I stopped taking birth control pills since August last year as I have been on them since I was 19. I’m 28 now and realising I’ve never experienced my adult life without the pill. Since I stopped the pill I noticed the period cramps have become less painful and I am able to regulate my mood a little better. I wouldn’t say its drastic difference as I still feel more on edge and easily triggered around that time of the month but not being on the pill made me less reactive to my emotions. While I liked this change, my skin on the other hand did not. I’be broken out so much on my chin and on parts of my face that I never used to get acne on. I suffer from hyperpigmentation which means the acne scars are obvious and take forever to go away. I have used different skincare products to manage this and I am currently on prescription tret .025% for 3 weeks now ans I have seen no improvement. If anything, the cystic acne is a bit worse. I have been considering if I should just go back to the pill at this point. Waking up and seeing my skin is affecting my mental health. Doing my makeup take so much longer now that I have to cover up acne scars too. How is your experience with post birth control acne? Did you go back and what happened when you went back to the pill?
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