 Diane 35 and Blurred Vision
Hey! Last month I was on Yasmin for my PCOS because it has ddrospirenone (a progestin with null Androgenic effects) however I had the severe depression that comes with all BCP containing Progestin's. I did not experience Blurred Vision on Yasmin, although I did experience depression, breast tenderness, (like with Alesse and OrthTriCy) but unusually I experienced itchy breast tissue, like there was a lump under my skin causing itchyness. I did develop a detectable lump that was not there before in the 1 month of being on Yasmin... It went away during my week off the pills. Of course such a lump was not cancerous, merely a cyst (like I need more of those) so says my doctor.
I switched from Yasmin to Diane 35 after only 1 month of being on Yasmin. The depression was just too much!!! I had linked Progestin's to my depression because of my depressed years of high progestin pills like Alesse, Ortho Tri Cyclen and that year of absolute hell that came from the progestin injection ... Depo-Provera (very BAD.. another story). Anyway when I switched from Yasmin it was because after only a month i knew I was going to have depression problems on it just like the rest.
Diane -35 however does not have a progestin.. It has Cyproterone acetate which acts with an ANTI-Androgenic effect. I thought BINGO.... A BCP that was made to treat PCOS and androgenic related acne (double bingo) without the Progesterone and still has the high estradiol recomended for PCOS.
However as i'm finding out, it's not the godsend i thought it was going to be. I've been on it for about 11 days.. NO depression... that's ok.
But I've experienced 2 days of absolute uselessness! I mean I was so dizzy and tired I could barely talk. It was too much effort to talk! No energy, so dizzy had to lay down for 2 days. Blurred Vision and trouble focusing. I checked the side effects and the symptoms i'm experiencing are not on here. Only that you should see your doctor immediately if loss of vision occurs. Well I haven't experienced loss of vision, it just seems harder to focus and remains blurry for a long time after I rub my eyes and my eyes are dry with irritation... Today was alot better but I still couldn't go to the gym cause still too weak..
Should I stay on it??? Will the Bad symptoms reside?? I dunno. Oh and as for the acne. I'm pretty sure it's getting worse. I mean I'm trying to convice myself it's not getting worse cause it's only been 11 days... but I have all these blackheads forming again on my forehead that has been clear for a few months! I'm freaking out. I think I should have just left everything alone. Now i'm scared to come off of Diane despite it's side effects because I've read almost everywhere that when you go off of it, PCOS symptoms come back worse than ever!
Frickin hormones got me into this mess, maybe I should have known they wouldn't get me out.
Anyone with similar experiences??? | 
