YAZ: (3mg Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol)
The most effective birth control pills for treating acne are made up of a combination of estrogen and progesterine.Yaz uses estrogen as well as Drospirenone (a man made form of progesterone). From there I was switched onto the generic cheaper version (Loryna) once the patent on Yaz had ended. Although Yaz is all over the news with people having adverse affects I didn't experience any bad side effects. My acne did clear up considerably. After being on it for so long I assumed my acne had lessoned with my age so I decided to stop the pill in the beginning of July 2012.
To my surprise my acne came back pretty badly. I would get big cyst acne on the face and I would even break out on my back and chest which I never had before. I switched my cleansing routine and tried various products to lesson my acne but none of it had the results I had hoped for. My boobs, which had gotten bigger from the birth control, became smaller again as well. To be more helpful I would say I went from a full B-cup while on the birth control to a small B.
So, tomorrow I'm starting birth control again I had given it a lot of thought but my skin has been the source of my daily stress and I am just so fed up with constantly feeling self conscious and well lets be honestly less attractive. I'll keep you posted on my experience!
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| *** I always use to get my period on the third white pill day so I am starting the pack on a tuesday so that I wont get my period until Sunday |
Hi Kat,
ReplyDeleteMy situation sounds EXACTLY like yours in every way! I went back on the Loryna this past December as well. Has your skin cleared up yet?? I have noticed some improvement, but am still dealing with breakouts unfortunately. I've read that it can take anywhere from 3-9 months for the the bc pill generally to clear skin completely, but I haven't heard anything specifically about the Loryna brand. Have you had any luck?
Thanks!
Mary