"i&#039;m nearing the end of my 4th month on this pill. it was the first birth control i&#039;ve been on. prior to taking this pill i always had acne problems. my first month on lo loestrin fe was absolutely horrible acne-wise. i even developed a large cyst on my forehead (yikes!). it went away in a few weeks. i&#039;d say after the first 2 months my acne was back to normal and now it&#039;s beginning to get better. i see a lot of girls talking about how horrible it makes their acne but my dermatologist said give it 6 months and see. try and wait it out, it will probably get better. i had no side effects aside from the acne. 2 periods last month, but i&#039;m assuming my body is still getting used to it."