"if i could give this medicine a 0 for acne i would. i&#039;ve been on it for years because it&#039;s the only birth control that seriously regulates my heavy periods, but it makes my skin horrible. i&#039;m in my 20&#039;s and my skin looks like a 13 year old&#039;s. it gives me horrible cystic acne that no face treatment can clear up. i&#039;ve tried everything. i didn&#039;t have this type of acne in my teens and i was never seriously prone to it before starting this medicine."