Desogen/Apri

[dceptiveophelia]

Hi latayy26!

I'll try to keep you updated on any differences I see, positive or negative. I get the usual blackheads on my nose, but the PMS cysts are my nemisis right now! And oily skin! Since I don't have insurance, I had to pay about $40 for Yasmin, and with the Apri I pay $20, which is great. If I don't see results, but the effects aren't terrible, I think I may just stay with the Apri because of the cost difference. I was also on Ortho Tri Cyclen for two years...it helped with bacne but not my face, so that's why I switched to Yasmin. If Apri doesn't help, maybe Yasmin will come out with a geneneric in the next couple years?

[latayy26]

Dceptiveophelia- hi again! I have the same mindset about the apri. Since it is a lot cheaper than Yasmin I will probably stay on it if my skin stays the same as it was on yasmin or even if it is slightly worse. I wonder why they haven't come out with a Yasmin generic yet? That would be great if they did soon because i really loved that pill! Keep me posted on your experience!

[Shaelynn]

Desogen KILLED my sex drive!

[kakvox]

An Update after taking Apri now for 5 months...

My skin, as I said earlier, initially had a bad bad breakout.

A little more than 3 months into taking Apri (pack #4), I experience breakthrough bleeding (very light, yet still apparent), which lasts for the next 10 days up until my period comes (start of pack #5). I can't explain why this occurred, but perhaps a result of starting a swimming excercise program slightly prior to the breakthrough bleeding. I am also getting breakouts, since the pill obviously isn't working. I am heartbroken.

I go on vacation, stop swimming due to a broken toe, and pessimistically expect breakthrough bleeding. I feel like I am getting early cramps, etc, but they turn out to be a stomach virus. Alas! No breakthrough bleeding, no breakouts, and all seems to be well at the moment.

I still have some slight sores on my face from a couple months back, which when they heal, my face will be clear. I continue to monitor the breakouts a week before my period, to see if they come at all, or if there is BTB, because if neither occur, the pill is finally doing its job. I expect to see the full results in 1 month, 6 months after being on the pill.

Just be patient, I had to be and it was all worth it

[tiggerbuddy]

I've been using Apri for about 7-8 months. I'm also taking Minocycline twice a day and use Avita (generic retin-a) at night. My skin is pretty much completely clear other than the very seldom single small zit. I'm SOOOO happy- I thought I would never get results like this. I'm so glad I decided not to take the Accutane plunge.