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Originally posted by kddani
Mine did get worse when I used it, but it was after I had been on full strength OTC.
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Finally! Someone else whose skin just freaked out with OTC! I had heard all this stuff about how it's approved by the FDA to help with breakouts, so I didn't sweat it when my doc prescribed it to me (I think doctors must get some sort of compensation for prescribing OTC, because
everyone I know has been on it at some point). Everything was cool for about a year and a half, then holy cow! My skin turned into an oil slick and I had more acne than I ever had in my life, plus, my hair got really greasy. I had that changed real quick! I was on Yasmin for a while, but it made my chest
really sore, so sore that I couldn't wear a bra sometimes, so I stopped taking that. My doctor switched me to Estrostep about a year ago, and I'm still on it. So far, so good (knock on wood!)--my skin isn't bad, my boobs aren't sore, and I haven't gotten any horrible side effects other than cramps, but hey, you can't have it all.