Birth control pills made my acne worse.

I'm Natalia and I'm 17. I was also prescribed the ortho tri cyclen on the generic brand Tri-Sprintec. I had an irregular menstrual cycle which was probably the cause for my breakouts but I've NEVER had acne that was as bad as it is now. I'm on the last week on my second pack and the acne keeps getting worse everyday. I scar so easily because of my pale complexion and I honestly would say that I really hate taking BCP because my acne has just gone completely mad. I can totally relate to you. I just really hope and pray that in about two months or after two more packs the nasty cysts and breakouts would stop. The acne usually would appear on my forehead and sides of cheeks occasionally but I've had cysts on my chin and jawline the most. But overall the acne has spread throughout my entire face. I have a blog that I try to take pictures of my face every night that I'm on BCP and post it on there as well as just adding some side notes on changes I've noticed with each post. You guys can check it out to see how my acne is now that I'm on BCP. I'll post before pictures of my skin when I was off BCP but yeah. I hope that sticking this out is going to get rid of the acne because I hate acne so much I really do.

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My friend recommended that I take the bc pill to clear my acne (which was becoming to much to bear) because it miraculously cleared up hers within a month (her pimples at one time were moderate to severe but not that severe).   The doctor had previously suggested I try it if the prescribed topical creams continued to fail (which they did rather miserably).  I thought I had finally found the cure so I decided to take them!  The results...were devastating.  During the first month, my acne went from moderate to very severe.  It was embarrassing to go out in public.  Month #2 was the same if not worse.  Month #3 was quite a bit better then the first two months but still worse than what I had before the pill.  I really gave the pill a shot by sticking with it for 9 grueling months.  I've been off of it for almost a month now and I haven't seen any change in my skin.  Long story short, it made my skin worse; no improvement whatsoever.  

I'm 16, and I started using Yasmin a month ago to fix my acne and I also had irregular menstrual cycles and so I thought I'll give it a try.

I am now on the second week of my second pack and I have no idea why but3 days ago, my acne started getting worse. There're around 30 pimples on my jawline and cheecks (I used to only have around 5 on my cheecks or forehead). And there are also many spots on my face with white puss in them. I have no idea what to do now. I think I'll just finish the pack and see how things go as I dont want to give up this easily.

Oh and because I had irregular menstrual cycles, I noticed that I have started gaining weight, having mood swings and craving chocolate this week. And I realised that this is around the time I would usually get my period if wan't on Yasmin. I have no idea what's going on with my body but I really do hope my face could just go back to the way it was before I started taking Yasmin.

How long did it take your face to clear up? I'm going through the same thing and my face hurts. I just want to cry.

Hi, just started taking the pill to fix my acne and my skin has just gone worse on my forehead! But heard its fixes after a few months.

Hello, I am currently taking YAZ. I am almost halfway through month 2 and my skin has NEVER been this bad. :( When did your skin start clearing up well? I am starting to lose hope and get frustrated but trying to make it 3 or 4 months to give it a chance.

I'm taking Sprintec too and my acne is terrible. This will be my third month on it and it's honestly driving me crazy. Like this month is the worst so far for acne. It's been a year for you, but did yours ever clear up?

I have been on Lolo for two months now and my face is disgusting! I have dealt with mild acne my entire life but mainly just black heads. I am almost done my second pack but my skin has broken out terribly; mainly on my cheeks, lower jaw, and forehead. I don't know if i should wait it out or not? Its just so bad that i don't want to leave my house

Hi Megan! I know it’s been a year since you posted about you going on the generic Ortho Tri-Cyclen, but I just started it this month and I’m getting closer to the second month dealing with the worst cystic acne I’ve ever encountered. My face is constantly itching, burning, and tingling throughout the day. I’m just really worried that it will never get better after the whole 3-4 month thing, and nice already been through 2 courses of Accutane (isotretinoin). I was wondering what happned happened to your skin and experience afterwards

Of course he wants that

I want to get off of yaz, but the last time I got off my skin broke out with cystic acne. I'm worried that it will do it again. How can I prevent an acne outburst?