WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for March, 2002: Re: [Birth Control] Acne & Alesse-Desperate for help

Re: [Birth Control] Acne & Alesse-Desperate for help

From: Alexa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 7 Mar 2002 20:38:44 -0600 (CST)

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Hi Deborah, I just wanted to let you know that, for me, the problem was the antibiotics. I was allergic to both erythromycin and clindimycin. I went through months of depression and terrible skin. I had gone off Alesse to try Diane 35 and Ortho, but these just seemed to make my skin worse. Now I am back on Alesse (and off the medicine) and my skin has cleared up. In fact, recently, Alesse was accepted in Canada as an acne medication. So, for me, Alesse is the answer...it might not be for you, but I just wanted to give you this info. Good Luck!

At Thu, 7 Mar 2002, Deborah wrote: >
>I am 26 years old and went to my ob/gyn about going on birth cotnrol for
>acne. I had, what seemed to be hormonally induced, breakouts only on my
>chin area (cystic) and she put me on Alesse. Since then I have been
>getting terrible cysts and nodules on my chin area, that will not go
>away. It is much worse than when I was not on the pill. My Derm has me
>loaded up on antibiotics, which I hate! I need some advice. Will any
>other pill help me with this? If I switch will it make it worse? I read
>somewhere that Alesse is very androgenic and is not good for those who
>already have acne. Help would be appreciated!

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