acne and ortho lo

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-14-2005
acne and ortho lo
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Tue, 09-05-2006 - 11:53pm
i've been on ortho tricylcen lol for about a month, and i'm wondering if anyone can tell me about how long it should take for me to start to see a difference in my skin? i was on ortho lo like 4 years ago, but i cant remember how long it took to help my acne. anyone have any idea?
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Wed, 09-06-2006 - 7:39am

It might take 3-6 months to see a change in your skin, but I know it's hard to not be impatient!

Judie Cl for Birth Control 
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Registered: 09-07-2006
Thu, 09-07-2006 - 4:16am
it took about 4-5 months for skin to clear up completely, after i started taking the ortho lo. i was also under a LOT of stress (entirely unrelated to anything to do with birth control) at the point when i started taking it, and as a result my skin was particularly bad, so that might have been longer than it would have taken otherwise. but since it cleared up, it has stayed nice clear.