Should I go off the pill?

[New Dawn]

Just thought I would remind you that the main reason a doctor would have given you Diane in the 1st place would be to help with your skin( acne ) ( hence why Diane is so much more expencive than other pills) so just be prepared for bad skin once you get of Diane....

[Aimz]

I've thought of that Tali. I went on Dianne when I was 15 due to severe acne on my back. I'm *hoping* I have grown out of the worst of it! But to be honest, I am more concerned these days about my health and wellbeing than having bad skin.

[New Dawn]

cool just thought I would remind you as it works so dam well you forget what your skin used to be like....

I hate to tell you I too had bad back acne but it has been gone while I lived in Cairns and Darwin but now that I am back in Melb so is it grrrrr and I have a few year on you... LOL

But if your thinking of TTC in the next yr or two its best to get off it now anyhow, just to get it all out of your system... GL

[Aimz]

I guess I'll have to look into some good acne treatments - I'm not looking forward to having it again! The things women have to go through huh?

[Snacks]

You may have grown out of it a bit. I was on Diane as a teenager for my skin and came off it after about 5 years. I get breakouts around my period and when pregnant (I have a doozy splotch of multiple pimples on my chin atm) but apart from that I'm certainly a lot clearer than 10 years ago. I wouldn't say my skin was great, but it's not like before IYKWIM.
Lulu, PMSL! I'd like to know how you find out your size too! And does it change after you have kids?!? Does the OB/GYN operate like a bra-fitter: "Hmm, yes, you look like a B-cup... maybe a C if you're lucky" (though I suppose it'd be the other way round for downstairs, eh?). It's not like you can try a few sizes to see what fits...
Sorry about taking the pi$$. I do think a diaphragm is a brilliant compromise and have heard and read good things about them. Definitely worth talking to your gynae about and asking lots of questions

[thepixie]

And does it change after you have kids?!? Does the OB/GYN operate like a bra-fitter: "Hmm, yes, you look like a B-cup... maybe a C if you're lucky"

Yeah actually it is a bit like that.... the OB/GYN will have a selection and probably try two to figure out which one fits you better (mine did, anyway). You need to be refitted after a birth or a termination, or if you gain or lose more than 5-10kg.
And I agree, my skin is heaps better after getting off the pill, but I think it actually takes quite a long time for it to come completely out of your system. Hopefully you will have grown out of the acne, but if you haven't completely, at least you will know what you're dealing with IYKWIM?

[Aimz]

I love the way my skin looks now because it is always so clear and smooth. As a teenager I would constantly cover up because I was so self consious. But it makes you wonder what kinds of chemicals go into your body to have such a major impact like that. I guess I've never really thought too much about it until last week at my appointment.

I think I would rather have a normal sex drive, normal AF and a normal skin problem than to continue pumping my body full of these hormones. I'm happy to deal with whatever happens and I know that if it gets so out of hand that I feel horrible I can always go back on the pill. Hopefully that won't happen.

I know when I went on the pill I quickly put on 5kg that I was never able to shift. Did anyone lose weight after going off the pill?