 [ Symptoms ] just started taking birth control but am getting acne  i was already on ampicillin for about a year for acne and it worked beautifully for me i recently began taking gianvi and ive noticed little flesh colored bumps on my foreheadtheyre a little crusty is this normal what could be the cause i lowered my ampicillin intake to one pill a day instead of two and take my bc pill at the same time every day [ Disease ] some higher estrogen birth control pills can cause an acne flair up talk to the medical provider that prescribed them to see if a change in pill is in order or a different acne medication regime