I’m on the mini-pill. I only started it two days ago, but I’d been on it for a few years in my early twenties and it’s the only pill that’s really suited me.

I did try Dianette, which is often prescribed for those prone to acne, but I didn’t see any benefit and it totally messed up my cycle.

Yeah, I think it was the fish oils that didn’t agree with me. I really do need to moderate what I use as well, as I have a bad habit of trying multiple products to see which one works fastest lol. :D

None of us are on the pill. You’re right, I don’t think you should take it when on the pill, and I don’t think it would do anything anyway. There are a couple of brands of the pill that work will at clearing the skin. Are you on either of those?

You may have had a reaction to the fish oil. Flax seed oil is another option, but yeah – too many things at once. I was at a stage last year where I saw a naturopath, Chinese herbalist and ayurvedic consultant all around the same time. I ended up with a heap of stuff to take and I doubt they’d all work that well together. I got so stressed with it all that I stopped taking everything, and just focused on eating well, exercising and relaxing for a couple of months :)

I am a bit worried that the OCM isn’t working optimally for me. I think as Helen mentioned in the previous post’s comments, I’m probably overloading my face with too many new things and need to step back and take things one at a time. I did use my facial cleanser last time and I’ve only had one spot appear since, so it looks like I’ve not been removing the oils off my skin as thoroughly as I thought.

I’m actually not sure about using the agnus castus now – I read a few days ago that you shouldn’t take it while on the pill as it affects the same hormones. Do you mind if I ask if you and/or your sister are using the pill?

I tried taking some fish oil supplements last year and my acne was really bad so I came off them. I think I was trying too many different things at once again though, so I’m not sure if they really were the culprit. I’m not currently taking any supplements at all, guess I’m a little bit nervous about trying again lol.

I look forward to hearing how you get on with the dermatologist. :)

Vitex agnus-castus is awesome. My sister uses it and it completely clears her PMT acne, it takes a good 2-3 months to kick in though.

I’ve been using it for about 3 months, my cycle has been a lot smoother (I’ve had a perfect 28 day cycle almost down to the hour since I’ve been on it), but it hasn’t done much for my skin. Which just proves to me that my mild acne is more due to clogged pores and not hormones!

I used to take a combination of evening primrose oil, fish oil and vitex agnus-castus when I only suffered from PMT spots, and the combination of supplements would COMPLETELY clear my PMT acne :)