in mid august the gp has prescribed me a Epiduo gel which has 2.5% benzoyl peroxide and also put me on the pill (Dianette - 21 days).
I started the pill on the 30th of august and i am due to finsih the first pack this saturday.
my skin, that was already acne prone ,broke out even more and i doubt it is from the gel as i apply it on afected area only.(spots and no other skin)
I take the pill before bed after 11pm.
most of the breakout are painful and near the chin and lower cheek. they are big zits.
my face is burning hot everyday. as soon as i reach home i have to rub ice on my skin as i literally feel so inflamated ! is this normal? the doctor said the pill will only help improve the skin while the epiduo gel will treat the exisiting acne.
I have an appointment with th gp on the 7th october and so wanted to know if i should start the second pack of pill on the 28th sept?
Re: Dianette pill affecting skin near chin and lower cheek
Blarg. This is not entirely true, no one will know how you will react to a change in hormones. While Dianette does work for many people, it's not absolute.
Also, sometimes the skin worsens before improving. There's no way to tell unless you continue with it. I personally would not have risked it so close to my wedding.
I read your other post about this and for me on Microgynon, things like tiredness and lethargy never went away (amongst other side effects) even after 6 months so I quit it. I then tried Dianette and then Yasmin before deciding that I didn't want to deal with the issues caused by the pill.
Re: Dianette pill affecting skin near chin and lower cheek
i was told by various people to not try any topical treatment and rather go see a gp
i needed the pill for contraception anyways. it since the gp suggested i had to start using it 2 months in advance for my body to get used to it also added that it was going to help the skin slon with the epiduo gel.
i now use no face wash or harsh toner.. (off from Clinique)
i do a baisan scrub and multani meethi mask every Sunday.
in morning i wash my face with water only and in evening i wash with water and rub tomato and leave it for 20 mins and wash face and apply epiduo gel.
I was Diane 35 (same thing as dianette) it took 3-4 months to see a real difference as my skin was bad to begin with. But after that period my skin cleared up tremendously and by 6 months I was clear. It takes time to clear up skin as the comodones are under your skin and don't surface until 12 weeks after. So just let it run its course.
