Should I switch Birth control pills?

[skimom]

Originally Posted by auntchilada

Ortho Tri-Cyclen is the only thing that controls my acne. Even accutane didn't work. Give it a try.

auntie - I LOVE your name lol. I need to say that ortho-tri-cyclen was horrible for my daughter, however. She gave up on it after 5 months and went on accutane. Yasmin is working much better for her. I am puzzled by bc pills and how the results vary from person to person.

[tiggerbuddy]

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Neither Yasmin or OTC worked well for me. I've found that I like the monophasic pills better than the triphasic. Right now I'm on generic Desogen (Apri) and I'm loving it. Sometimes it just takes a long time to find the right combo for you. Give each pill about 3 months to work (I know, it's a long time to just sit back and suffer). My regimen is: Minocycline, Apri, Retin-A at night, Clindamycin lotion in the day, and recently added Spiro (but this is more for my mild hirsutism). Also, use a gentle cleanser (like Cetaphil) only twice a day. Don't do anything else! No picking, touching, scrubbing, etc. Try to drink A LOT of water and get enough sleep. Also, if you believe your acne is hormonal, you should have some bloodwork done to show your hormone levels. If anything's abnormal, you should probably see an endocrinologist. Good luck!

[auntchilada]

Originally Posted by skimom

auntie - I LOVE your name lol. I need to say that ortho-tri-cyclen was horrible for my daughter, however. She gave up on it after 5 months and went on accutane. Yasmin is working much better for her. I am puzzled by bc pills and how the results vary from person to person.

Thanks! I tried to pick a funny/creative name haha!
I was on generic Ortho Tri-Cyclen and my acne came back. So I switched back to the brand name and the acne has cleared up again.