r/TwoXChromosomes • u/randompotatoes1234 • 8d ago
Anyone who did NOT experience acne breakout after coming off birth control pill?
We’ll be TTC this December so I’ll be coming off my pill soon.
I’ve been taking Yaz for almost 2 years now. I don’t know if that makes any difference to the possible side effects I’ll have.
But I’ve been reading A LOT of horror stories about how awful the acne breakouts are after coming off the pill and it has been stressing me out.
I just wanted to know if there are also a lot of women who had success stories coming off the pill, particularly about post pill acne, and that maybe we just don’t hear much from them because they had good experience??
I guess I just wanted to hold on to even a small chance that I might not breakout. Lol.
I’d also appreciate if you could share how long you’ve been on BCP and at what age you came off it.
Thank you!!
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u/kv4268 8d ago
How much acne you experience when coming off of hormonal birth control has a lot to do with how much acne you had before you went on hormonal birth control. You may experience more acne in the first month or two after you stop, but it shouldn't continue after that unless you normally experience acne anyway.
Being pregnant, however, can cause acne in people who don't normally experience it. It's all individual.
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u/Revolutionary-Yak-47 8d ago
I did not have acne coming off the pill. But I did not have acne before getting on it
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u/PandaLLC 7d ago
It depends on your overall level of hormones. If you have higher levels of male hormones without the pill, you might break out.
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u/LipBiteByte 8d ago
Girl, I've been on BCP for 5 years, quit cold turkey and my skin didn't even blink! It's like my pores gave me a high-five instead of a breakout. Don't stress, every body reacts differently, you might just win the acne free lottery!