"1) cleared my skin up within 4 months. still occasional problem spots around the time of my period but it&#039;s a joke compared to what i used to have to put up with.

2) potentially important: when i got to the last week of hormonal pills (the super-strength hormone loaded ones before the week of placebos) for the first 5ish months on the pill i found that i would be prone to existential emotional breakdowns or feel more anxious/depressed than usual that week. i didn&#039;t notice the correlation for an embarrassing amount of time. i was very relieved when i did figure it out and i wish i had figured it out sooner. now that i&#039;ve been on it for a year this problem has almost disappeared. just something to be aware of for the first few months!"