously taken the pill. For this
reason, she prescribed me something with a
lower dose of hormones. It has worked out
very well. I have only had one side
effect...Acne.
So, I was wondering if a similar pill
exists (low hormone dosage) that has been
proven to help acne as well rather than
worsen it.
Thanks
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Carifairy
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Posted: 01-18-06 18:09pm
Ortho tri cyclen is considered great for
dealing with acne. You should consult
your doc to find out what else may help
you, because normally otc and otc lo are
good for acne..
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loraw
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Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 12
Posted: 01-19-06 01:40am
I've had the same problem with acne on
ortho lo. Does it fluctuate for you?
It seems to get better at certain times of
the month, then worse the next week or so.
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kclive1111
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Georgia
Posted: 01-20-06 16:13pm
Well, it had been consistently bad until
about a week ago when I thought it was
finally beginning to clear up. I was
trying nature's cure b/c the proactiv
stopped working when I went on the pill.
I thought that the switch was working but
just two nites ago my face went crazy
again. It's in a concentrated area. I'm
not getting any on my forehead at all
which is unusual because I have bangs and
would think that would be the first place
i'd get them. I'm also not experiencing
any body acne. It's just on the lower
half of the face...Mostly on the chin and
right below the cheek bones.
