OTC LO and acne

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Registered: 05-19-2004
OTC LO and acne
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Wed, 05-19-2004 - 10:52pm
I know this has been discussed before, but can anyone let me know how they're doing with Ortho tri cyclen lo? I'm on my second month and I've just started breaking out really badly around my chin. I'm hoping this will be over soon. I was on the regular OTC before and it didn't give me breakouts like these... Thanks!

Maggie

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Registered: 11-25-2003
Thu, 05-20-2004 - 6:16am
I just discovered that what helps acne is the amount of estrogen in the pill and that what makes some people break out while on the pill is the progestin in it.

A pill with a higher amout of estogen is more likely to help reduce acne.

That is happening to the dumb me. I switched to yasmin thinking that it would be better since all the good coments I heard. I was in OTC for 3 months and it helped me a lot but I switched to yasmin because I was bleeding in between my periods. Now in yasmin I got my period without finishing all the yellow pills and I got a huge cyst in my cheek and like three little ones in my other cheek.

Im sure it is because yasmin has too little estrogen and Im not going to take this one any more.

Im going to switch to Diane-35 or Ortho Cyclen or maybe go back to OTC.

Im not sure to go back to OTC because since its a three cycles pill the fluctuation of hormones was making me break out, but its still helped me a lot. I didnt get a cyst while in OTC.

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 05-20-2004 - 7:48am
Where did you hear that about estrogen helping acne? Just curious....
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Thu, 05-20-2004 - 8:25am
well im also on my second month of otcl and during the first pack i had very bad breakouts where i never had any before.
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Registered: 05-16-2004
Thu, 05-20-2004 - 3:44pm
Hi,

I just started OTC Lo. The first week, I broke out more than I did on no pills for a few days, now towards the end of the month my skin is a little better than normal. But I have taken regular Ortho Cyclen also and my skin was better on that pill than this one. You might want to switch to regular Ortho Tri Cyclen if you basically like OTC Lo. It has a little more estrogen than OTC Lo. Both Ortho Cyclen and OTC Lo pills make me moody and tired; I am going to switch back to Loestrin, which also was pretty good for my skin.

Hope that helps.

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Registered: 03-29-2003
Thu, 05-20-2004 - 5:44pm
I've been on OTC lo for about 9 months already and love it. At first, I did have a few more breakouts than normal, but that all stabilized. The only problem I have lately is with blackheads, but I don't think that is pill related. A good cream to help the acne does wonders (I used retin-a, but theres plenty of non-prescription ones that would probably work). Good luck!

MElissa

Melissa

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Registered: 05-19-2004
Sun, 06-06-2004 - 10:55pm
Thanks guys!! Well, I'm still breaking out a LOT. I don't know if I should switch or just see how it goes with OTC lo...I would switch to the original OTC but that made me gain at least 5 lbs. :( I'll give you guys an update soon. :)