In Reply to: Cystic acne and BC pills and progesterone HELP! posted by Anita on December 17, 2000 at 03:25:21:

As I have said and said again, Ortho made me freak out during the beginning of my second month. I got depressed, and I don't remember ever feeling the way I did.....for no reason. This also happened to my boyfriend's sister. She was crying for no reason, and tried to break up with her wonderful boyfriend numerous times. I tried to break up with mine too! And I was just an all around horrible person to be around for about 4 days. I am now off the pill, and feeling MUCH better.
Good luck to you. : )

-April

(Oh, not to discourage you, I forgot to mention the fact that I broke out worse than ever while on this pill.)

: Hi,

: I have adult cystic acne and am at the point where the next thing to try is birth control pills. I'm looking for one that has very little progesterone, because I'm prone to depression and the progesterone in BC pills can exacerbate it.

: So...anybody know which has the least progesterone: Alesse, Ovcon35, or Diane35? And is one of these better for acne than the others?

: Thanks!

: Anita