acne and birth control

kita <me RemoveThis @privacy.net> wrote in message news:<Rb_qb.13192$E9.8798@nwrddc01.gnilink.net>...
> Grace wrote:
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> > Just an update related to my last post...
> >
> > Since I last wrote, I was on Yasmin (sorry, I orig. thought it was
> > called Jasmine) for almost two weeks, and I just stopped using it a
> > couple days ago. It made my oily skin even oilier, and my hair has
> > become very oily as well. I'm pretty sure that it's also the cause of
> > several new and painful acne cysts on my cheek & jaw areas. The
> > Yasmin also made me feel nauseated, which I never had when using Diane
> > 35.
> >
> > I'm think that I'm going to lay off the bcp for a while and just
> > continue w/ the Retin A Micro.
>
> Grace, check my post on Vitex ("this helps hormone breakouts"). I've
> been on this board for years and years (::sigh: and the Vitex is the
> first thing (besides strict low carb eating) to really make a difference
> in my hormone breakouts.. And from what I have read so far, it is very
> safe to use long term. hth


Thanks for the rec Kita! I bought a bottle of Vitex today, but I'm on
some non-acne related antibiotics for the rest of the week, so I won't
be able to try it out until next week.

It's funny you that you mentioned the low carb eating b/c I have been
eating TERRIBLY lately. For the past several weeks I've been on a
pretty constant sugar high with pastries, ice cream sundaes, and
candy. Maybe I'm insulin resistant? I have several aunts who have
diabetes, and my dad was also a diabetic. I started my low-carb, low
sugar diet today, along w/ a food diary. I'll track to see if there's
a relationship between what I eat, or don't eat, and my skin
condition.

Thanks again ;-D
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So sorry for the delay, I've been off list until now. As far as I know
all bcp creates a risk of clotting but I don't think that Ortho TC or
Zovia have high risk clotting factors.

Yes, Zovia is a bcp, it is monophasil.

V Ciera

Supergoof wrote:

>"VCiera" wrote ...
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>>Diane BCP are available in Canada, Ortho Tricyclene (sp) is one of the US
>>brands that is supposed to help clear skin as well. When I was on OT my
>>skin cleared up. I changed to a different triphasil and my skin went to
>>h**l.
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>Does Ortho Tricyclene have the same risk of blood clotting as the diane
>does? My Dr wants me off diane because I have a high clotting factor
>already. I'm looking for alternatives with the same skin benefits.
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>>I now use Zovia and my skin is back to being fine with topical care.
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>Is that a BCP or something else?
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>
>cheers
>Rachel
>(New Zealand)
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