Has anyone used Dianette for mild/moderate acne?
I was prescribed this about a month ago but decided to hold off due to everything I read about side effects plus my skin seemed to have got a bit better.
I don't have severe acne, as it's only one section of my face that is affected. For the past year, I have (intermittently) been getting huge spots all round my chin, mouth and jaw. They can be so huge, they look unsightly and make-up doesn't cover big lumps, plus they can be painful. Some of them have been so huge, they have taken 6 weeks to go down! I had quite a few in the summer that left purple scars which took 6 months to fade.
I am 31 and have never had problems like this since being a teenager. I don't understand it. I am eating next to nothing because I am paranoid certain foods are causing this problem and now all I eat is fruit and veg and I'm getting very thin (lost 2.5 stone). This is all due to the psychological problems from my skin.
Has anyone else used Dianette when your acne is not severe? I have read the leaflet and it keeps talking about severe acne and I'm worried I'll do myself more harm than good. On the other hand, having huge, ugly zits at age 31 is embarrassing and upsetting and I want rid of the problem. Please help! I feel sick every time I feel new lumps forming under my skin, as I think my face is going to get scarred again, plus having embarrassment of a huge zit for another 2 weeks.
Fran.
